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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary July 2008
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

                   MONTHLY GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY

                                 JULY, 2008

  (For general comments about the nature of these summaries, as well as
  information on how to download the tabular cyclone track files, see
  the Author's Note at the end of this summary.)

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                              JULY HIGHLIGHTS

  --> Longest-lived Atlantic July tropical cyclone on record brushes
      Bermuda
  --> Category 2 hurricane strikes southern Texas
  --> Three hurricanes in Eastern North Pacific
  --> Two typhoons strike Taiwan followed by landfall in China

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                     WIKIPEDIA TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTS

     Short reports with satellite pictures and small-scale maps for all 
  tropical cyclones may be found at the following links:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Atlantic_hurricane_season>

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Pacific_hurricane_season>

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Pacific_typhoon_season>

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_North_Indian_cyclone_season>

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008-09_Southern_Hemisphere_tropical_cyclone_season>

  For some storms more detailed reports have been prepared.  In those cases
  I will include the specific links in the reports for the applicable
  tropical cyclones.

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                   !!!!!!!!!!  EXTRA FEATURE !!!!!!!!!!

             A REVIEW OF THE 2007-2008 TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON

                         FOR THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

     Following is a tabular summary of all the tropical depressions
  and tropical cyclones which occurred in the Southern Hemisphere
  between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2008 as reported in the Monthly
  Global Tropical Cyclone Summaries prepared by the author.

    (1) Number - this is the sequential cyclone number assigned by JTWC
        in Hawaii.

    (2) Name - the name (if any) assigned by the responsible Tropical
        Cyclone Warning Centre.  For systems in the South Indian Ocean
        west of 90E and in the Southwest Pacific east of 160E which were
        unnamed, the alphanumeric designator applied by La Reunion or
        Fiji, respectively, is given in this column.

    (3) Dates - range of dates for which tracking information for the 
        cyclone is available in the Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks files
        prepared by the author.  The dates given in most cases refer to
        the time the system was in warning status and generally do not
        include the pre-depression stages of the disturbance.

    (4) Pressure - Lowest central pressure (either estimated or recorded)
        during the lifetime of the cyclone.  An asterisk (*) following
        the pressure indicates the reading was an actual measured
        pressure.   Central pressure is given in millibars, which is
        numerically equivalent to hectopascals.

    (5) MSW 1-min avg - maximum 1-minute average sustained windspeed in 
        knots as assigned by JTWC.  An asterisk (*) following the MSW
        indicates that it was an actual measured value.

    (6) MSW 10-min avg - maximum 10-minute average sustained windspeed
        in knots as assigned by the responsible Tropical Cyclone Warning
        Centre.  An asterisk (*) following the MSW indicates that it was
        an actual measured value.

    (7) Basins - tropical cyclone basins where the cyclone tracked during
        its life:

        SWI - Southwest Indian Ocean - West of 90E
        AUW - Northwest Australia/Southeast Indian Ocean - 90E to 135E
        AUE - Northeast Australia/Coral Sea - 135E to 160E
        SPA - South Pacific Ocean - East of 160E
        SAT - South Atlantic Ocean

     A number in parentheses (e.g. (1) ) following an entry refers to
  a note following the entries for the given basin.   A separate table
  is given for each of the four Southern Hemisphere basins.

     Abbreviations for Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres:

  JTWC -    Joint Typhoon Warning Center, formerly on Guam, now at
            Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
  MFR -     Meteo France Reunion (RSMC La Reunion)
  RSMC -    Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre

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                           SOUTHWEST INDIAN OCEAN

  JTWC    NAME                DATES          CENT    MSW   MSW    BASIN
  NUM                                        PRS   1-MIN 10-MIN
                                            (mb)   (kts) (kts)
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  ---  -----                 21-24 Jul        ---     30    --    SWI (1)
  01S  -----                 27-31 Jul        992     35    40    SWI/AUW (2)
  ---  (MFR-01)              11-14 Oct       1005     30    25    SWI (3)
  04S  Bongwe                17-24 Nov        976     65    60    SWI (4)
  06S  Celina                12-21 Dec        992     35    40    SWI
  07S  Dama                  18-21 Dec        995     50    35    SWI
  09S  Elnus                 30 Dec-05 Jan    994     40    35    SWI
  13S  Fame                  24 Jan-01 Feb    972     80    65    SWI (5)
  14S  Gula                  26 Jan-03 Feb    950     85    85    SWI (6)
  16S  Hondo                 04-25 Feb        906    125   120    SWI
  18S  Ivan                  07-22 Feb        930    115   100    SWI
  22S  Jokwe                 04-15 Mar        930    100   105    SWI
  23S  Kamba                 07-12 Mar        930    110   100    SWI
  25S  Lola                  20-26 Mar        994     45    35    SWI 

  NOTES:

  (1) No warnings were issued by any agency for this system.  JTWC
      rendered one Dvorak rating of T2.5/2.5, but intensity estimates
      from SAB were at T2.5/2.5 for about 24 hours, suggesting that the
      system was as least a strong tropical depression and possibly a
      minimal tropical storm based on a 1-min avg criterion.

  (2) Meteo France issued no warnings on this system.  BoM Perth in real
      time assigned a peak MSW of 30 kts, but in post-storm analysis the
      intensity was upped to 40 kts based upon QuikScat data.  Therefore,
      the system is now officially considered as an unnamed tropical
      cyclone.

