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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks June 2004
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

                GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - JUNE 2004


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

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          !!!!! CORRECTIONS TO APRIL AND MAY TRACKS FILES !!!!!

     Huang Chunliang sent me a couple of corrections to the MSW tables
  he'd compiled for earlier tropical cyclones Sudal and Omais.  They
  are as follows:

  (1) The JMA Storm ID for "Super Typhoon 03W/SUDAL/0401/COSME" should
      have been "Very Severe Typhoon 0401 (SUDAL)" rather than "Severe
      Typhoon 0401 (SUDAL)".

  (2) The JMA Storm ID for "Typhoon 06W/OMAIS/0403/ENTENG" should have
      been "Typhoon 0403 (OMAIS)" rather than "Severe Tropical Storm
      0403 (OMAIS)".

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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 a table comparing the maximum intensities assigned to each
  cyclone from all the applicable warning centers in the Northwest
  Pacific basin.  A very special thanks to Michael and Chunliang for
  the assistance they so reliably provide.


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

   Typhoon CONSON (07W / 0404 / FRANK)                 04 - 11 Jun
   Typhoon CHANTHU (08W /0405 / GENER)                 07 - 15 Jun
   Super Typhoon DIANMU (09W / 0406 / HELEN)           12 - 23 Jun
   Typhoon MINDULLE (10W / 0407 / IGME)                23 Jun - 05 Jul
   Typhoon TINGTING (11W / 0408)                       25 Jun - 06 Jul

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Storm Name: CONSON                Cyclone Number: 07W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: FRANK       JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0404

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

04 JUN 04 1800  14.5 N  116.5 E         25
04 JUN 05 0000  15.1 N  116.3 E         30
04 JUN 05 0600  15.3 N  116.3 E         30
04 JUN 05 1200  14.7 N  116.8 E  1000   35    30
04 JUN 05 1800  14.8 N  117.2 E  1000   35    30
04 JUN 06 0000  15.2 N  117.9 E  1000   45    30
04 JUN 06 0600  15.7 N  118.2 E  1000   50    30
04 JUN 06 1200  16.0 N  118.6 E  1000   50    30
04 JUN 06 1800  16.3 N  118.8 E  1000   50    30
04 JUN 07 0000  16.5 N  118.8 E   992   55    40
04 JUN 07 0600  16.7 N  119.0 E   985   55    50
04 JUN 07 1200  17.3 N  119.2 E   985   55    50
04 JUN 07 1800  17.9 N  119.1 E   985   65    50
04 JUN 08 0000  18.6 N  119.4 E   980   65    60
04 JUN 08 0600  19.3 N  119.7 E   975   75    65
04 JUN 08 1200  19.9 N  120.0 E   960   85    65
04 JUN 08 1800  20.5 N  120.4 E   960   90    65
04 JUN 09 0000  21.1 N  121.4 E   960   90    65
04 JUN 09 0600  22.2 N  122.5 E   960   90    65
04 JUN 09 1200  23.3 N  123.6 E   960   95    75
04 JUN 09 1800  24.8 N  124.8 E   960   95    75
04 JUN 10 0000  25.9 N  126.1 E   960   90    75
04 JUN 10 0600  27.1 N  127.5 E   970   80    65
04 JUN 10 1200  28.5 N  129.0 E   975   65    60
04 JUN 10 1800  29.8 N  130.5 E   980   60    55
04 JUN 11 0000  31.0 N  131.8 E   990   55    45
04 JUN 11 0600  32.9 N  133.9 E   992   40    45  Extratropical
04 JUN 11 1200  35.0 N  137.0 E  1008         35  JMA warnings
04 JUN 11 1800  36.0 N  138.0 E  1008         30  Over Central Honshu

Note: The following table contains the peak MSW comparisons compiled and
sent by Huang Chunliang.  Please read Chunliang's explanatory notes
following the table.   Follwing this is a table listing the MSW estimates
from all the warning agencies for the entire lifetime of Conson.


