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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks April 2003
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

 
               GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - APRIL 2003


          !!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!!


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ATLANTIC (ATL) - North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico


                        Sources of Information
                        ----------------------

     The track coordinates, central pressure and 1-minute average
  maximum sustained wind values were obtained from the operational
  forecast/advisories issued by the Tropical Prediction Center/National
  Hurricane Center located in Miami, Florida.   A 1-minute averaging
  period is the standard used by all U. S. civilian and military
  warning services for tropical cyclone warnings.


                            Systems Tracked
                            ---------------

   Tropical Storm ANA (01)                             16 - 27 Apr

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Storm Name: ANA                   Cyclone Number: 01      Basin: ATL
(Initially named as Subtropical Storm Ana)

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

03 APR 16 1200  22.5 N   77.0 W  1011   15        
03 APR 16 1800  22.5 N   76.5 W  1011   20
03 APR 17 0000  22.5 N   76.0 W  1009   20
03 APR 17 0600  23.0 N   73.5 W  1010   15
03 APR 17 1200  27.0 N   69.0 W  1009   15        Relocated
03 APR 17 1800  28.0 N   68.0 W  1007   20
03 APR 18 0000  29.5 N   68.0 W  1007   25
03 APR 18 0600  30.0 N   67.0 W  1007   35
03 APR 18 1200  31.0 N   66.5 W  1007   25
03 APR 18 1800  31.5 N   66.5 W  1007   20
03 APR 19 0000  32.5 N   67.0 W  1009   20
03 APR 19 0600  34.0 N   68.0 W  1009   20
03 APR 19 1200  34.0 N   69.0 W  1008   25
03 APR 19 1800  34.0 N   69.0 W  1007   25
03 APR 20 0000  33.5 N   69.5 W  1006   25
03 APR 20 0600  33.0 N   69.0 W  1004   30
03 APR 20 1200  32.5 N   68.5 W  1004   25
03 APR 20 1800  31.5 N   68.5 W  1004   30
03 APR 21 0000  31.4 N   66.4 W  1002   35        DR: 31.0 N, 67.5 W
03 APR 21 0600  30.6 N   65.7 W  1002   35        1st NHC advisory-0300Z
03 APR 21 1200  30.0 N   64.8 W  1002   35
03 APR 21 1800  29.5 N   63.0 W  1002   35
03 APR 22 0000  29.4 N   61.4 W  1000   35
03 APR 22 0600  29.5 N   60.0 W   998   35
03 APR 22 1200  29.7 N   58.4 W   996   45        Classified as tropical
03 APR 22 1800  29.7 N   56.6 W   996   45
03 APR 23 0000  30.0 N   54.7 W  1000   40
03 APR 23 0600  30.5 N   52.9 W  1000   40
03 APR 23 1200  31.4 N   51.3 W  1000   40
03 APR 23 1800  31.8 N   50.6 W  1001   35
03 APR 24 0000  32.2 N   49.6 W  1005   35        Last NHC advisory
03 APR 24 0600  32.0 N   49.0 W  1003   30        Extratropical
03 APR 24 1200  32.5 N   44.5 W  1005   25
03 APR 24 1800  32.0 N   42.0 W  1004   25
03 APR 25 0000  31.0 N   42.0 W  1004   25
03 APR 25 0600  31.0 N   44.0 W  1005   25
03 APR 25 1200  32.0 N   43.0 W  1003   20
03 APR 25 1800  32.0 N   40.5 W  1004   20
03 APR 26 0000  32.0 N   39.0 W  1000   25
03 APR 26 0600  33.0 N   37.0 W  1002   25
03 APR 26 1200  33.0 N   36.0 W  1002   30
03 APR 26 1800  34.0 N   31.5 W  1002   30
03 APR 27 0000  36.0 N   26.0 W  1001   35
03 APR 27 0600  36.5 N   24.5 W   999   25
03 APR 27 1200  40.5 N   20.0 W  1000   30

Note:  The above track prior to 21/0000 UTC and from 24/0600 UTC onward
was supplied by David Roth (DR), a meteorologist at the Hydrometeor-
ological Prediction Center (HPC) in Camp Springs, Maryland.   The
positions, pressures, and MSW were taken straight off the surface maps
from HPC and the Ocean Prediction Center (formerly the Marine Prediction
Center).   A special thanks to David for typing up and sending me the
track.

