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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks November 2000
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

           GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - NOVEMBER 2000


            !!!!!!  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>

     In the near future I shall contact the other tropical warning
  centers to see if I can locate any links to sites where their "best
  tracks" might be archived.

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NORTHEAST PACIFIC (NEP) - North Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 180

NOTE:  The tracking and intensity information for Northeast Pacific
       Basin tropical cyclones is based upon operational advisories
       from the Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center
       in Miami, Florida, for systems east of Longitude 140W; and
       from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Honolulu, Hawaii,
       for systems west of Longitude 140W.  The MSW are based on a
       1-min averaging period, which is used by all U.S. civilian
       and military weather services for tropical cyclone warnings.


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

   Tropical Storm ROSA (19E)                           03 - 08 Nov

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Storm Name: ROSA                  Cyclone Number: 19E     Basin: NEP


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 NOV 03 1800  10.3 N   89.8 W  1005   25
00 NOV 04 0000  10.7 N   90.8 W  1002   30
00 NOV 04 0600  10.8 N   92.0 W  1002   30
00 NOV 04 1200  10.8 N   92.8 W  1003   30
00 NOV 04 1800  10.3 N   94.4 W  1003   30
00 NOV 05 0000  10.4 N   95.2 W  1003   30
00 NOV 05 0600  10.5 N   96.2 W  1003   30
00 NOV 05 1200  10.8 N   97.0 W  1003   35
00 NOV 05 1800  11.1 N   98.1 W  1001   40
00 NOV 06 0000  11.4 N   98.7 W  1000   45
00 NOV 06 0600  12.0 N   98.9 W   994   55
00 NOV 06 1200  12.5 N   98.7 W   994   55
00 NOV 06 1800  13.0 N   98.8 W   993   55
00 NOV 07 0000  13.1 N   98.9 W   993   55
00 NOV 07 0600  13.4 N   98.9 W   997   50
00 NOV 07 1200  13.8 N   98.1 W   997   50
00 NOV 07 1800  14.5 N   97.4 W  1000   50
00 NOV 08 0000  15.0 N   97.0 W  1001   45
00 NOV 08 0600  15.5 N   96.4 W  1004   30        Inland
00 NOV 08 1200  16.3 N   95.9 W  1004   25

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

NOTE:  The tracking information for Northwest Pacific Basin tropical
       cyclones is based primarily upon operational warnings from the
       Joint Typhoon Warning Center of the U.S. Air Force and Navy at
       Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Comparisons were made with track coordinates
       given in advisories from the meteorological services of Japan
       (JMA) and the Philippines (PAGASA).  In general, whenever the
       center position differed by more than 40-50 nm from JTWC's, an
       entry was made in the Remarks column.

       The 1-min avg MSW were taken from the JTWC advisories while the
       10-min avg MSW were obtained from PAGASA's advisories if the
       storm were in PAGASA's area of responsibility; otherwise, they
       were gleaned from JMA's advisories or high seas forecasts.  In
       a few cases the 10-min MSW given by PAGASA and JMA did not agree;
       in those cases I reported the higher value.    The estimates of
       central pressure were obtained from JMA's advisories.

       Michael V. Padua, owner of the Typhoon 2000 webpage sent me the 
       PAGASA and JMA tracks for these systems--a special thanks to 
       Michael for his assistance.


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

   Typhoon BEBINCA (31W / 0021 / SENIANG)              31 Oct - 08 Nov
   Tropical Depression (32W)                           08 - 09 Nov
   Tropical Storm RUMBIA (33W / 0022 / TOYANG)         27 Nov - 08 Dec

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Storm Name: BEBINCA               Cyclone Number: 31W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: SENIANG     JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0021