  (3) JTWC issued no warnings on this system--in the track I prepared I
      obtained the 1-min avg MSW values from the JTWC and SAB satellite
      fix bulletins.

  (4) JTWC's estimated peak 1-min avg MSW of 65 kts was at 19/1800 UTC,
      at which time MFR was reporting 50 kts (10-min avg).  MFR's peak
      10-min avg MSW of 60 kts occurred at 22/0600 UTC, at which time
      JTWC was reporting a 1-min avg MSW of 55 kts.

  (5) The highest 10-min avg MSW assigned by MFR was 60 kts at 27/0600 and
      1200 UTC.  The MFR warning issued at 27/1800 UTC, after the center
      had moved inland in Madagascar, indicated that Fame had briefly
      reached the tropical cyclone stage with winds of 65 kts shortly
      before moving onshore.

  (6) In the JMV file, JTWC has upped Gula's peak 1-min avg MSW to 100 kts.

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                NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA / SOUTHEAST INDIAN OCEAN

  JTWC    NAME                DATES          CENT    MSW   MSW    BASIN
  NUM                                        PRS   1-MIN 10-MIN
                                            (mb)   (kts) (kts)
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  03S  Lee-Ariel             13-22 Nov        980     65    50    AUW/SWI (1)
  08S  Melanie               27 Dec-02 Jan    964     60    60    AUW
  ---  -----                 31 Dec-02 Jan    994     --    30    AUW
  10S  Helen                 03-06 Jan        975     45    50    AUW
  17S  -----                 04-10 Feb        992     40    30    AUW (2)
  19S  Nicholas              12-20 Feb        944     80    80    AUW
  21S  Ophelia               27 Feb-07 Mar    972     65    60    AUW
  26S  Pancho                24-30 Mar        938     95    90    AUW
  28S  Rosie                 20-25 Apr        980     45    50    AUW
  29S  Durga                 22-25 Apr        988     40    40    AUW (3)

  NOTES:

  (1) TC Lee formed in the Australian Region and moved westward into the
      Southwest Indian Ocean basin, where it was renamed Arial by Mauritius.
      Both BoM Perth and Metro France estimated the peak 10-min avg MSW at
      50 kts.

  (2) BoM Perth forecast peripheral gales for this system, but it was not
      named as it did not meet the structural requirements for a tropical
      cyclone that gales be wrapped around more than 50% of the center for
      at least six hours.

  (3) TC Durga formed north of 10S in the AOR of the Jakarta TCWC, which
      became operational in January, 2008, and was the first cyclone to be
      named by that agency.

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                      NORTHEAST AUSTRALIA / CORAL SEA

  JTWC    NAME                DATES          CENT    MSW   MSW    BASIN
  NUM                                        PRS   1-MIN 10-MIN
                                            (mb)   (kts) (kts)
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  02P  Guba                  12-19 Nov        970     75    75    AUE (1)
  ---  -----                 27 Dec-04 Jan    995     --    50    AUE (2)
  ---  -----                 11-13 Feb        ---     --    50    AUE (3)
  20P  -----                 28 Feb-01 Mar    999     35    30    AUE (4)

  NOTES:

  (1) The name Guba was assigned by the TCWC at Port Moresby, Papua New
      Guinea.

  (2) This LOW was not a tropical cyclone, but was perhaps at least
      partially a hybrid system.

  (3) System was not a tropical cyclone but rather a vigorous monsoon LOW.

  (4) Brisbane treated this system as a tropical LOW with peripheral gales.
      JTWC issued only two warnings, and the significant deltas between
      JTWC's and Brisbane's center fixes suggest that JTWC was perhaps
      following a different LLCC.

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                             SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN

  JTWC    NAME                DATES          CENT    MSW   MSW    BASIN
  NUM                                        PRS   1-MIN 10-MIN
                                            (mb)   (kts) (kts)
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  ---  (03F)                 24 Nov-02 Dec   999      --    30    SPA (1)
  05P  Daman                 03-10 Dec       925     105   105    SPA (2)
  ---  (05F)                 10-16 Dec      1000      --    30    SPA (3)
  11P  Elisa                 07-12 Jan       980      45    50    SPA
  ---  (08F)                 09-14 Jan       998      --    25    SPA
  ---  (09F)                 12-13 Jan       999      --    25    SPA
  12P  Funa                  15-20 Jan       930     105    95    SPA
  ---  (11F)                 19-24 Jan       992      --    30    SPA (4)
  15P  Gene                  26 Jan-09Feb    945     100    85    SPA
  24P  (14F)                 19-23 Mar       998      35    30    SPA
  ---  (15F)                 04-07 Apr      1002      --    30    SPA (3)
  27P  (16F)                 17-19 Apr       998      35    30    SPA (5)

  NOTES:

  (1) Dvorak satellite intensity estimates on 1 December reached T2.5/2.5
      from JTWC and T3.0/3.0 from SAB, suggesting that the system was
      possibly a minimal tropical storm based on a 1-min avg MSW criterion.

  (2) Dr. Karl Hoarau estimates that Daman reached a peak 1-min avg MSW of
      130 kts at 1800 UTC 6 December.

  (3) Some peripheral gales associated with this system.