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NORTHWEST PACIFIC (NWP) - North Pacific Ocean West of Longitude 180


                        Sources of Information
                        ----------------------

     The track coordinates and 1-minute average maximum sustained wind
  values in general were taken from operational warnings issued by the
  Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and Navy,
  located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  The central pressure and 10-minute
  average maximum sustained wind estimates for most systems were obtained
  from warnings issued by the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA), which
  is the World Meteorological Organization's Regional Specialised Meteor-
  ological Centre for the basin.  In a few instances, information from
  warnings issued by other Asian warning centers may have been utilized.
  The center position coordinates from JMA and other centers were com-
  pared with those from JTWC and annotations made in the Remarks column
  when the differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm or more.

     Michael V. Padua of Naga City in the Philippines, owner of the
  Typhoon 2000 website, sends me cyclone tracks based upon warnings
  issued by the Japanese Meteorological Agency and the Philippines'
  Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration
  (PAGASA).  Also, Huang Chunliang of Fuzhou City, China, sends me
  each month tracks obtained from warnings issued by the National
  Meteorological Center of China (NMCC), the Central Weather Bureau
  of Taiwan (CWBT) and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO).    A very
  special thanks to Michael and Chunliang for the assistance they so
  reliably provide.


                            Systems Tracked
                            ---------------

   Super Typhoon KUJIRA (02W / 0302 / AMANG)           09 - 30 Apr

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Storm Name: KUJIRA                Cyclone Number: 02W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: AMANG       JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0302