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 OCT 31 0000   8.9 N  133.3 E  1004   25    30  PAGASA Warning
00 OCT 31 0600   9.0 N  132.2 E  1002   25    35        "
00 OCT 31 1200   9.4 N  131.0 E  1002   25    35        "
00 OCT 31 1800  10.0 N  130.0 E  1002   25    35        "
00 NOV 01 0000  10.4 N  129.2 E   998   35    40  Named by JMA
00 NOV 01 0600  11.4 N  128.4 E   998   35    40
00 NOV 01 1200  12.1 N  126.9 E   992   45    45
00 NOV 01 1800  12.8 N  126.0 E   985   55    50  PAGASA: 60 kts
00 NOV 02 0000  13.4 N  124.9 E   985   60    50  PAGASA: 65 kts
00 NOV 02 0600  14.3 N  123.5 E   980   75    70  JMA: 55 kts
00 NOV 02 1200  14.5 N  122.5 E   970   85    70
00 NOV 02 1800  14.6 N  121.5 E   970   90    65  Over Luzon
00 NOV 03 0000  14.6 N  120.4 E   980   90    65  JMA: 55 kts
00 NOV 03 0600  15.0 N  119.6 E   990   80    65  JMA: 45 kts-Over water
00 NOV 03 1200  15.3 N  118.8 E   990   55    65       "
00 NOV 03 1800  15.7 N  118.5 E   990   50    60       "
00 NOV 04 0000  16.4 N  117.6 E   980   55    55  PAGASA: 60 KTS
00 NOV 04 0600  16.4 N  117.5 E   980   55    55         "
00 NOV 04 1200  17.0 N  117.1 E   980   55    55         "
00 NOV 04 1800  17.1 N  117.0 E   980   55    55         "
00 NOV 05 0000  17.0 N  116.9 E   980   55    55  Out of PAGASA's AOR
00 NOV 05 0600  17.7 N  117.1 E   980   55    55
00 NOV 05 1200  18.5 N  116.6 E   975   65    60
00 NOV 05 1800  19.2 N  116.6 E   975   65    60
00 NOV 06 0000  19.7 N  117.1 E   975   65    60
00 NOV 06 0600  20.1 N  117.0 E   980   65    55
00 NOV 06 1200  20.4 N  116.9 E   990   45    45
00 NOV 06 1800  20.4 N  116.6 E   996   35    40
00 NOV 07 0000  20.4 N  115.8 E  1004   25    25
00 NOV 07 0600  20.6 N  114.8 E         25
00 NOV 07 1200  20.7 N  113.7 E         25
00 NOV 07 1800  20.9 N  113.6 E         25
00 NOV 08 0000  21.4 N  113.0 E         20

Note:  Position estimates between JTWC, JMA, and PAGASA were in
exceptionally good agreement for Typhoon Bebinca/Seniang.  

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 32W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: None

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 NOV 08 0000  19.4 N  124.1 E  1008   25    30
00 NOV 08 0600  20.1 N  124.0 E  1004   25    30
00 NOV 08 1200  21.5 N  123.8 E  1004   25    30
00 NOV 08 1800  22.8 N  124.4 E  1004   25    30
00 NOV 09 0000  24.4 N  125.2 E  1004   30    30
00 NOV 09 0600  25.8 N  126.7 E  1006   30    30
00 NOV 09 1200  26.6 N  127.8 E  1008   30    25
00 NOV 09 1800  27.5 N  130.5 E         25

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Storm Name: RUMBIA                Cyclone Number: 33W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: TOYANG      JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0022