  (4) System was a large, monsoon-gyre circulation with an extensive area
      of peripheral gales at times reaching storm force.  A Brisbane
      bulletin on the 22nd noted that the system was similar to the famous
      June, 1994, storm which destroyed a cruising fleet.

  (5) Dvorak ratings from CPHC and Brisbane reached T3.0/3.0 early on the
      18th.  JTWC's ratings peaked at T2.5/2.5 at 17/2330 UTC and were
      coming down by 18/0530 UTC.  The highest noted from SAB was T2.0/2.0.
      The satellite intensity estimates from CPHC and Brisbane seem to
      support this system being a minimal "10-min avg" tropical cyclone.
      RSMC Nadi did forecast peripheral gales for the system.

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                             ACTIVITY BY BASINS

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

  Activity for July:  1 tropical storm
                      1 hurricane
                      1 intense hurricane


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

     Most of the information presented below was obtained from the
  various tropical cyclone products issued by the Tropical Prediction
  Center/National Hurricane Center (TPC/NHC) in Miami, Florida:
  discussions, public advisories, forecast/advisories, tropical weather
  outlooks, special tropical disturbance statements, etc.    Some
  additional information may have been gleaned from the monthly
  summaries prepared by the hurricane specialists and available on
  TPC/NHC's website.     All references to sustained winds imply a
  1-minute averaging period unless otherwise noted.


                    Atlantic Tropical Activity for July
                    -----------------------------------

     Tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic basin during July was much
  above average.  Three tropical storms formed--two of these reached
  hurricane force and one became a major hurricane.  On average, one named
  storm forms in July with a hurricane appearing every other year.  In
  terms of accumulated cyclone energy (ACE), July, 2008, was the third
  most active on record, after 2005 and 1916.   The reports which follow
  are pretty much taken verbatim from the monthly summary for July prepared
  by the Hurricane Specialists at TPC/NHC.

     The official storm reports for some of the individual cyclones are
  already available on TPC/NHC's website at the following URL:

  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2008atlan.shtml>



                            HURRICANE BERTHA
                                 (TC-02)
                               3 - 20 July
                  ------------------------------------

     Bertha developed from a strong tropical wave which moved off the
  coast of western Africa on 1 July.  The system gradually became better
  organized and a tropical depression formed early on 3 July over the far
  eastern Atlantic about 165 nm south-southeast of the Cape Verde Islands.
  The depression strengthened and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Bertha
  on the second advisory (03/1500 UTC) while passing south of the Cape
  Verdes.   Bertha's MSW had increased to 45 kts by 04/1200 UTC, but
  changed little over the next couple of days as the cyclone moved
  quickly west-northwestward over cooler SSTs.  Late on 6 July, Bertha
  reached warmer waters and began to strengthen, reaching hurricane
  intensity at 0600 UTC on the 7th about 740 nm east of the Northern
  Leeward Islands.   Bertha then turned northwestward and rapidly
  intensified, reaching a peak intensity of 105 kts early on 8 July.
  (NOTE: In post-storm analysis, it has been determined that Bertha
  reached a peak intensity of 110 kts at 07/2100 UTC--a strong Category 3
  hurricane on the Saffir/Simpson scale.)

     Late on the 8th increased shear caused the cyclone to weaken, followed
  by re-intensification on the 9th as the shear decreased.  During the
  next couple of days, Bertha turned north-northwestward with a decrease
  in forward speed.  On 12-13 July the hurricane stalled a couple hundred
  miles south-southeast of Bermuda and gradually weakened to a tropical
  storm.  On 14 July the cyclone began moving north-northwestward with the
  center passing about 35 nm east of Bermuda.  After passing Bermuda, the
  forward speed slowed down again and Bertha turned eastward, followed by
  a turn to the southeast.   After this the storm accelerated northeastward
  and regained hurricane status again on 18 July.  Bertha passed about
  390 nm southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland, before becoming extra-
  tropical over the North Atlantic on the 20th.  The extratropical LOW
  continued northeastward toward Iceland where it subsequently merged with
  a larger extratropical cyclone.

     Bertha brought tropical storm conditions to Bermuda during its close
  passage on the 14th.  Hurricane-force wind gusts were experienced at
  some elevated locations on Bermuda; however, only minor damage was
  reported.  Bertha's 17 days as a tropical cyclone makes it the longest-
  lived July Atlantic basin tropical cyclone on record.

     The Wikipedia report on Hurricane Bertha may be accessed at the
  following link:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Bertha_(2008)>



                          TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
                                   (TC-03)
                                19 - 24 July
                --------------------------------------------

     Cristobal formed from an area of disturbed weather associated with a
  broad area of low pressure that moved northeastward from the Gulf of
  Mexico across Florida.  The system continued to move northeastward near
  the East Coast of the United States and became a tropical depression
  at 19/0000 UTC about 55 nm south-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina.
  The depression continued moving slowly northeastward and was upgraded to
  Tropical Storm Cristobal at 19/2100 UTC while centered about 195 nm
  southwest of Cape Hatteras.  While the storm moved northeastward near
  the North Carolina Outer Banks, the coast escaped the strongest winds
  since most of the associated weather was located to the east of the
  center.  Cristobal later moved away from the U. S. coast with increasing
  forward speed and reached its maximum intensity of 55 kts on 21 July
  while located about 630 nm southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Cristobal
  then moved to the east-northeast and became extratropical on the 23rd
  about 330 nm east of Halifax.  No damage or casualties are known to have
  resulted from Tropical Storm Cristobal.