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 APR 09 0000   3.3 N  159.5 E         30
03 APR 09 0600   4.1 N  160.0 E         35
03 APR 09 1200   4.5 N  160.6 E  1006   35    30  JMA: 4.7 N, 159.6 E
03 APR 09 1800   5.3 N  160.5 E  1002   40    30  JMA: 5.1 N, 159.2 E
03 APR 10 0000   6.8 N  160.3 E  1002   40    30
03 APR 10 0600   7.6 N  159.6 E  1000   40    30
03 APR 10 1200   8.1 N  159.0 E  1006   40    30
03 APR 10 1800   8.4 N  158.6 E  1006   40    30  JMA: 8.6 N, 157.4 E
03 APR 11 0000   8.7 N  158.0 E  1002   40    35  JMA: 9.3 N, 156.9 E
03 APR 11 0600   9.6 N  156.7 E  1000   40    35
03 APR 11 1200  10.0 N  156.1 E   996   40    35
03 APR 11 1800  10.2 N  155.4 E   996   40    35
03 APR 12 0000  10.3 N  154.4 E   992   55    40
03 APR 12 0600  10.3 N  153.4 E   990   55    45
03 APR 12 1200  10.3 N  152.6 E   990   55    45
03 APR 12 1800  10.3 N  151.4 E   985   65    50
03 APR 13 0000  10.3 N  150.7 E   980   65    55
03 APR 13 0600  10.2 N  149.8 E   980   65    55
03 APR 13 1200  10.1 N  148.9 E   980   75    55
03 APR 13 1800  10.2 N  148.3 E   975   75    60
03 APR 14 0000  10.3 N  147.3 E   970   90    70
03 APR 14 0600  10.6 N  146.3 E   960  100    75
03 APR 14 1200  10.8 N  145.3 E   950  110    80
03 APR 14 1800  11.1 N  143.8 E   945  120    80
03 APR 15 0000  11.4 N  142.3 E   945  125    80
03 APR 15 0600  11.9 N  140.9 E   945  125    80
03 APR 15 1200  12.3 N  139.5 E   940  125    85
03 APR 15 1800  12.7 N  138.3 E   935  130    85
03 APR 16 0000  13.0 N  137.0 E   930  135    90
03 APR 16 0600  13.4 N  136.1 E   930  135    90
03 APR 16 1200  13.8 N  135.1 E   935  130    85
03 APR 16 1800  14.0 N  134.3 E   935  115    85
03 APR 17 0000  14.0 N  133.6 E   940  105    85
03 APR 17 0600  13.9 N  132.8 E   940  105    85
03 APR 17 1200  13.7 N  132.0 E   945  105    85
03 APR 17 1800  13.6 N  131.2 E   945  105    85
03 APR 18 0000  13.6 N  130.5 E   940  115    85
03 APR 18 0600  13.4 N  130.0 E   940  125    85
03 APR 18 1200  13.5 N  129.5 E   940  125    85
03 APR 18 1800  13.9 N  129.1 E   940  120    85
03 APR 19 0000  14.1 N  128.8 E   945  115    80
03 APR 19 0600  14.7 N  128.3 E   945  105    80
03 APR 19 1200  15.1 N  127.9 E   950   95    80
03 APR 19 1800  15.7 N  127.4 E   950   90    75
03 APR 20 0000  16.2 N  126.8 E   955   85    75
03 APR 20 0600  16.7 N  126.1 E   955   95    75
03 APR 20 1200  17.1 N  125.6 E   950  100    80
03 APR 20 1800  17.9 N  125.2 E   950  100    80
03 APR 21 0000  18.3 N  124.6 E   950  100    80
03 APR 21 0600  18.7 N  124.3 E   955   95    75
03 APR 21 1200  19.2 N  124.2 E   955   85    70
03 APR 21 1800  19.8 N  124.1 E   960   75    70
03 APR 22 0000  20.1 N  123.3 E   975   55    55  JMA: 20.2 N, 124.4 E
03 APR 22 0600  20.3 N  123.3 E   980   55    55
03 APR 22 1200  20.7 N  123.3 E   985   55    50
03 APR 22 1800  20.8 N  123.0 E   990   40    45
03 APR 23 0000  20.8 N  122.4 E   994   35    40
03 APR 23 0600  20.7 N  122.3 E  1000   35    35
03 APR 23 1200  21.0 N  122.5 E   998   35    35
03 APR 23 1800  21.6 N  122.3 E   998   35    35
03 APR 24 0000  22.0 N  122.5 E   998   30    35
03 APR 24 0600  23.0 N  123.1 E  1000   35    35
03 APR 24 1200  24.8 N  124.0 E   996   35    45
03 APR 24 1800  26.8 N  125.4 E   998   35    40
03 APR 25 0000  29.0 N  127.3 E   998   35    40
03 APR 25 0600  32.2 N  129.9 E   998   30    35  JMA downgraded at 0300Z
03 APR 25 1200  36.0 N  133.0 E  1002         45  Extratropical
03 APR 25 1800  38.0 N  137.0 E   998         40
03 APR 26 0000  39.0 N  143.0 E  1000         40
03 APR 26 0600  40.0 N  145.0 E   998         40
03 APR 26 1200  41.0 N  150.0 E   998         40
03 APR 26 1800  42.0 N  154.0 E   998         40
03 APR 27 0000  43.0 N  155.0 E   998         35
03 APR 27 0600  43.0 N  159.0 E   998         35
03 APR 27 1200  44.0 N  163.0 E   996         40
03 APR 27 1800  45.0 N  164.0 E   990         40
03 APR 28 0000  46.0 N  167.0 E   990         40
03 APR 28 0600  45.0 N  169.0 E   992         40
03 APR 28 1200  46.0 N  171.0 E   996         40
03 APR 28 1800  45.0 N  172.0 E   992         50
03 APR 29 0000  44.0 N  173.0 E   992         50
03 APR 29 0600  42.0 N  176.0 E   992         45
03 APR 29 1200  42.0 N  179.0 E   996         45
03 APR 29 1800  42.0 N  177.0 W   994         45
03 APR 30 0000  42.0 N  177.0 W   994         35

Note:  The following table lists the 10-min avg MSW estimates from
NMCC, PAGASA, and HKO.

