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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks February 2009
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

             GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - FEBRUARY 2009

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

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


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

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


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

   Intense Tropical Cyclone GAEL (MFR-08 / 13S)        01 - 12 Feb
   Severe Tropical Storm HINA (MFR-09 / 16S)           21 - 26 Feb         

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Storm Name: GAEL                  Cyclone Number: 13S     Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 08

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 FEB 01 1200  15.1 S   70.4 E  1007         20  Locally 25 kts N semi.
09 FEB 01 2030  15.1 S   69.4 E         25        SAB satellite bulletin
09 FEB 01 2330  15.5 S   69.1 E         25        JTWC satellite bulletin
09 FEB 02 0600  15.6 S   68.3 E  1005   30    20  Locally 25 kts W semi.
09 FEB 02 1200  16.1 S   67.2 E  1003   30    20  Locally 25 kts W & NE
09 FEB 02 1800  16.3 S   66.4 E  1000   35    25  Locally 30 kts N semi.
09 FEB 03 0000  16.5 S   65.9 E   998         30  Locally 35 kts N semi.
09 FEB 03 0600  17.2 S   64.9 E   995   35    35
09 FEB 03 1200  17.6 S   63.3 E   997         35
09 FEB 03 1800  17.7 S   62.6 E   997   35    35
09 FEB 04 0000  17.8 S   61.9 E   995         35
09 FEB 04 0600  17.8 S   60.6 E   995   40    35
09 FEB 04 1200  17.9 S   59.8 E   992         40
09 FEB 04 1800  17.9 S   59.0 E   988   50    45
09 FEB 05 0000  18.1 S   58.5 E   987         45
09 FEB 05 0600  18.2 S   57.4 E   987   55    45
09 FEB 05 1200  18.3 S   56.0 E   980         55
09 FEB 05 1800  18.3 S   55.1 E   970   70    65
09 FEB 06 0000  18.5 S   54.3 E   960         70
09 FEB 06 0600  18.4 S   53.1 E   955   80    75
09 FEB 06 1200  18.6 S   52.5 E   950  100    85
09 FEB 06 1800  19.2 S   52.3 E   941         90
09 FEB 07 0000  19.5 S   51.8 E   941  120    90
09 FEB 07 0600  20.0 S   51.7 E   934         95
09 FEB 07 1200  20.6 S   51.8 E   940  105    90
09 FEB 07 1800  21.2 S   52.1 E   940         90
09 FEB 08 0000  21.9 S   52.5 E   940  105    90
09 FEB 08 0600  22.9 S   53.0 E   940         90
09 FEB 08 1200  24.3 S   53.4 E   950   95    85
09 FEB 08 1800  25.1 S   53.8 E   955         80
09 FEB 09 0000  26.6 S   54.8 E   940   90    85
09 FEB 09 0600  28.2 S   56.4 E   950         80
09 FEB 09 1200  29.5 S   57.5 E   965   75    70  JTWC: 29.8S/58.0E
09 FEB 09 1800  30.9 S   59.4 E   970         65
09 FEB 10 0000  31.4 S   60.6 E   975   55    60  JTWC: 32.0S/61.4E
09 FEB 10 0600  32.2 S   61.9 E   980         55  Extratropical
09 FEB 10 1200  32.3 S   62.8 E   993   40        NRL Monterrey position
09 FEB 10 1800  32.0 S   64.1 E   993   40   
09 FEB 11 0000  32.4 S   65.0 E   995	          NCEP Re-analysis
09 FEB 11 0600  32.5 S   65.2 E   997
09 FEB 11 1200  32.5 S   66.2 E   998
09 FEB 11 1800  33.4 S   67.5 E  1001
09 FEB 12 0000  34.9 S   67.5 E  1001
09 FEB 12 0600  37.2 S   69.0 E  1003
09 FEB 12 1200  39.7 S   70.0 E  1001
09 FEB 12 1800  42.6 S   72.3 E  1000

Note: The portion of Gael's track from 10/1200 UTC onward was compiled
and sent to the author by Steve Young.