     The Wikipedia report on Tropical Storm Cristobal may be accessed at
  the following link:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Cristobal_(2008)>

     U. S. rainfall data for Cristobal may be found at the following URL:

  http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/cristobal2008.html>



                              HURRICANE DOLLY
                                  (TC-04)
                               20 - 28 July
                    -----------------------------------

     The month's second hurricane originated from a tropical wave that
  emerged from Africa on 11 July.  The system moved rapidly westward and
  generated a surface low-pressure area about 1400 nm east of the Windward
  Islands on 13 July.  The LOW moved generally westward over the next
  several days and cross the Windward Islands early on 17 July.  As the
  system traversed the eastern and central Caribbean Sea it had a broad
  low-level circulation with winds to tropical storm force in squalls, but
  lacked a definite center of circulation.   The system reached the western
  Caribbean on 20 July and a well-defined center of circulation formed with
  Tropical Storm Dolly being classified on the first advisory at 1500 UTC.
  Dolly was then centered about 260 nm east of Chetumal, Mexico.

     The newly-formed tropical storm moved northwestward and temporarily
  became disorganized while its center was reforming near the northeastern
  Yucatan Peninsula.  Dolly re-organized over the Gulf of Mexico on the
  21st and headed west-northwestward toward the western Gulf of Mexico
  coastline.  On 22 July the cyclone turned toward the northwest and
  strengthened into a hurricane.  Dolly slowed its forward speed and
  reached a peak intensity of 85 kts on 23 July shortly before its eye
  made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, a short distance southeast
  of Port Mansfield.  After landfall the cyclone weakened steadily, being
  downgraded to a tropical storm early on 24 July and to a tropical
  depression later that day as it crossed the Rio Grande.  The weakening
  Dolly dumped heavy rains along its path.   The surface circulation
  dissipated over northern Mexico on the 25th but its remnants aloft moved
  over New Mexico on 26-27 July while continuing to produce heavy rains.
  The system lost its identity as it approached the Texas Panhandle early
  on 28 July.  One person drowned in rough surf in the Florida Panhandle,
  and preliminary damage totals range from $750 million to $1 billion.

     The Wikipedia report on Hurricane Dolly may be accessed at the
  following link:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dolly_(2008)>

     U. S. rainfall data for Dolly may be found at the following URL:

  http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/dolly2008.html>

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

  Activity for July:  1 tropical depression
                      1 tropical storm
                      3 hurricanes


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

     Most of the information presented below was obtained from the
  various tropical cyclone products issued by the Tropical Prediction
  Center/National Hurricane Center (TPC/NHC) in Miami, Florida (or the
  Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) in Honolulu, Hawaii, for
  locations west of longitude 140W):  discussions, public advisories,
  forecast/advisories, tropical weather outlooks, special tropical
  disturbance statements, etc.  Some additional information may have
  been gleaned from the monthly summaries prepared by the hurricane
  specialists and available on TPC/NHC's website.  All references to
  sustained winds imply a 1-minute averaging period unless otherwise
  noted.


                Northeast Pacific Tropical Activity for July
                --------------------------------------------

     Tropical cyclone activity in the Eastern North Pacific during July was
  near average.  Four tropical storms formed with three reaching hurricane
  intensity, but none of these reached intense hurricane status (Category 3
  or higher).  Additionally, another tropical depression formed but did
  not become a named storm.  On the average about four tropical storms form
  during July with two becoming hurricanes and one reaching intense
  hurricane status.  At the beginning of the month Hurricane Boris was
  ongoing and Tropical Depression Cristina was dissipating.  The reports
  which follow are pretty much taken verbatim from the monthly summary
  prepared by the Hurricane Specialists at TPC/NHC.

     Tropical Depression 05E was a short-lived tropical cyclone that formed
  from a tropical wave on 5 July about 150 nm south-southeast of Acapulco,
  Mexico.  The cyclone initially moved northwestard but turned to the
  north-northwest the next day and slowed in its forward motion.  A very
  large area of convective activity accompanied the depression on 6 July,
  but most of that remained offshore from Mexico until late that day.
  Continuing slowly northward, the center of TD-05E made landfall very
  early on the 7th just west of Lazaro Cardenas with maximum winds of about
  30 kts, and the circulation dissipated inland over mountainous terrain
  a few hours later.  Heavy rains were dumped at some locations along the
  coast of Mexico, including more than 5.5 inches at Manzanillo, but no
  casualties, floods, or other significant impacts have been reported.

     The official storm reports for some of the individual cyclones are 
  already available on TPC/NHC's website at the following URL:

  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2008epac.shtml>



                          TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS
                                 (TC-04E)
                                2 - 4 July
                ------------------------------------------

     Douglas was a weak, short-lived tropical storm that formed from an
  area of low pressure on 1 July about 245 nm southwest of Manzanillo,
  Mexico.  Douglas moved toward the northwest, paralleling the southwestern
  coast of Mexico where it produced heavy rains.  The cyclone reached its
  maximum intensity of 35 kts at 1200 UTC on 2 July near 17.6N/107.6W.
  Douglas remained a minimal tropical storm for 24 hours and then began
  to weaken as it moved over cooler waters.  It had become a remnant LOW
  by 3 July.  No impacts resulting from Tropical Storm Douglas have been
  reported.

