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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks February 2002
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

 
             GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - FEBRUARY 2002


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

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

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

       The 1-min avg MSW were taken from the JTWC advisories while the
       10-min avg MSW and central pressure estimates were obtained from
       JMA's advisories.  For the system below, JMA was the only agency
       to classify it as a tropical depression.


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

   Tropical Depression                                 15 Feb

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

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 FEB 15 0000   5.6 N  130.8 E  1006         30
02 FEB 15 0600   6.0 N  130.5 E  1006         30
02 FEB 15 1200   6.5 N  130.1 E  1008         30
02 FEB 15 1800   8.5 N  128.8 E  1008         30

Note: System was classified as a tropical depression by JMA only.

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

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


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

   Intense Tropical Cyclone FRANCESCA (MFR 08 / 12S)   30 Jan - 12 Feb
   Tropical Disturbance (MFR 09)                       05 - 06 Feb
   Intense Tropical Cyclone GUILLAUME (MFR 10 / 15S)   14 - 22 Feb
                            
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Storm Name: FRANCESCA             Cyclone Number: 12S     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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02 JAN 30 1800  13.0 S   93.0 E  1003         25  Locally 30 kts
02 JAN 31 0600  12.0 S   89.4 E  1003         25        "
02 JAN 31 1200  12.4 S   89.9 E  1002         25        "
02 JAN 31 1800  12.7 S   90.2 E   999         30
02 FEB 01 0000  12.9 S   89.0 E   998   25    30
02 FEB 01 0600  13.3 S   87.5 E   998         30  Locally 35 kts
02 FEB 01 1200  13.5 S   85.8 E   997         30        "
02 FEB 01 1800  13.5 S   85.0 E   997   30    30        "
02 FEB 02 0000  13.4 S   84.4 E   997         30        "
02 FEB 02 0600  14.2 S   82.7 E   997   35    30
02 FEB 02 1200  14.0 S   81.8 E   991   35    40
02 FEB 02 1800  13.8 S   80.7 E   984   45    50
02 FEB 03 0000  14.1 S   80.1 E   980         55
02 FEB 03 0600  14.3 S   79.4 E   975   60    60
02 FEB 03 1200  15.0 S   78.9 E   973         60
02 FEB 03 1800  15.0 S   78.1 E   973   70    60
02 FEB 04 0000  14.9 S   77.7 E   965         70
02 FEB 04 0600  14.9 S   77.4 E   958   85    75
02 FEB 04 1200  15.0 S   77.7 E   950         85
02 FEB 04 1800  15.5 S   77.9 E   925  115   100
02 FEB 05 0000  15.8 S   78.4 E   925        100
02 FEB 05 0600  16.1 S   78.7 E   925  110   100
02 FEB 05 1200  16.4 S   79.2 E   945         85
02 FEB 05 1800  16.9 S   79.6 E   952  100    80
02 FEB 06 0000  16.9 S   79.8 E   958         75
02 FEB 06 0600  17.2 S   80.0 E   968   85    65
02 FEB 06 1200  17.4 S   80.3 E   968         65
02 FEB 06 1800  17.8 S   80.8 E   968   85    65
02 FEB 07 0000  17.8 S   81.2 E   968         65
02 FEB 07 0600  18.0 S   82.0 E   962   85    70
02 FEB 07 1200  18.2 S   82.5 E   957         75
02 FEB 07 1800  18.7 S   83.1 E   958   95    75
02 FEB 08 0000  19.2 S   83.4 E   958         75
02 FEB 08 0600  19.6 S   83.5 E   954   95    80
02 FEB 08 1200  20.0 S   84.1 E   954         80
02 FEB 08 1800  20.3 S   84.5 E   954   80    80
02 FEB 09 0000  20.9 S   84.7 E   955         80
02 FEB 09 0600  21.4 S   84.7 E   955   80    80
02 FEB 09 1200  21.9 S   84.8 E   960         75
02 FEB 09 1800  22.0 S   84.8 E   965   70    70
02 FEB 10 0000  22.3 S   84.8 E   972         60
02 FEB 10 0600  22.5 S   84.8 E   975   65    55  JTWC: 23.0 S, 85.0 E
02 FEB 10 1200  22.8 S   85.0 E   978         55
02 FEB 10 1800  23.2 S   85.2 E   984   50    50
02 FEB 11 0000  24.0 S   85.4 E   984         50
02 FEB 11 0600  25.1 S   85.8 E   990   40    40
02 FEB 11 1200  25.7 S   86.0 E   994         45  Locally 50 kts to south
02 FEB 11 1800  26.5 S   86.2 E   995   35    45  Extratropical
02 FEB 12 0000  27.6 S   86.4 E   995         45  Locally 50 kts to south
02 FEB 12 0600  29.1 S   86.5 E   995         45              "
02 FEB 12 1200  29.8 S   87.4 E   998         45  Final bulletin