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Storm Name: HINA                  Cyclone Number: 16S     Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 09

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 FEB 21 0600  12.6 S   77.3 E  1003         25  Locally 30 kts N & SE
09 FEB 21 1200  13.1 S   77.4 E  1001         25             "
09 FEB 21 1800  14.6 S   77.8 E   997   35    30
09 FEB 22 0000  15.0 S   78.0 E   995         35
09 FEB 22 0600  16.0 S   78.4 E   987   50    45
09 FEB 22 1200  16.8 S   78.6 E   980         55
09 FEB 22 1800  17.6 S   78.7 E   980   55    55  JTWC: 18.1S/78.3E
09 FEB 23 0000  18.5 S   78.6 E   980         55
09 FEB 23 0600  18.7 S   77.7 E   982   60    50  JTWC: 19.2S/78.2E
09 FEB 23 1200  19.5 S   77.9 E   985         45
09 FEB 23 1800  19.5 S   77.8 E   990   45    45  JTWC: 20.2S/77.4E
09 FEB 24 0000  19.5 S   76.6 E   997   35    30  Locally 35 kts S semi.
09 FEB 24 0600  20.0 S   75.7 E  1000         25             "
09 FEB 24 1200  20.4 S   74.6 E  1000         25             "
09 FEB 24 1800  20.7 S   72.9 E  1000         25  Locally 30 kts S semi.
09 FEB 25 0000  21.4 S   71.4 E  1000         25             "
09 FEB 25 0600  22.0 S   69.8 E  1003         25             "
09 FEB 25 1200  23.4 S   67.9 E  1000   30        NRL Monterrey data
09 FEB 25 1800  24.8 S   66.7 E  1000   30 
09 FEB 26 0000  25.8 S   65.8 E  1004   25 
09 FEB 26 0600  26.1 S   65.3 E  1004   25 
09 FEB 26 1200  26.8 S   64.4 E  1004   25 
09 FEB 26 1800  27.7 S   63.4 E  1004   25 

Note: The portion of Hina's track from 25/1200 UTC onward was compiled
and sent to the author by Steve Young.

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


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

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


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

   Tropical Cyclone FREDDY (14S)                       03 - 15 Feb
   Tropical LOW                                        26 - 28 Feb               

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Storm Name: FREDDY                Cyclone Number: 14S     Basin: AUW
(Name assigned by Perth TCWC)