=========================================================
== Typhoon 07W/CONSON/0404/FRANK/TD02 (Jun 4-11, 2004) ==
=========================================================

TCWC       Storm ID                              PEAK MSW (kt)
--------------------------------------------------------------
JTWC       Typhoon 07W (CONSON)                  95
JMA        Severe Typhoon 0404 (CONSON)          75
PAGASA     Typhoon FRANK                         65*
NMCC       Typhoon 0404 (CONSON)/TD02#           80
HKO        Typhoon CONSON (0404)                 70
CWB        Moderate Typhoon 0404 (CONSON)        65


Note 1: In the title line the storm grade has been adopted based on the 
classification of the most "radical" TCWC.  Also, all the storm names/
numbers available to me have been referenced.  In addition, the starting
date points to the one when the system was initially upgraded to TD
status by whatever TCWC, while the ending date represents the one when
the storm was last classified as a tropical system by whatever TCWC.
(In this regard, NMCC was the TCWC that took the lead in upgrading 07W
to TD status on the 4th, while JTWC, JMA, NMCC and CWB all ceased their
TC warnings at 11/0600 UTC.)

Note 2 (*): The MSW is merely the "peak" value based on the limited 
warnings released only when the storm was travelling within the
restricted AOR, so it may have not been the real peak.

Note 3 (#): The system was numbered "TD02" at 04/0000 UTC, when NMCC
initiated their TC warnings.


             COMPARISON AMONG TCWCs (MSW in kts)
     ==================================================

DD/HH (UTC)    JTWC     JMA      PAGASA   NMC      HKO      CWB
----------------------------------------------------------------
04/00          --       --       --       25       --       --
04/06          --       --       --       30       --       --
04/12          --       --       --       30       --       --
04/18          25       --       --       30       --       --
05/00          30       25       --       30       --       25
05/06          30       25       --       30       25       25
05/12          35       25       30       30       25       25
05/18          35       30       30       30       25       25
06/00          45       30       30       30       30       25
06/06          50       30+      35       35       30       30
06/12          50       30+      45       45       35       30
06/18          50       30+      45       45       35       30
07/00          55       40       50       45       40       40
07/06          55       50       55       45       40       45
07/12          55       50       55       50       45       50
07/18          65       50       55       50       55       50
08/00          65       55       55       60       55       50
08/06          75       60       55       60       65       55
08/12          85       65       65       70       70       65
08/18          90       65       65       75       70       65
09/00          90       65       65       75       65       65
09/06          90       65       65       75       65       65
09/12          95       75       65       80       65       65
09/18          95       75       --       80       65       65
10/00          90       75       --       80       --       65
10/06          80       65       --       70       --       60
10/12          65       60       --       60       --       55
10/18          60       55       --       60       --       55
11/00          55       45       --       45       --       45
11/06          40       45       --       40       --       45
11/12----------XT-------XT----------------XT----------------XT--

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Storm Name: CHANTHU               Cyclone Number: 08W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: GENER       JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0405

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

04 JUN 07 1200   8.0 N  134.7 E  1004         25  PAGASA warnings
04 JUN 07 1800   8.3 N  133.0 E  1004         25         "
04 JUN 08 0000   8.8 N  131.6 E  1004         25         "
04 JUN 08 0600   9.3 N  129.5 E  1000         30  JMA: 9.3N/128.6E
04 JUN 08 1200   9.6 N  127.7 E  1000         30  PAGASA warnings
04 JUN 08 1800  10.3 N  126.5 E  1000         30         "
04 JUN 09 0000  10.2 N  125.2 E  1006   40    30  In Central Philippines
04 JUN 09 0600  10.5 N  123.8 E  1006   40    30
04 JUN 09 1200  10.8 N  122.6 E  1006   40    25  JMA: 12.0N/122.0E
04 JUN 09 1800  11.0 N  121.7 E  1006   45    25  JMA: 12.0N/121.0E
04 JUN 10 0000  11.1 N  120.3 E  1006   45    30  JMA: 11.6N/119.4E
04 JUN 10 0600  11.5 N  119.1 E  1004   40    30
04 JUN 10 1200  12.1 N  118.2 E  1004   45    30  In South China Sea
04 JUN 10 1800  12.3 N  117.7 E   998   45    35
04 JUN 11 0000  12.7 N  115.8 E   996   45    35  JMA: 12.3N/116.4E
04 JUN 11 0600  13.0 N  115.3 E   996   50    35
04 JUN 11 1200  13.4 N  114.3 E   996   55    35
04 JUN 11 1800  13.7 N  113.0 E   990   60    45
04 JUN 12 0000  13.9 N  111.7 E   985   65    55
04 JUN 12 0600  14.1 N  110.2 E   970   75    65
04 JUN 12 1200  14.0 N  108.8 E   980   70    55  Inland in Vietnam
04 JUN 12 1800  13.8 N  107.7 E   990   55    45
04 JUN 13 0000  14.0 N  106.1 E   992   35    40  Cambodia/Laos border
04 JUN 13 0600  14.7 N  105.0 E  1000   25    30  Over Thailand
04 JUN 13 1200  15.4 N  105.4 E  1002         30  Thailand bulletins
04 JUN 13 1800  15.4 N  104.4 E  1002         25
04 JUN 14 0000  16.0 N  104.0 E  1000         25
04 JUN 14 0600  16.6 N  103.4 E  1002         25
04 JUN 14 1200  17.0 N  103.2 E  1000         25
04 JUN 14 1800  17.4 N  103.2 E  1002         25
04 JUN 15 0000  17.8 N  102.8 E  1002         25
04 JUN 15 0600  18.5 N  102.8 E  1002         25  Over Laos
04 JUN 15 1200  19.0 N  102.0 E  1002         25