     The Wikipedia report on Tropical Storm Douglas may be accessed at the
  following link:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Douglas_(2008)>



                              HURRICANE ELIDA
                                  (TC-06E)
                                12 - 19 July
                    -----------------------------------

     Elida was a Category 2 hurricane that did not affect land.  It first
  formed as a tropical depression on 11 July about 350 nm southeast of
  Acapulco and became a tropical storm later that day.  Elida moved west-
  northwestward on a track roughly parallel to the Pacific Coast of Mexico
  while gradually strengthening over the next couple of days, becoming
  a hurricane on 14 July about 290 nm south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes.
  Elida then turned westward, and very little strengthening occurred over
  the next two days while the cyclone experienced some easterly vertical
  wind shear.  By the 16th the shear had diminished and Elida began to
  intensify.  The hurricane reached its peak intensity of 90 kts at 1800
  UTC on 16 July near 16.9N/117.2W, shortly before the center reached
  cooler SSTs.  Gradual weakening began on the 17th, and Elida weakened to
  a tropical storm on 18 July and to a depression on the 19th.  Lacking
  organized thunderstorm activity, Elida degenerated to a remnant LOW later
  that day about 1365 nm west of the southern tip of Baja California.  By
  21 July the westward-moving LOW had dissipated.  No damage or casualties
  are known to have resulted from Hurricane Elida.

     The Wikipedia report on Hurricane Elida may be accessed at the
  following link:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Elida_(2008)>



                             HURRICANE FAUSTO
                                 (TC-07E)
                               16 - 22 July
                   ------------------------------------

     Fausto developed from a tropical wave that moved westward from the
  coast of Africa on 5 July.  The system showed signs of organization upon
  reaching the Eastern Pacific on 13 July, and gradual development ensued
  during the next couple of days.  A tropical depression formed on 16 July
  about 485 nm southeast of Acapulco, and the cyclone reached tropical
  storm intensity later that day.  After an initial westward motion, Fausto
  moved west-northwestward, becoming a hurricane on 18 July.  The hurricane
  then turned northwestward and "unsteadily" strengthened to an estimated
  peak intensity of 85 kts at 0600 UTC 21 July near 19.9N/114.9W.  Later on
  the 21st, a turn toward the west-northwest brought Fausto over cooler
  waters and it quickly weakened to a tropical storm.  Additional weakening
  caused the cyclone to decay to a remnant LOW on 22 July about 650 nm
  west of the southern tip of Baja California.  The LOW dissipated on the
  24th about 1045 nm west of the Baja's southern tip.  No impacts are known
  to have resulted from Hurricane Fausto.



                            HURRICANE GENEVIEVE
                                  (TC-08E)
                                21 - 27 July
                  ---------------------------------------

     Genevieve developed from a tropical wave that almost produced an
  Atlantic tropical depression near the coast of Nicaragua on 17 July.  The
  wave moved westward into the Pacific on 18 July and the associated
  cloudiness and thunderstorms showed signs of organization as the system
  moved westward to the south of Central America and Mexico on 19-20 July.
  The disturbance evolved into a tropical depression on 21 July about
  215 nm south-southwest of Acapulco and intensified into a tropical storm
  later that day.  Over the next few days, Genevieve moved on a westward to
  west-northwestward track with some fluctuations in strength.  It
  eventually became a hurricane at 25/1200 UTC while located about 500 nm
  southwest of Cabo San Lucas.  Genevieve's peak intensity was 65 kts, and
  this was maintained for only 18 hours.  The cyclone weakened back to a
  tropical storm early on the 26th as it continued moving westward.  It
  continued to weaken, becoming a depression early on 27 July and
  dissipating as a tropical cyclone later that day.  Genevieve's remnant
  LOW continued to move westward for several days, and by month's end had
  become indistinct as it crossed into the Central Pacific region.  No
  damage or casualties are known to have resulted from Hurricane Genevieve.

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

  Activity for July:  3 tropical depressions **
                      2 typhoons

  ** - None of these were classified as tropical depressions by JTWC; two
       were treated as depressions by JMA only, and one by JMA and PAGASA


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

     Most of the information presented below is based upon tropical
  cyclone warnings and significant tropical weather outlooks issued
  by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center of the U. S. Air Force and
  Navy (JTWC), located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.   In the companion
  tropical cyclone tracks file, I normally annotate track coordinates
  from some of the various Asian warning centers when their center
  positions differ from JTWC's by usually 40-50 nm or more.   All
  references to sustained winds imply a 1-minute averaging period
  unless otherwise noted.

     Michael V. Padua of Naga City in the Philippines, owner of the
  Typhoon 2000 website, normally sends me cyclone tracks based upon
  warnings issued by the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the
  Philippines' Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services
  Administration (PAGASA).  A very special thanks to Michael for the 
  assistance he so reliably provides.

     In the title line for each storm I have referenced all the cyclone
  names/numbers I have available:   JTWC's depression number, the 
  JMA-assigned name (if any), JMA's tropical storm numeric designator,
  and PAGASA's name for systems forming in or passing through their
  area of warning responsibility.