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 NOV 27 0000   9.2 N  135.0 E               30  PAGASA Warning
00 NOV 27 0600   9.1 N  133.6 E               35        "
00 NOV 27 1200   9.2 N  132.5 E               35        "
00 NOV 27 1800   9.5 N  132.0 E  1000         40  JMA: 8.6 N, 132.2 E
00 NOV 28 0000   8.7 N  131.7 E  1000   30    45  PAGASA: 9.6 N, 130.9 E
00 NOV 28 0600   8.8 N  131.3 E   998   30    45  Named by JMA
00 NOV 28 1200   8.8 N  130.6 E   996   35    45  JMA: 35 kts
00 NOV 28 1800   8.3 N  130.5 E   990   50    50  JMA: 45 kts
00 NOV 29 0000   8.5 N  130.8 E   985   50    55  JMA: 8.6 N, 129.1 E
00 NOV 29 0600   8.6 N  130.2 E   990   50    45
00 NOV 29 1200   8.8 N  129.9 E   990   50    45
00 NOV 29 1800   9.3 N  128.6 E   990   50    45
00 NOV 30 0000   9.8 N  127.5 E   990   55    55  JMA: 45 kts (to 1800Z)
00 NOV 30 0600   9.8 N  127.6 E   990   55    55  JMA: 9.8 N, 127.0 E
00 NOV 30 1200  10.3 N  126.0 E   990   55    55  JMA: 10.1 N, 126.8 E
00 NOV 30 1800  11.1 N  125.2 E   990   55    45  JMA: 10.8 N, 126.2 E
00 DEC 01 0000  11.7 N  124.3 E   994   50    40  PAGASA: 30 kts 
00 DEC 01 0600  12.1 N  122.9 E   994   50    40         "
00 DEC 01 1200  12.4 N  121.6 E  1000   45    30  JMA: 11.9 N, 122.2 E
00 DEC 01 1800  12.7 N  121.8 E  1002   35    25  JMA: 12.0 N, 122.0 E
00 DEC 02 0000  11.7 N  121.0 E  1004   30    25  Relocated
00 DEC 02 0600  11.4 N  120.9 E  1004   30    25  PAGASA: 12.0 N, 119.0 E
00 DEC 02 1200  11.5 N  119.9 E         25    25  PAGASA: 12.0 N, 117.2 E
00 DEC 02 1800  11.5 N  118.7 E         25    30  PAGASA: 12.2 N, 116.1 E
00 DEC 03 0000  11.3 N  117.9 E         30
00 DEC 03 0600  11.2 N  116.0 E         25
00 DEC 03 1200  11.5 N  114.3 E         25
00 DEC 03 1800  10.8 N  113.8 E         25
00 DEC 04 0000   9.8 N  114.2 E         20
00 DEC 04 0600   9.9 N  114.0 E         20
00 DEC 04 1200   9.7 N  113.9 E         20
00 DEC 04 1800   9.6 N  113.7 E         25
00 DEC 05 0000   9.4 N  113.4 E         25
00 DEC 05 0600   9.3 N  113.1 E  1000   25    30  JMA: 8.9 N, 111.5 E
00 DEC 05 1200   9.0 N  112.9 E  1000   35    30  JMA: 9.1 N, 111.4 E
00 DEC 05 1800   9.0 N  112.5 E  1000   35    30  JMA: 9.1 N, 111.0 E
00 DEC 06 0000   9.0 N  112.0 E   998   35    30  
00 DEC 06 0600   9.5 N  111.7 E  1000   35    30
00 DEC 06 1200   9.9 N  110.8 E  1002   35    30
00 DEC 06 1800   9.7 N  110.0 E  1004   30    30
00 DEC 07 0000  10.0 N  109.3 E  1004   30    25
00 DEC 07 0600   9.7 N  108.1 E         25
00 DEC 07 1200   9.5 N  107.6 E         25
00 DEC 07 1800   9.2 N  106.4 E         25
00 DEC 08 0000   8.6 N  106.3 E         20

Note:  Tropical Storm Rumbia/Toyang reached the Philippine archipelago
around 1200 UTC on 30 November near the small island of Siargao, just
northeast of Mindanao.   By 1800 UTC on 1 December the center of the
weakening storm had reached the vicinity of Mindoro, south of Manila.
The 02/0000 UTC warning from JTWC downgraded the system to a depression
and relocated the center over the Sulu Sea south of Mindoro.  Warnings
from JTWC were discontinued after 04/0000 UTC and resumed at 05/1200 UTC
when the system re-intensified.

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NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (NIO) - Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea

NOTE:  The tracking and intensity information for North Indian Ocean
       Basin tropical cyclones is based upon operational warnings from
       the Joint Typhoon Warning Center of the U.S. Air Force and Navy
       at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  The MSW are based on a 1-min averaging
       period, which is used by all U.S. civilian and military weather
       services for tropical cyclone warnings.   Some information was
       also obtained from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).


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

   Tropical Cyclone (03B)                              26 Nov - 06 Dec

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Storm Name: 03B                   Cyclone Number: 03B     Basin: NIO


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

00 NOV 26 0600   8.3 N   91.3 E         30        JTWC issued TCFA
00 NOV 26 1200   8.9 N   90.5 E         35
00 NOV 27 0000  10.3 N   89.1 E         35
00 NOV 27 1200  11.0 N   85.8 E         45
00 NOV 28 0000  11.6 N   83.6 E         55
00 NOV 28 1200  11.7 N   81.7 E         65        IMD: 11.5 N, 82.2 E
00 NOV 29 0000  11.4 N   80.8 E         65
00 NOV 29 1200  11.7 N   79.9 E         65
00 NOV 30 0000  11.6 N   78.4 E         45        Over land
00 NOV 30 1200  11.4 N   76.6 E         30
00 DEC 01 0600  11.5 N   74.4 E         30        Over water / See Note
00 DEC 02 1800  10.8 N   69.5 E                   JTWC Trop. WX Outlook
00 DEC 03 0600  11.2 N   66.8 E         35        Re-intensified
00 DEC 03 1800  10.8 N   64.4 E         30
00 DEC 04 0600  10.5 N   61.9 E         30
00 DEC 04 1800   9.6 N   59.4 E         25
00 DEC 05 0600   9.3 N   57.5 E         25
00 DEC 06 1800   8.8 N   55.8 E         20        JTWC Trop. WX Outlook