Note 1: Huang Chunliang sent me a track based upon warnings from the
Thai Meteorological Department (TMD).  The TMD continued to issue
bulletins on the decaying Chanthu for two days after the other agencies
had dropped the system.  I have appended the Thai track above beginning
with 1200 UTC on 13 June.

Note 2: Following is the table of MSW comparisons compiled and sent by
Huang Chunliang.  Please read Chunliang's following explanatory notes.


=====================================================
== Typhoon 08W/CHANTHU/0405/GENER (Jun 5-15, 2004) ==
=====================================================

TCWC       Storm ID                              PEAK MSW (kt)
--------------------------------------------------------------
JTWC       Typhoon 08W (CHANTHU)                 75
JMA        Severe Typhoon 0405 (CHANTHU)         65
PAGASA     Tropical Storm GENER                  35*
NMCC       Typhoon 0405 (CHANTHU)                --#
HKO        Severe Tropical Storm CHANTHU (0405)  55
CWB        Moderate Typhoon 0405 (CHANTHU)       65
TMD        Typhoon CHANTHU                       65


Note 1: In the title line the storm grade has been adopted based on the 
classification of the most "radical" TCWC.  Also, all the storm names/
numbers available to me have been referenced.  In addition, the starting
date points to the one when the system was initially upgraded to TD
status by whatever TCWC, while the ending date represents the one when
the system was last ranked as a TD by whatever TCWC.  (In this regard,
JMA was the TCWC that took the lead in upgrading 08W to TD status on
the 5th, while TMD classified it as a TD for the last time on the 15th.)

Note 2 (*): The MSW is merely the "peak" value based on the limited 
warnings released only when the storm was travelling within the
restricted AOR, so it may have not been the real peak.

Note 3 (#): Since 08W never entered the area surrounded by the lines
34N/132E, 22N/132E, 15N/125E,and 15N/110E, NMCC issued real-time warnings
at intervals of 6 hours rather than 3 hours.  Both the 12/0600 UTC and
12/1200 UTC warnings classified the storm as a 60-kt STS.  The 1200 UTC
warning, however, declared that the system had been downgraded from 
0900 UTC's typhoon status; thus, the peak MSW value remains unknown
to me.

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Storm Name: DIANMU                Cyclone Number: 09W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: HELEN       JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0406