                Northwest Pacific Tropical Activity for July
                --------------------------------------------

     The Northwest Pacific basin was fairly active during July.  Five
  tropical systems were identified as tropical depressions by one agency
  or another, and two became named storms with both reaching typhoon
  intensity.  Reports on Typhoons Kalmaegi/Helen and Fung-wong/Igme,
  authored by Kevin Boyle, follow.   The two typhoons were similar in
  that they both crossed the island of Taiwan and made landfall in
  China.

     JMA classified a system as a weak tropical depression from 6-9 July
  east of the Marianas.   The disturbance was located near 21N/149E at
  0600 UTC 6 July when first referenced in a JMA High Seas Bulletin.
  The depression remained stationary in this vicinity until early on the
  8th when it began to move east-northeastward.  By the time of the final
  mention of the system at 09/0600 UTC it had moved to near 27N/157E.  This
  weak LLCC formed in a band of convection along the southeastern periphery
  of a large monsoon gyre.  JTWC classified the disturbance as a 'poor'
  area on the 6th, briefly upgrading the development potential to 'fair'
  at 08/0600 UTC when it had shown increased organization.    The
  strengthening, however, was brief, and by 1700 UTC 8 July the convection
  had largely dissipated.  No track was included for this system in the
  companion cyclone tracks file.

     PAGASA initiated warnings on a circulation in the South China Sea
  near 13N/118E at 0000 UTC on 4 July, naming it Tropical Depression Gener.
  Gener moved west-northwestward and had exited PAGASA's AOR by 05/0000
  UTC.  During this time JMA classified the system as only a low-pressure
  area, while JTWC included the disturbance in their STWOs as a 'poor'
  area.   A TCFA was issued at 07/0130 UTC with the circulation center
  estimated to be near 20.8N/113.2E.  A QuikScat pass at 06/2221 UTC noted
  winds of 15-20 kts near the core while stronger winds of 25 kts were
  located 2 to 3 degrees from the center--a typical monsoon depression
  structure.   JMA abruptly upgraded the system to a 30-kt depression
  at 07/0600 UTC, but six hours later the center was moving inland into
  China just east of Hong Kong.

     Finally, JMA referenced another disturbance as a tropical depression
  from 13/0600 to 15/0600 UTC.  At 13/0600 UTC the system was centered
  near 22N/138E and remained quasi-stationary near that location for about
  24 hours.  Early on the 14th it began to drift westward, reaching
  24N/132E by 15/0000 UTC.  Only JMA classified this system as a tropical
  depression, and it was elevated to 30-kt status for only two warning
  cycles beginning at 14/0600 UTC.   JTWC elevated the potential for
  development to 'fair' on 13 July, but downgraded it back to 'poor' on
  the 14th.   I did prepare a tabular track for this depression due to its
  being elevated briefly to 30 kts by JMA.



                             TYPHOON KALMAEGI
                        (TC-08W / TY 0807 / HELEN)
                               12 - 21 JULY
              ---------------------------------------------- 

  Kalmaegi: contributed by North Korea, means 'sea-gull'

  A. Synoptic History
  -------------------

     The first mention of the pre-Kalmaegi disturbance was in JTWC's 
  STWO issued at 0600 UTC 11 July when it was located approximately 
  355 nm southeast of Taipei, Taiwan.  JMA first began classification of 
  a tropical depression at 12/0600 UTC.  The system was initially slow to 
  develop due to the close proximity of dry air, but following an increase
  in the deep convection, a TCFA was issued at 13/0930 UTC.  The first 
  warning on Tropical Depression 08W was issued at 14/0600 UTC with the 
  system moving slowly west-southwestwards between the subtropical and 
  near-equatorial ridges.  Only slow intensification occurred over the 
  following 24 hours as the storm moved on a rather slow hairpin, and 
  abruptly turned towards the north.  TD-08W was upgraded to a 35-kt 
  tropical storm at 15/1200 UTC, located approximately 245 nm northeast 
  of Manila, Philippines.  JMA raised their 10-min avg MSW to 35 kts six 
  hours later and assigned the name Kalmaegi.   PAGASA began releasing 
  bulletins at 13/1800 UTC and named the system Helen.

     Steady intensification occurred on 16 July as the tropical cyclone 
  accelerated toward the north or north-northwest on a path towards Taiwan.
  JTWC upgraded Kalmaegi to an 80-kt typhoon at 17/0000 UTC, positioning 
  the centre approximately 170 nm south-southeast of Taipei.  At the same 
  time, JMA raised their 10-min avg MSW to 70 kts.  The storm reached its
  peak intensity of 90 kts six hours later.  (JMA estimated a maximum 
  intensity of 75 kts with a minimum CP of 960 hPa.)   Typhoon Kalmaegi 
  made landfall over northeastern Taiwan on 17 July and emerged over the 
  Taiwan Strait early the next day.    Weakening, it was lowered to a 
  55-kt tropical storm at 18/0000 UTC.  The system moved over the coast of
  China at 18/1000 UTC about 30 nm east-northeast of Luoyuan with the MSW 
  estimated at 45 kts.  JTWC issued their final warning at 18/1800 UTC.  
  Tropical Storm Kalmaegi (JMA 35 kts, 10 min-avg) turned north and passed
  across eastern China on 19 July and into the Yellow Sea the next day. 
  Kalmaegi was declared extratropical over North Korea on 20 July.  JMA 
  issued the final warning at 21/1800 UTC with the system centred in the 
  Sea of Japan and moving northeastward.   