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 FEB 03 0000  16.0 S  126.0 E  1000         25
09 FEB 03 0600  15.7 S  125.6 E   998         30
09 FEB 03 1200  15.4 S  125.2 E   998         30
09 FEB 03 1800  15.2 S  124.2 E   998         30  
09 FEB 04 0000  15.7 S  122.4 E   998         30
09 FEB 04 0600  15.9 S  119.3 E   998         30  Relocated
09 FEB 04 1200  15.5 S  119.2 E   998         30
09 FEB 04 1800  15.4 S  118.3 E   998         30
09 FEB 05 0000  15.9 S  118.2 E   998         30
09 FEB 05 0600  16.0 S  117.3 E   998         30
09 FEB 05 1200  16.2 S  116.6 E   998         30
09 FEB 05 1800  16.6 S  116.0 E   996         25
09 FEB 06 0000  16.4 S  114.9 E   996         25
09 FEB 06 0600  16.0 S  113.9 E   993         30
09 FEB 06 1200  15.8 S  113.5 E   993   30    30
09 FEB 06 1800  15.6 S  113.3 E   990         35
09 FEB 07 0000  16.0 S  113.2 E   987   35    40  JTWC: 16.2S/112.4E
09 FEB 07 0600  16.1 S  113.1 E   989         40
09 FEB 07 1200  16.1 S  112.4 E   988   40    40
09 FEB 07 1800  16.3 S  111.5 E   988   45    40
09 FEB 08 0000  15.9 S  110.4 E   983         50
09 FEB 08 0600  16.2 S  109.8 E   985   55    50  JTWC: 16.1S/109.3E
09 FEB 08 1200  16.6 S  108.5 E   987         50
09 FEB 08 1800  17.0 S  107.6 E   989   45    45
09 FEB 09 0000  17.5 S  106.9 E   992         40
09 FEB 09 0600  18.3 S  105.8 E   996   40    35
09 FEB 09 1200  18.8 S  104.6 E   996         35
09 FEB 09 1800  19.2 S  103.5 E   996   35    35
09 FEB 10 0000  19.9 S  102.4 E   997         35
09 FEB 10 0600  20.6 S  101.3 E   997         35
09 FEB 10 1200  21.0 S   99.8 E   998         30
09 FEB 10 1800  21.4 S   98.6 E  1000         30
09 FEB 11 0000  21.6 S   98.1 E  1007   20        NRL post-warning data
09 FEB 11 0600  21.6 S   97.4 E  1007   20  
09 FEB 11 1200  21.7 S   97.0 E  1007   20  
09 FEB 11 1800  21.1 S   96.3 E  1007   20  
09 FEB 12 0000  20.6 S   95.3 E  1007   20  
09 FEB 12 0600  20.3 S   94.6 E  1007   20  
09 FEB 12 1200  19.8 S   93.4 E  1007   20  
09 FEB 12 1800  19.6 S   91.9 E  1007   20
09 FEB 13 0000  19.4 S   90.1 E  1007   20
09 FEB 13 0600  18.7 S   89.1 E  1007   20
09 FEB 13 1200  18.6 S   87.5 E  1007   20
09 FEB 13 1800  18.5 S   85.5 E  1007   20
09 FEB 14 0000  18.5 S   83.7 E  1007   20
09 FEB 14 0600  18.3 S   81.9 E  1007   20
09 FEB 14 1200  18.3 S   80.8 E  1007   20
09 FEB 14 1800  18.2 S   79.0 E  1007   20
09 FEB 15 0000  17.9 S   76.9 E  1007   20
09 FEB 15 0600  17.8 S   74.1 E  1007   20
09 FEB 15 1200  18.0 S   72.3 E  1007   20

Note: The portion of Freddy's track from 11/0000 UTC onward was compiled
and sent to the author by Steve Young.

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: AUW
(Australian LOW number was 15U)

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 FEB 26 0600  13.3 S  125.0 E  1001         30
02 FEB 26 1200  13.9 S  123.7 E  1002         30
02 FEB 26 1800  14.1 S  122.7 E  1002         30
02 FEB 27 0000  14.5 S  122.5 E  1002         30
02 FEB 27 0600  15.6 S  120.9 E  1002         30
02 FEB 27 1200  16.4 S  119.7 E   999         33  Shipping wrng: 20 kts
02 FEB 27 1800  17.1 S  119.0 E   998         33  Shipping wrng: 20 kts
02 FEB 28 0000  18.2 S  118.6 E   998         33  Shipping wrng: 25 kts
02 FEB 28 0600  19.3 S  118.5 E   997         33  Shipping wrng: 30 kts
02 FEB 28 1200  20.2 S  118.7 E   996         33  Moving inland

Note: The MSW values for this system were obtained from the peak gusts
given in the public advices, reducing to a 10-min avg MSW by dividing
by 1.41.  This does not match the MSW values given in the shipping
warnings, commencing at 27/1200 UTC.