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

04 JUN 12 0000   6.8 N  138.5 E  1008         30  JMA warnings
04 JUN 12 0600   6.7 N  137.6 E  1006         30        "
04 JUN 12 1200   7.7 N  137.5 E  1008         30        "
04 JUN 12 1800   8.6 N  137.0 E  1004         30        "
04 JUN 13 0000   7.8 N  137.4 E  1004   30    30
04 JUN 13 0600   8.2 N  136.5 E   998   30    30  JMA: 9.1N/136.6E
04 JUN 13 1200   9.2 N  136.1 E   992   30    40
04 JUN 13 1800   9.8 N  135.8 E   992   35    40
04 JUN 14 0000   9.3 N  136.4 E   990   45    45
04 JUN 14 0600   9.6 N  136.5 E   985   55    50
04 JUN 14 1200   9.8 N  137.0 E   980   55    55
04 JUN 14 1800  10.7 N  137.4 E   970   65    70
04 JUN 15 0000  11.2 N  137.5 E   965   70    70
04 JUN 15 0600  11.9 N  137.2 E   965   85    80
04 JUN 15 1200  12.7 N  136.9 E   950  120    85
04 JUN 15 1800  13.4 N  136.8 E   935  145    90
04 JUN 16 0000  14.3 N  136.6 E   915  150   100
04 JUN 16 0600  15.1 N  136.0 E   915  155   100
04 JUN 16 1200  15.7 N  135.6 E   915  155   100
04 JUN 16 1800  16.5 N  135.2 E   915  155   100
04 JUN 17 0000  17.1 N  134.8 E   915  155   100
04 JUN 17 0600  17.6 N  133.8 E   915  140   100
04 JUN 17 1200  17.9 N  132.8 E   925  130    95
04 JUN 17 1800  18.0 N  132.1 E   930  125    95
04 JUN 18 0000  18.4 N  131.8 E   930  115    95
04 JUN 18 0600  19.3 N  131.3 E   925  120   100
04 JUN 18 1200  20.3 N  130.4 E   925  125   100
04 JUN 18 1800  21.2 N  129.7 E   925  125   100
04 JUN 19 0000  22.2 N  129.3 E   930  125    95
04 JUN 19 0600  23.3 N  129.1 E   935  120    90
04 JUN 19 1200  24.4 N  129.2 E   940  105    85
04 JUN 19 1800  25.6 N  129.3 E   945   90    85
04 JUN 20 0000  26.9 N  129.7 E   945   80    85
04 JUN 20 0600  28.0 N  130.4 E   955   70    75
04 JUN 20 1200  29.5 N  131.3 E   955   70    75
04 JUN 20 1800  31.0 N  132.1 E   965   60    65
04 JUN 21 0000  32.7 N  133.8 E   965   55    65
04 JUN 21 0600  34.8 N  135.7 E   975   55    55  Over Honshu
04 JUN 21 1200  38.6 N  138.4 E   985   40    45  Over Sea of Japan
04 JUN 21 1800  41.5 N  139.7 E   986   35    45  JMA: 41.0N/139.0E
04 JUN 22 0000  42.0 N  139.0 E   988         45  JMA warnings
04 JUN 22 0600  44.0 N  141.0 E   990         45  Over Hokkaido
04 JUN 22 1200  46.0 N  141.0 E   990         40
04 JUN 22 1800  47.0 N  143.0 E   990         35
04 JUN 23 0000  48.0 N  145.0 E   990         35
04 JUN 23 0600  49.0 N  146.0 E   990         35
04 JUN 23 1200  50.0 N  148.0 E   992         35

Note: The following table of MSW comparisons was compiled and sent
by Huang Chunliang.  Please read Chunliang's following explanatory
notes.


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== Super Typhoon 09W/DIANMU/0406/HELEN (Jun 11-21, 2004) ==
===========================================================

TCWC       Storm ID                              PEAK MSW (kt)
--------------------------------------------------------------
JTWC       Super Typhoon 09W (DIANMU)            155
JMA        Very Severe Typhoon 0406 (DIANMU)     100
PAGASA     Typhoon HELEN                         105*
NMCC       Typhoon 0406 (DIANMU)                 130
HKO        Typhoon DIANMU (0406)                 ---#
CWB        Severe Typhoon 0406 (DIANMU)          100


Note 1: In the title line the storm grade has been adopted based on the 
classification of the most "radical" TCWC.  Also, all the storm names/
numbers available to me have been referenced.  In addition, the starting
date points to the one when the system was initially upgraded to TD
status by whatever TCWC, while the ending date represents the one when
the storm was last classified as a tropical system by whatever TCWC.
(In this regard, JMA was the TCWC that took the lead in upgrading 09W to
TD status on the 11th, while JTWC issued their final TC warning on the
21st.)

Note 2 (*): The MSW is merely the "peak" value based on the limited 
warnings released only when the storm was travelling within the
restricted AOR, so it may have not been the real peak.

Note 3 (#): HKO never issued any real-time warnings on this storm, which 
remained outside of that agency's AOR throughout its life.