  B. Damage and Casualties
  ------------------------

     According to the online wikipedia report, Typhoon Kalmaegi left 
  19 people dead in Taiwan, and caused an estimated US$16 million of damage
  to agriculture.  An estimated 115,000 people lost power on the island, 
  primarily in Tainan, Nantou County, and in Taichung County.  Rainfall 
  amounts in some mountainous areas of Tainan County in southern 
  Taiwan topped 1100 mm.  The storm caused NT$300 million worth of damage 
  and destroyed about 5,100 hectares of orchards and crops.  

     Two persons were reported dead, and one person injured, in the 
  Philippines, according to the NDCC.  Damages to infrastructure and 
  agriculture were estimated at nearly 5.7 million pesos and 1.3 million 
  pesos, respectively.  A total of 31,129 people were affected.  There 
  were no reports of damages or casualties from China as a result of 
  Kalmaegi.   However, 360,000 people fled coastal and low-lying areas 
  to safety.   

     The Wikipedia report on Kalmaegi may be accessed at the following
  link:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Kalmaegi_(2008)>

  (Report written by Kevin Boyle)



                            TYPHOON FUNG-WONG
                        (TC-09W / TY 0808 / IGME)
                               23 - 30 JULY 
              ---------------------------------------------

  Fung-wong: contributed by Hong Kong, means 'Phoenix', and 
             is also the name of a peak in Hong Kong.

  A. Introduction
  ---------------

     Typhoon Fung-wong was the second tropical cyclone to strike Taiwan 
  and China during the month of July, following the arrival of Typhoon 
  Kalmaegi ten days earlier.  Fung-wong was a wet typhoon, bringing high 
  rainfall totals and leading to widespread flooding over Taiwan and 
  Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces of China.  Three casualties were 
  reported, two in Taiwan, and one from mainland China.  Four people were 
  killed in the Philippines as a result of the southwest monsoon induced 
  by Fung-wong. 


  B. Synoptic History
  -------------------

     Typhoon Fung-wong formed from a TUTT-induced disturbance
  approximately 665 nm east-southeast of Okinawa, Japan, and was initially 
  mentioned in JTWA's STWO issued at 2000 UTC 20 July.  The system 
  gradually organized while drifting slowly westward, and became the 
  subject of a TCFA at 24/0600 UTC.  At this time the disturbance was 
  embedded in a monsoon depression with the strongest winds and virtually 
  all the deep convection over the southern semicircle.  JMA began issuing
  warnings on a tropical depression at 23/0000 UTC.  The first warning on 
  Tropical Depression 09W was released at 24/1200 UTC.    TD-09W 
  intensified as it tracked steadily westwards, and was upgraded to a 
  tropical storm twelve hours later.  JMA assigned the name Fung-wong after
  that agency upped their 10-min avg MSW to 35-kts at 25/0600 UTC.  PAGASA
  started issuing advisories at 24/0000 UTC, dubbing the system Igme.

     Still tracking westwards, Tropical Storm Fung-wong was upgraded to a 
  65-kt typhoon at 26/1200 UTC while located approximately 345 nm southeast
  of Taipei, Taiwan.  Six hours later, JMA elevated the storm to typhoon 
  status.    Fung-wong continued to intensify as it moved west-
  northwestward along the perimeter of a subtropical ridge, reaching a 
  maximum intensity of 95 kts at 27/1800 UTC.  The cyclone made landfall 
  over Taiwan with the MSW estimated at 85 kts around 28/0000 UTC at a 
  point about 85 nm south of Taipei.  Drifting northwestward, Fung-wong 
  crossed the Taiwan Strait and weakened to tropical storm intensity 
  before moving over the coast of mainland China south of Fuzhou at 28/1500
  UTC.  JTWC ceased issuing warnings at 28/1800 UTC.  The tropical cyclone
  continued to track further inland over China with a MSW of 45 kts 
  (JMA 10-min avg).  JMA issued its last advisory at 29/1200 UTC with the 
  system dissipating over eastern China.

      Typhoon Fung-wong was the second of two successive tropical cyclones 
  to cross the island of Taiwan and then affect China during the month of 
  July. 


  C. Damage and Casualties
  ------------------------

     Typhoon Fung-wong brought heavy rain which resulted in flooding in 
  eastern Taiwan.   According to the online Wikipedia report, one casualty 
  was reported from China with six others injured. 

     The Wikipedia report on Typhoon Fung-wong may be accessed at the
  following link:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Fung-wong_(2008)>

  (Report written by Kevin Boyle)

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

  Activity for July:  No tropical cyclones

  *************************************************************************

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

  Activity for July:  No tropical cyclones
  
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  NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA/SOUTHEAST INDIAN OCEAN (AUW) - From 90E to 135E

  Activity for July:  No tropical cyclones
                   
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  NORTHEAST AUSTRALIA/CORAL SEA (AUE) - From 135E to 160E

  Activity for July:  No tropical cyclones

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

  Activity for July:  No tropical cyclones
                       
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         SPECIAL FEATURE - SOURCES OF TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION

     The purpose of this section is to list some websites where many and
  varied types of tropical cyclone information are archived.  Many readers
  will know about these already, but for the benefit of those who don't,
  I wanted to include them. 