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


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

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


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

   Tropical Depression (09F)                           01 - 05 Feb
   Tropical Cyclone INNIS (10F / 15P)                  14 - 24 Feb                  

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 09F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 FEB 01 2100  15.2 S  163.6 E  1000         25
09 FEB 02 0900  16.0 S  163.3 E  1000         25
09 FEB 02 2100  13.0 S  161.0 E   999         25
09 FEB 03 0000  13.0 S  161.0 E   999         30
09 FEB 03 0600  13.7 S  160.6 E   999         30
09 FEB 03 1200  15.0 S  161.5 E   999         30
09 FEB 03 1800  17.0 S  162.4 E   999         30  Relocated
09 FEB 04 0000  19.1 S  161.6 E   999         30
09 FEB 04 0600  20.6 S  162.1 E   999         30
09 FEB 04 1200  21.7 S  162.0 E   999         30
09 FEB 04 1800  22.0 S  162.9 E   998         30
09 FEB 05 0000  22.4 S  163.4 E   997         30  Peripheral gales to S
09 FEB 05 0600  23.4 S  165.0 E   997         30             "
09 FEB 05 1200  24.6 S  166.3 E   997         30             "

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Storm Name: INNIS                 Cyclone Number: 15P     Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 10F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 FEB 14 2100  18.0 S  172.5 E  1004         30  Peripheral gales N semi
09 FEB 15 0000  18.5 S  171.4 E  1004         30              "
09 FEB 15 0600  18.5 S  171.1 E  1004         30              "
09 FEB 15 1200  17.9 S  170.5 E  1004         30              "
09 FEB 15 1800  17.6 S  170.0 E  1003         30  Perip. gales NE quad
09 FEB 16 0000  17.9 S  169.6 E  1001         30  Perip. gales NE/SE quad
09 FEB 16 0600  18.4 S  169.1 E  1000         30             "
09 FEB 16 1200  19.0 S  167.9 E  1000         30             "
09 FEB 16 1800  19.8 S  165.8 E  1000         30             "
09 FEB 17 0000  20.4 S  164.7 E  1000   35    30             "
09 FEB 17 0600  21.8 S  163.9 E   995         35  Named TC Innis
09 FEB 17 1200  22.9 S  163.7 E   990   35    40
09 FEB 17 1800  24.8 S  160.5 E   995         35
09 FEB 18 0000  26.0 S  161.0 E   996   35    35  XTRP/Wellington wrngs
09 FEB 18 0600  29.0 S  160.0 E   998         35
09 FEB 18 1200  31.0 S  160.0 E   995         35
09 FEB 18 1800  33.5 S  160.6 E  1004   25        NRL Monterrey position
09 FEB 19 0000  37.4 S  159.5 E   999             NCEP Re-analysis
09 FEB 19 0600  39.1 S  160.2 E   997
09 FEB 19 1200  39.9 S  162.8 E   996
09 FEB 19 1800  41.9 S  165.1 E   992
09 FEB 20 0000  42.4 S  166.6 E   989
09 FEB 20 0600  42.5 S  167.4 E   990
09 FEB 20 1200  42.6 S  168.0 E   989
09 FEB 20 1800  42.6 E  169.1 E   990
09 FEB 21 0000  43.7 E  166.6 E   991
09 FEB 21 0600  44.8 S  166.6 E   992
09 FEB 21 1200  44.7 S  167.2 E   994
09 FEB 21 1800  44.9 S  167.6 E   994
09 FEB 22 0000  44.9 S  168.2 E   997
09 FEB 22 0600  44.9 S  170.6 E   997             Secondary: 45.0S/174.1E
09 FEB 22 1200  47.1 S  177.6 E   998 
09 FEB 22 1800  47.4 S  177.5 E   999
09 FEB 23 0000  47.7 S  179.7 E  1004
09 FEB 23 0600  47.4 S  179.5 E  1005
09 FEB 23 1200  46.9 S  179.2 E  1008
09 FEB 23 1800  46.7 S  179.2 E  1010
09 FEB 24 0000  47.3 S  179.8 E  1013

Note: JTWC position at 18/0000 UTC was 27.2S/160.4E.  The portion of 
Innis' track from 18/1800 UTC onward was compiled and sent to the author 
by Steve Young.

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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:

     https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.php>


  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]

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Document: trak0902.htm
Updated: 15th March 2009

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