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    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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02 FEB 05 1200  20.7 S   39.3 E  1005         25  Locally 30 kts
02 FEB 06 0600  21.8 S   40.7 E  1005         20  Locally 30 kts E quad

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Storm Name: GUILLAUME             Cyclone Number: 15S     Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 10

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 FEB 14 1200  18.0 S   50.0 E  1005         20  Locally 25-30 kts
02 FEB 15 0600  16.0 S   50.9 E  1003         25  Locally 30 kts S quad
02 FEB 15 1200  16.0 S   51.2 E  1000         25             "
02 FEB 15 1800  15.7 S   51.4 E  1000   30    25             "
02 FEB 16 0000  15.0 S   51.6 E   997         30
02 FEB 16 0600  14.7 S   52.5 E   997   35    30
02 FEB 16 1200  14.5 S   52.9 E   995         35
02 FEB 16 1800  14.2 S   54.4 E   993   50    35
02 FEB 17 0000  14.4 S   55.3 E   975         55
02 FEB 17 0600  14.5 S   56.4 E   965   90    70
02 FEB 17 1200  14.9 S   57.2 E   950         80
02 FEB 17 1800  15.5 S   58.1 E   950   90    80
02 FEB 18 0000  16.2 S   58.8 E   950         80
02 FEB 18 0600  16.8 S   59.3 E   950  100    80
02 FEB 18 1200  17.5 S   59.4 E   925        100
02 FEB 18 1800  18.1 S   59.5 E   920  120   105
02 FEB 19 0000  19.0 S   59.4 E   920  120   105
02 FEB 19 0600  19.4 S   59.2 E   925  115   100
02 FEB 19 1200  20.1 S   59.0 E   930  115   100
02 FEB 19 1800  20.6 S   58.9 E   930  115   100
02 FEB 20 0000  20.7 S   58.8 E   930        100
02 FEB 20 0600  21.0 S   58.9 E   930  120   100
02 FEB 20 1200  21.7 S   59.2 E   930        100
02 FEB 20 1800  22.4 S   59.8 E   940  105    90
02 FEB 21 0000  23.1 S   60.1 E   945         85
02 FEB 21 0600  24.0 S   60.6 E   965   75    70
02 FEB 21 1200  25.2 S   61.6 E   968         65
02 FEB 21 1800  26.4 S   62.9 E   975   60    55  JTWC: 26.2 S, 62.1 E
02 FEB 22 0000  25.8 S   61.8 E   990         40
02 FEB 22 0600  25.9 S   62.4 E   995   45    40
02 FEB 22 1200  26.1 S   62.8 E   998         30  Locally 35 kts to south
02 FEB 22 1800  26.4 S   64.0 E         30        Final JTWC warning

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

NOTE:  The tracking information presented below was obtained from
       operational warnings issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning
       Centres at Perth, Western Australia, and Darwin, Northern
       Territory.  Also, the central pressure estimates and 10-min
       avg MSW values were obtained from Perth's and Darwin's advices
       and warnings while the 1-min avg MSW was taken from JTWC's
       warnings.


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

   Severe Tropical Cyclone CHRIS (13S)                 02 - 06 Feb
   Tropical LOW                                        12 - 13 Feb

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Storm Name: CHRIS                 Cyclone Number: 13S     Basin: AUW


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 FEB 02 0500  13.0 S  120.6 E  1003         30
02 FEB 02 1400  14.0 S  121.0 E  1001         30  Gales north of center
02 FEB 02 2200  14.8 S  121.3 E   999         30            "
02 FEB 03 0300  15.4 S  121.3 E   990   45    45
02 FEB 03 1000  15.8 S  121.1 E   985         55
02 FEB 03 1600  16.2 S  120.6 E   975   55    60
02 FEB 03 2200  16.4 S  120.6 E   975         60
02 FEB 04 0400  16.9 S  121.0 E   970         65
02 FEB 04 0700  17.3 S  121.0 E   965   65    70
02 FEB 04 1000  17.6 S  120.9 E   955         80
02 FEB 04 1600  17.9 S  120.5 E   955  100    80
02 FEB 04 2200  18.2 S  120.2 E   940         90
02 FEB 05 0500  18.5 S  120.2 E   930  115   100
02 FEB 05 1100  18.9 S  120.3 E   930        100
02 FEB 05 1700  19.6 S  120.2 E   915  125   110
02 FEB 05 2300  20.2 S  120.0 E   935        100  Inland - See Note
02 FEB 06 0400  20.8 S  119.8 E   960   95    75
02 FEB 06 1000  21.6 S  119.5 E   980         50
02 FEB 06 1600  22.4 S  119.2 E   985         45
02 FEB 06 1800  23.4 S  119.4 E         55        Final JTWC warning

Note: The 10-min avg MSW values from 05/2300 UTC on were obtained from
the peak gusts given in the public advices issued by the Perth TCWC,
using a reduction factor of 1.41.