  (1) Aircraft Reconnaissance Information
  ---------------------------------------

     Various types of messages from reconnaissance aircraft may be
  retrieved from the following FTP site:

     ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/pub/products/nhc/recon/>

     Information regarding how to interpret the coded reconnaissance
  messages may be found at the following URL:

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

  Links are also included to websites with further information about the
  U. S. Air Force 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and the NOAA Air-
  craft Operations Center.

  (2) Archived Advisories
  -----------------------

     All the advisory products (public advisories, forecast/advisories,
  strike probabilities, discussions, various graphics) issued by TPC/NHC
  are archived on TPC's website.  For the current year (using 2004 as an
  example), the archived products can be found at:

     http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2004/index.shtml>

  Links to tropical products archives for earlier years are available at
  the following URL:

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

  JTWC warnings for past storms are archived on the NRL Monterrey website:

     http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html>

  On the NRL site, the link to past years can be found in the upper left 
  corner of the screen.

     I am not aware at the moment of any other TCWC which archives all
  its tropical cyclone warning/advisory products for public access, but
  if I learn of any, I will add them to this list.

  (3) Satellite Imagery
  ---------------------

     Satellite images of tropical cyclones in various sensor bands are
  available on the NRL Monterrey and University of Wisconsin websites,
  courtesy of Jeff Hawkins and Chris Velden and their associates.  The
  links are:

     http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html>

     http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/tropic.html>

  On the NRL site, the link to past years can be found in the upper left 
  corner of the screen.  For the CIMSS site, a link to data archives is 
  located in the lower left portion of the screen.

     Additional tropical satellite imagery, along with looping ability for
  composite microwave imagery for the Western Hemisphere north of the
  equator, can be found at:

  (1) For the Eastern North Pacific:

     http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/trop-epac.html>

  (2) For the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea:

     http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/trop-atl.html>

  (4) Cyclone Tracking Information
  --------------------------------

     There is a U. S. Navy site that tracks tropical cyclones at 6-hourly
  intervals which often includes pre and post-advisory positions.  The
  link to the site is:

  http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/atcf_web/doc_archives/>

     Steve Young has compiled many of these tracks onto a single webpage
  which is very user-friendly:

  http://home.earthlink.net/~shy9/tc1.htm>


     I'm sure there are other sites with available imagery available, and
  as I learn of them, I will add the links to this list.

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                               EXTRA FEATURE

     In order to shorten the amount of typing in preparing the narrative
  material, I have been in the habit of freely using abbreviations and
  acronyms.   I have tried to define most of these with the first usage
  in a given summary, but I may have missed one now and then.  Most of
  these are probably understood by a majority of readers but perhaps a
  few aren't clear to some.  To remedy this I developed a Glossary of
  Abbreviations and Acronyms which I first included in the August, 1998
  summary.  I don't normally include the Glossary in most months in
  order to help keep them from being too long.  If anyone would like to
  receive a copy of the Glossary, please e-mail me and I'll be happy
  to send them a copy.

  *************************************************************************

  AUTHOR'S NOTE:  This summary should be considered a very preliminary 
  overview of the tropical cyclones that occur in each month. The cyclone
  tracks (provided separately) will generally be based upon operational
  warnings issued by the various tropical cyclone warning centers.  The
  information contained therein may differ somewhat from the tracking and
  intensity information obtained from a "best-track" file which is based
  on a detailed post-seasonal analysis of all available data. Information
  on where to find official "best-track" files from the various warning
  centers will be passed along from time to time.

    The track files are not being sent via e-mail.  They can be retrieved
  from the archive sites listed below.  (Note: I do have a limited e-mail
  distribution list for the track files.    If anyone wishes to receive
  these via e-mail, please send me a message.)

    Both the summaries and the track files are standard text files
  created in DOS editor.  Download to disk and use a viewer such as
  Notepad or DOS editor to view the files.

     The first summary in this series covered the month of October,
  1997.   Back issues can be obtained from the following websites
  (courtesy of Michael Bath, Michael V. Padua, Michael Pitt, and
  Chris Landsea):

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


     Another website where much information about tropical cyclones may
  be found is the website for the UK Meteorological Office.  Their site
  contains a lot of statistical information about tropical cyclones
  globally on a monthly basis.  The URL is:

    http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/tropicalcyclone>
    

                    TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTS AVAILABLE

     JTWC now has available on its website the Annual Tropical Cyclone
  Report (ATCR) for 2007 (2006-2007 season for the Southern Hemisphere).
  ATCRs for earlier years are available also.

     The URL is:  http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.php>

     Also, TPC/NHC has available on its webpage nice "technicolor"
  tracking charts for the 2007 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific
  tropical cyclones; also, storm reports for all the 2007 Atlantic
  and Eastern North Pacific cyclones are now available, as well as
  track charts and reports on storms from earlier years. 

     The URL is:  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov>


     A special thanks to Michael Bath of McLeans Ridges, New South Wales,
  Australia, for assisting me with proofreading the summaries.


  PREPARED BY

  Gary Padgett
  E-mail:  [email protected]
  Phone:  334-222-5327

  Kevin Boyle  (Northwest Pacific)
  E-mail:  [email protected]

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Document: summ0807.htm
Updated: 25th November 2008

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