   Date   Time      Maximum 10-min avg MSW in kts
          (GMT)      NMCC      PAGASA      HKO  
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03 APR 11 0000        35
03 APR 11 0600        35
03 APR 11 1200        35
03 APR 11 1800        35
03 APR 12 0000        45
03 APR 12 0600        45
03 APR 12 1200        45
03 APR 12 1800        50
03 APR 13 0000        50
03 APR 13 0600        60
03 APR 13 1200        60
03 APR 13 1800        65
03 APR 14 0000        70
03 APR 14 0600        70
03 APR 14 1200        80
03 APR 14 1800        80
03 APR 15 0000        90
03 APR 15 0600       100
03 APR 15 1200       100
03 APR 15 1800       120
03 APR 16 0000       120
03 APR 16 0600       120
03 APR 16 1200       110         90
03 APR 16 1800       110         85
03 APR 17 0000        90         85
03 APR 17 0600        90         65
03 APR 17 1200        90         65
03 APR 17 1800        90         65
03 APR 18 0000        90         80
03 APR 18 0600        90         80
03 APR 18 1200        90         80
03 APR 18 1800        90         80
03 APR 19 0000        90         80
03 APR 19 0600        90         80
03 APR 19 1200        80         80
03 APR 19 1800        80         75
03 APR 20 0000        80         75
03 APR 20 0600        90         70
03 APR 20 1200        90         70
03 APR 20 1800        90         70
03 APR 21 0000        90         70         80
03 APR 21 0600        90         70         80
03 APR 21 1200        70         70         75
03 APR 21 1800        60         55         70
03 APR 22 0000        60         55         60
03 APR 22 0600        60         55         60
03 APR 22 1200        50         45         50
03 APR 22 1800        50         40         45
03 APR 23 0000        45         40         45
03 APR 23 0600        40         40         35
03 APR 23 1200        35         40         35
03 APR 23 1800        35         35         35
03 APR 24 0000        35         35         35
03 APR 24 0600        35         35         35
03 APR 24 1200        35         35         35
03 APR 24 1800        35                    35
03 APR 25 0000        35
03 APR 25 0600        35
03 APR 25 0900        35

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SOUTHWEST INDIAN OCEAN (SWI) - South Indian Ocean West of Longitude 90E


                        Sources of Information
                        ----------------------

     The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
  average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
  issued by Meteo France's Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre on Reunion
  Island (MFR), which is the World Meteorological Organization's Regional
  Specialised Meteorological Centre for the basin.  The 1-minute average
  maximum sustained wind estimates were taken from warnings issued by the
  Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and Navy,
  located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  The center position coordinates from
  JTWC were compared with those from MFR and annotations made in the
  Remarks column when the differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm
  or more.


                            Systems Tracked
                            ---------------

   Subtropical Cyclone LUMA (MFR-15)                   06 - 12 Apr

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Storm Name: LUMA                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 15

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 APR 06 1200  25.4 S   41.5 E         15
03 APR 06 1800  24.8 S   40.9 E         15
03 APR 07 0000  24.2 S   40.5 E         15
03 APR 07 0600  23.8 S   40.4 E         20
03 APR 07 1200  23.7 S   40.4 E         20
03 APR 07 1800  23.6 S   40.6 E         20
03 APR 08 0000  23.6 S   40.8 E         20
03 APR 08 0600  24.1 S   40.3 E         25
03 APR 08 1200  24.7 S   40.2 E         25
03 APR 08 1800  25.2 S   39.8 E         30
03 APR 09 0000  25.5 S   39.3 E         30
03 APR 09 0600  25.7 S   39.3 E         30
03 APR 09 1200  25.7 S   40.1 E         30
03 APR 09 1800  25.8 S   41.2 E         35
03 APR 10 0000  27.0 S   43.0 E         45        KH: tropical storm
03 APR 10 0600  28.1 S   45.1 E         55
03 APR 10 1200  29.1 S   46.8 E   995   55    40
03 APR 10 1800  30.1 S   49.3 E   992   55    45
03 APR 11 0000  31.1 S   52.2 E   990   65    55
03 APR 11 0600  32.4 S   55.9 E   985   75    65
03 APR 11 1200  34.5 S   59.5 E   985   70    65
03 APR 11 1800  36.0 S   64.9 E   990   60    55
03 APR 12 0000  38.2 S   70.4 E   990   45    50  XT / KH: 38.1 S, 69.6 E
03 APR 12 0600  42.0 S   76.0 E  1000             Merged with cold front