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Storm Name: MINDULLE              Cyclone Number: 10W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: IGME        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0407

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

04 JUN 23 0300  16.6 N  142.6 E  1000         30  JMA warning
04 JUN 23 0600  15.9 N  143.7 E   996   30    35  JMA: 16.7N/142.6E
04 JUN 23 1200  16.7 N  142.6 E   996   35    35
04 JUN 23 1800  17.0 N  141.3 E   990   35    45  JMA: 16.9N/142.8E
04 JUN 24 0000  17.0 N  140.2 E   985   45    50  JMA: 16.4N/139.9E
04 JUN 24 0600  16.6 N  138.9 E   985   45    55  JMA: 16.1N/138.0E
04 JUN 24 1200  15.7 N  137.0 E   985   50    55  JMA: 15.4N/137.5E
04 JUN 24 1800  15.2 N  135.1 E   985   55    55  JMA: 15.1N/135.9E
04 JUN 25 0000  15.2 N  135.0 E   985   45    55
04 JUN 25 0600  14.8 N  133.7 E   985   45    55
04 JUN 25 1200  15.0 N  133.1 E   985   50    55
04 JUN 25 1800  15.0 N  132.3 E   985   50    55  JMA: 15.0N/132.8E
04 JUN 26 0000  15.2 N  131.3 E   985   50    55
04 JUN 26 0600  14.9 N  130.2 E   985   50    55
04 JUN 26 1200  15.2 N  129.5 E   985   50    55
04 JUN 26 1800  16.0 N  129.2 E   985   55    55
04 JUN 27 0000  16.2 N  128.7 E   985   60    55
04 JUN 27 0600  16.7 N  128.1 E   975   65    60
04 JUN 27 1200  17.4 N  127.0 E   965   75    70
04 JUN 27 1800  17.7 N  126.4 E   955   80    75
04 JUN 28 0000  18.1 N  125.8 E   950   95    80
04 JUN 28 0600  18.4 N  125.6 E   950  115    80
04 JUN 28 1200  18.6 N  124.9 E   950  115    80
04 JUN 28 1800  18.8 N  124.5 E   940  125    90
04 JUN 29 0000  18.8 N  124.1 E   940  125    90
04 JUN 29 0600  18.8 N  123.6 E   940  125    90
04 JUN 29 1200  18.9 N  122.9 E   940  125    90
04 JUN 29 1800  19.0 N  122.7 E   945  125    80
04 JUN 30 0000  19.1 N  122.3 E   950  115    75
04 JUN 30 0600  19.3 N  121.9 E   960  105    65  In Babuyan Islands
04 JUN 30 1200  19.4 N  121.9 E   965   90    65          "
04 JUN 30 1800  20.7 N  121.9 E   970   80    60  In Batan Islands
04 JUL 01 0000  21.6 N  121.9 E   970   75    60
04 JUL 01 0600  22.2 N  121.6 E   975   65    55
04 JUL 01 1200  23.2 N  121.8 E   980   65    55
04 JUL 01 1800  23.9 N  121.5 E   985   55    50  JMA: 24.5N/121.4E
04 JUL 02 0000  24.5 N  121.6 E   985   50    50  Over NE Taiwan
04 JUL 02 0600  25.0 N  121.8 E   985   45    50  JMA: 25.5N/120.7E
04 JUL 02 1200  25.7 N  121.9 E   985   40    50  JMA: 26.1N/120.4E
04 JUL 02 1800  26.7 N  122.3 E   985   40    50  JMA: 27.0N/120.8E
04 JUL 03 0000  27.3 N  122.7 E   990   35    45  JMA: 27.7N/121.0E
04 JUL 03 0600  28.4 N  121.7 E   985   35    45  Brushing Chinese coast
04 JUL 03 1200  30.6 N  122.6 E   985   35    45
04 JUL 03 1800  31.5 N  123.3 E   985   30    45
04 JUL 04 0000  33.4 N  124.8 E   984   30    45  Extratropical per JMA
04 JUL 04 0600  34.7 N  125.4 E   984   25    35
04 JUL 04 1200  36.0 N  126.0 E   986         35  JMA warnings
04 JUL 04 1800  38.0 N  128.0 E   988         40
04 JUL 05 0000  39.0 N  130.0 E   992         35
04 JUL 05 0600  40.0 N  131.0 E   994         35
04 JUL 05 1200  41.0 N  133.0 E   998         30

Note: Huang Chunliang is away in Shanghai during July and August for
a job-related training course, and is unable to provide the MSW
comparisons which he has been compiling.  If he should send these
to me at a later date, I'll include them as an addendum to a future
summary.