Note:  JTWC discontinued warnings at 0600 UTC on 1 December and resumed
issuing them at 03/0600 UTC.   I am missing, however, the warning for
01/0000 UTC.

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

NOTE:  The tracking coordinates, 10-min avg MSW, and estimates of
       central pressure were obtained from the RSMC La Reunion's
       (MFR) advisories, while the 1-min avg MSW values were taken
       from JTWC's warnings.


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

   Tropical Depression (MFR 02 / 02S)                  11 - 20 Nov

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 02S     Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 02

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 NOV 11 0600  10.2 S   81.2 E  1005   25        JTWC issued TCFA
00 NOV 12 0000  10.9 S   79.2 E         30        JTWC Warning
00 NOV 12 0600  10.5 S   79.5 E  1002         25
00 NOV 12 1200  10.8 S   79.6 E   999   35    30  Gales in SW quadrant
00 NOV 12 1800  11.2 S   79.8 E   998         30          "
00 NOV 13 0000  10.7 S   79.6 E   998   30    30  JTWC: 9.8 S, 79.9 E
00 NOV 13 0600  10.0 S   80.2 E   998         30
00 NOV 13 1200  10.0 S   80.3 E   998         30
00 NOV 13 1800   9.9 S   80.4 E  1000   25    25  Local winds to 30 kts
00 NOV 14 1800   9.2 S   82.3 E   999         25  See Note
00 NOV 15 0000   8.8 S   82.5 E   998         30
00 NOV 15 0600   9.3 S   82.4 E   999   25    30  JTWC issued new TCFA
00 NOV 15 1200   9.3 S   82.5 E  1000         25  Local winds to 30 kts
00 NOV 16 0600  10.9 S   85.3 E         25        JTWC issued 2nd TCFA
00 NOV 16 1000  11.0 S   86.0 E               20  Locally 25 kts to SW
00 NOV 17 0600  10.8 S   86.7 E  1002   25    25  Locally 30 kts to south
00 NOV 18 0600  12.0 S   87.0 E  1000   25    25  Local winds to 30 kts
00 NOV 18 1200  12.6 S   86.2 E  1000         25            "
00 NOV 18 1800  12.8 S   86.2 E  1000         25            "
00 NOV 19 0000  13.6 S   83.8 E  1004   25        JTWC issued 5th TCFA
00 NOV 20 1000  15.6 S   78.2 E               15  Locally 25 kts to south

Note:  The temporal discontinuities in the track are real; i.e., they are
not due to missing warnings--MFR did not issue regular warnings during
much of the history of this depression because of its diffuse nature.
The final TCFA issued by JTWC was cancelled at 19/1700 UTC.

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

NOTE:  The tracking information presented below was obtained from
       operational warnings issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning
       Centre at Perth, Western Australia.


                               Systems Tracked
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   Tropical LOW                                        28 - 30 Nov

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: AUW


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 NOV 28 0700  11.0 S  106.5 E  1005         25  See Note
00 NOV 28 1000  11.0 S  106.5 E  1003         25
00 NOV 28 1600  11.6 S  107.3 E  1001         25
00 NOV 28 2200  11.6 S  108.6 E  1002         25
00 NOV 29 0400  10.9 S  109.7 E  1002         25
00 NOV 30 0400  10.7 S  110.9 E  1002         30
00 NOV 30 1000  10.5 S  110.5 E  1005         25

Note: The 10-min MSW values for the first five entries were obtained by
converting the estimated peak gust values (70 kph) in the advices from
Perth into 10-min avg sustained wind values by a 1.41 gust reduction
factor.  The final two entries were from High Seas Warnings issued by
the Perth TCWC when it was thought at one point that the LOW might
develop into a tropical cyclone.  Those wind values are estimates based
upon the central pressures.

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Updated: 29th December 2006

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