Note:  JTWC issued no warnings on this system.  The 1-min avg MSW values
were provided by Dr. Karl Hoarau (KH) of the Cergy-Pontoise University,
Paris.  The first warning issued by MFR was at 10/1200 UTC.  Luma was
classified by MFR as a subtropical depression throughout its life, even
though the winds were estimated at cyclone (i.e., hurricane) intensity.
In Karl's opinion, Luma had acquired sufficient tropical characteristics
to be designated a tropical storm by 10/0000 UTC.

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NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA/SOUTHEAST INDIAN OCEAN (AUW) - Longitude 90E to 135E


                        Sources of Information
                        ----------------------

     The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
  average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
  issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres at Perth, Western
  Australia, and Darwin, Northern Territory.    The 1-minute average
  maximum sustained wind estimates were taken from warnings issued by
  the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and
  Navy, located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  The center position coordinates
  from JTWC were compared with those from the Australian centres and
  annotations made in the Remarks column when the differences in general
  amounted to 40-50 nm or more.


                            Systems Tracked
                            ---------------

   Severe Tropical Cyclone INIGO (26S)                 01 - 08 Apr

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Storm Name: INIGO                 Cyclone Number: 26S     Basin: AUW
(Name assigned by the Perth, Western Australia, TCWC)

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 APR 01 1000  10.0 S  120.6 E  1000   35    30
03 APR 01 1600  10.0 S  119.4 E  1000         30
03 APR 01 2200  10.3 S  119.5 E   998   45    30
03 APR 02 0000  10.8 S  119.4 E   995         40  Named TC Inigo
03 APR 02 0400  11.0 S  119.1 E   990         45
03 APR 02 1000  11.3 S  118.5 E   985   55    55
03 APR 02 1600  11.5 S  118.1 E   980         55
03 APR 02 2200  11.6 S  118.1 E   975   80    55
03 APR 03 0400  11.8 S  117.7 E   960         70
03 APR 03 1000  12.0 S  117.1 E   945  115    85
03 APR 03 1600  12.3 S  116.5 E   945         85
03 APR 03 2200  12.5 S  116.0 E   920  140   120
03 APR 04 0400  12.8 S  115.5 E   900        120
03 APR 04 1000  13.4 S  114.8 E   900  140   120
03 APR 04 1600  13.8 S  114.2 E   900  140   120
03 APR 04 2200  14.2 S  113.7 E   905  135   120
03 APR 05 0400  14.5 S  113.2 E   910  125   120
03 APR 05 1000  14.5 S  113.0 E   915  120   110
03 APR 05 1600  14.6 S  112.9 E   930  110   100
03 APR 05 2200  15.0 S  112.7 E   940  100    90
03 APR 06 0400  15.3 S  112.8 E   940  100    90
03 APR 06 1000  15.5 S  112.8 E   955   90    80
03 APR 06 1600  15.8 S  113.0 E   960   80    80  JTWC-18Z: 16.4S, 113.1E
03 APR 06 2200  16.4 S  113.3 E   965   70    70  JTWC-00Z: 17.0S, 113.3E
03 APR 07 0400  17.1 S  113.4 E   965   65    65
03 APR 07 1000  17.8 S  114.4 E   965   60    70
03 APR 07 1600  18.9 S  115.3 E   975   55    55
03 APR 07 2200  19.7 S  115.1 E   990   50    50
03 APR 08 0400  20.8 S  115.8 E   997         40  Near coast
03 APR 08 0600  20.8 S  116.1 E         40    30  JTWC warnings
03 APR 08 1200  21.9 S  117.6 E         25        Inland