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Storm Name: TINGTING              Cyclone Number: 11W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0408

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

04 JUN 25 0600  11.6 N  152.9 E  1000         30  JMA warning
04 JUN 25 1200  11.6 N  152.3 E  1000   30    30
04 JUN 25 1800  11.6 N  151.7 E  1000   30    30
04 JUN 26 0000  11.8 N  151.2 E   996   30    35
04 JUN 26 0600  11.9 N  150.7 E   990   35    45
04 JUN 26 1200  12.1 N  150.4 E   985   40    50
04 JUN 26 1800  13.0 N  150.0 E   985   45    50
04 JUN 27 0000  13.8 N  149.3 E   985   50    50
04 JUN 27 0600  14.2 N  148.5 E   985   55    50
04 JUN 27 1200  14.7 N  147.8 E   985   55    50
04 JUN 27 1800  15.6 N  147.0 E   980   60    55
04 JUN 28 0000  16.2 N  146.4 E   980   65    55
04 JUN 28 0600  16.8 N  145.7 E   975   75    60  In central Marianas
04 JUN 28 1200  17.6 N  144.9 E   975   75    60
04 JUN 28 1800  18.6 N  144.3 E   970   80    65
04 JUN 29 0000  18.9 N  143.6 E   970   80    65
04 JUN 29 0600  19.9 N  143.1 E   965   80    70
04 JUN 29 1200  21.0 N  142.9 E   965   75    70
04 JUN 29 1800  22.3 N  142.6 E   965   75    70
04 JUN 30 0000  23.8 N  142.4 E   965   75    70
04 JUN 30 0600  24.5 N  142.4 E   950   75    80  JMA: 24.9N/142.3E
04 JUN 30 1200  26.2 N  142.5 E   945   70    85  (JMA: 26.2N/142.5E)
04 JUN 30 1800  27.4 N  142.7 E   950   65    80
04 JUL 01 0000  28.4 N  143.3 E   960   65    70
04 JUL 01 0600  29.1 N  143.7 E   965   65    65
04 JUL 01 1200  29.9 N  144.3 E   970   55    65
04 JUL 01 1800  30.4 N  145.5 E   970   55    65
04 JUL 02 0000  30.9 N  146.0 E   970   55    65
04 JUL 02 0600  31.7 N  146.4 E   970   55    65
04 JUL 02 1200  32.1 N  146.9 E   975   55    60  JMA: 32.2N/147.4E
04 JUL 02 1800  32.7 N  147.7 E   980   50    55  JMA: 32.4N/148.8E
04 JUL 03 0000  33.3 N  149.9 E   980   45    55  
04 JUL 03 0600  34.1 N  151.5 E   985   45    50  JMA: 34.1N/153.0E
04 JUL 03 1200  34.9 N  153.3 E   985   40    50
04 JUL 03 1800  35.9 N  155.3 E   985   40    50
04 JUL 04 0000  37.3 N  158.0 E   990         45  JMA warnings
04 JUL 04 0600  40.0 N  160.0 E   990         45  Extratropical
04 JUL 04 1200  43.0 N  162.0 E   990         45
04 JUL 04 1800  46.0 N  163.0 E   990         45
04 JUL 05 0000  48.0 N  162.0 E   986         45
04 JUL 05 0600  49.0 N  162.0 E   984         45
04 JUL 05 1200  49.0 N  161.0 E   984         45
04 JUL 05 1800  48.0 N  162.0 E   986         40
04 JUL 06 0000  49.0 N  164.0 E   988         40
04 JUL 06 0600  49.0 N  164.0 E   992         35
04 JUL 06 1200  48.0 N  164.0 E   994         35
04 JUL 06 1800  48.0 N  165.0 E   996         35

Note: Huang Chunliang is away in Shanghai during July and August for
a job-related training course, and is unable to provide the MSW
comparisons which he has been providing.  If he should send these
to me at a later date, I'll include them as an addendum to a future
summary.  For the 1200 UTC entry on 30 June, the coordinates from JTWC
and JMA were identical.  JMA's 10-min avg MSW estimate was 85 kts--
roughly equivalent to a 1-min avg MSW of 95 kts--whereas JTWC was
reporting only 70 kts.  It is extremely unusual for JMA to be
significantly higher than JTWC for systems above typhoon intensity.
I included the JMA coordinates, identical to JTWC's, just to highlight
the fact that the disparate intensity estimates could not have been
due to different estimates of the center position--something which is
often a major factor in divergent intensity estimates for weaker
systems.

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

     To repeat the caveat which is included in the Author's Note
  at the end of the cyclone summaries--the tropical cyclone tracks
  I prepare are based upon the operational warnings/advisories/
  advices/bulletins which are issued by 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>
    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: trak0406.htm
Updated: 26th December 2006

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