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SOUTH PACIFIC (SPA) - South Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 160E


                        Sources of Information
                        ----------------------

     The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
  average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
  issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres at Nadi, Fiji, and
  Wellington, New Zealand.  The 1-minute average maximum sustained wind
  estimates were taken from warnings issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning
  Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and Navy, located at Pearl Harbor,
  Hawaii.  The center position coordinates from JTWC were compared with
  those from the Southern Hemisphere centres and annotations made in the
  Remarks column when the differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm
  or more.


                            Systems Tracked
                            ---------------

   Tropical Cyclone FILI (16F / 27P)                   13 - 15 Apr

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Storm Name: FILI                  Cyclone Number: 27P     Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 16F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

03 APR 13 0230  13.5 S  179.3 W  1005         25
03 APR 13 0530  13.5 S  178.0 W  1004         25
03 APR 13 2230  14.9 S  177.1 W  1004         25
03 APR 14 0000  15.0 S  177.0 W  1002         30  Some peripheral gales
03 APR 14 0600  16.3 S  174.8 W   999   35    30  JTWC: 16.1 S, 175.4 W
03 APR 14 1200  18.4 S  173.6 W   998   45    30  See Note
03 APR 14 1800  20.5 S  171.5 W   995   45    35  Named TC Fili
03 APR 15 0000  24.9 S  170.5 W   987   45    45
03 APR 15 0600  28.0 S  170.0 W   992         50  Wellington warning
03 APR 15 1200  29.0 S  170.0 W   996         35  Extratropical

Note:  JTWC issued only one warning on TC-27P, at 14/0600 UTC, before
Nadi had named the cyclone.  The 1-min avg MSW values tablulated above
from 14/1200 UTC onward were based on the satellite intensity bulletins
from SAB, which gave a T3.0/3.0 rating to Fili from 14/1452 through
15/0222 UTC.  The higher winds estimated in the final Nadi warning and
the Wellington warning at 15/0600 UTC were probably based in part on the
fact that the cyclone was racing southward at 30-35 kts.

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             !!!!!!  IMPORTANT NOTE - PLEASE READ  !!!!!!

     It has been brought to my attention that I should repeat in the
  cyclone tracks file the caveat which is included in the Author's
  Note at the end of the cyclone summaries.   The tropical cyclone
  tracks which I prepare are based upon the operational warnings/
  advisories/advices/bulletins from the various tropical cyclone
  warning agencies around the world.   Users of these tracks should
  be aware that they are preliminary and subject to revision during
  post-seasonal analyses of the cyclones by the forecasters and
  analysts at the several warning centers.

     For the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific basins, official tropical
  cyclone reports and "best tracks" can be found at the website of
  the Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center:

     http://www.nhc.noaa.gov>

     The Joint Typhoon Warning Center's website contains links to their
  Annual Tropical Cyclone Reports which include that agency's "best
  tracks" for tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific basin, the
  North Indian Ocean, and the Southern Hemisphere:

     http://199.10.200.33/jtwc.html>


  SPECIAL NOTE:  Back issues of the global tropical cyclone summaries
  and monthly cyclone track files can be obtained at the following
  websites:

    ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/pub/landsea/padgett/>
    http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/>
    http://www.typhoon2000.ph> OR http://64.235.42.210>
    http://mpittweather.com>


  PREPARED BY:

  Gary Padgett              [email protected]


  SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY:

  Michael V. Padua          [email protected] 
                            [email protected]

  Huang Chunliang           [email protected]

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Document: trak0304.htm
Updated: 27th December 2006

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