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: AUW/AUE
(System was an overland monsoon depression over the Northern Territory)

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 FEB 09 0230  13.7 S  130.0 E  1002             See Note
02 FEB 10 0230  15.0 S  130.5 E   999
02 FEB 11 0230  13.9 S  130.8 E   998
02 FEB 12 0130  12.5 S  133.0 E  1000         30
02 FEB 12 0730  13.1 S  134.1 E   998         30
02 FEB 12 1330  13.3 S  134.8 E   999         30
02 FEB 12 1930  13.5 S  134.5 E   998         30
02 FEB 13 0130  13.0 S  135.0 E   999         30
02 FEB 13 0730  13.5 S  135.5 E   998         30
02 FEB 13 1330  14.0 S  135.2 E  1000         30
02 FEB 13 1930  14.4 S  135.4 E  1000         30
02 FEB 13 2330  15.4 S  135.8 E  1002         25

Note: The first three entries above were taken from Darwin's daily
Tropical Weather Outlooks.  No maximum wind values were specified.  The
remainder of the track was taken from Tropical Cyclone Advices issued
by the Darwin TCWC.  No MSW estimates were given--instead the expected
peak gusts were included.  For the first two advices, the peak gust
estimate was 90 km/hr, which by using the standard overwater gust
reduction factor, translates to a 10-min avg MSW of 35 kts.  However,
gale warnings were not issued in association with this depression, so
I reduced those values to 30 kts.  From 12/1330 UTC onward, the peak
gust estimate was 80 km/hr, or 31 kts 10-min avg MSW.

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NORTHEAST AUSTRALIA/CORAL SEA (AUE) - Longitude 135E to 160E

NOTE:  The tracking information presented below was obtained from
       operational warnings issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning
       Centres at Brisbane, Queensland; Nadi, Fiji; and Wellington,
       New Zealand.  Also, the central pressure estimates and 10-min avg
       MSW values were obtained from the Southern Hemisphere centres'
       warnings while the 1-min avg MSW was taken from JTWC's warnings.

       A special thanks to Steve Ready of the New Zealand Meteorological
       Service for sending me the Wellington warnings on Claudia as well
       as an operational post-warning stage track.


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

   Severe Tropical Cyclone CLAUDIA (14P / 08F)         11 - 15 Feb
   Tropical LOW                                        16 - 23 Feb

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Storm Name: CLAUDIA               Cyclone Number: 14P     Basin: AUE/SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 08F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 FEB 11 0400  19.3 S  156.1 E         30        From JTWC TCFA
02 FEB 11 0600  20.4 S  156.8 E   995   35    40
02 FEB 11 1200  22.0 S  157.0 E   995   65    40
02 FEB 11 1800  22.5 S  157.6 E   985   65    50
02 FEB 12 0000  23.3 S  158.4 E   970   70    65
02 FEB 12 0600  24.1 S  160.0 E   970   75    65
02 FEB 12 1200  25.0 S  161.8 E   970   75    65  Fiji warning
02 FEB 12 1800  26.0 S  163.5 E   975   65    60  Entered Wellington AOR
02 FEB 13 0000  26.5 S  165.5 E   980         55
02 FEB 13 0600  26.8 S  167.6 E   984   50    50  JTWC: 27.3 S, 167.7 E
02 FEB 13 1200  27.0 S  169.0 E   986         50
02 FEB 13 1700  27.2 S  172.0 E   994   30    35  JTWC: 27.2 S, 170.8 E
02 FEB 13 2300  27.2 S  172.5 E   999         30  Extratropical
02 FEB 14 0500  27.0 S  176.4 E   998         30
02 FEB 14 1100  27.9 S  179.5 E  1000         30
02 FEB 14 1700  27.7 S  180.0 E  1000         30
02 FEB 14 2300  29.7 S  178.1 W   999         30
02 FEB 15 0500  28.6 S  176.6 W   999         35
02 FEB 15 1100  30.5 S  172.7 W  1000         30

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: AUE/AUW
(Another primarily overland depression which moved westward)

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 FEB 16 0430  16.0 S  140.5 E  1000
02 FEB 17 0430  16.5 S  137.5 E  1000             Moving inland
02 FEB 21 0400  17.0 S  128.0 E   995             See Note
02 FEB 22 0400  17.0 S  128.0 E   996
02 FEB 23 0200  19.5 S  125.5 E  1002

Note: The information on this tropical LOW came from the daily Tropical
Weather Outlooks issued by Darwin and Perth.  After the LOW moved inland
on 17 February, the Darwin Outlooks did not include any more coordinates,
but did refer to a weak LOW moving westward.    The Outlooks from Perth
began mentioning a system on 21 February.  I am not totally sure, but I
feel very strongly that the Perth system was a continuation of the
earlier one.

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

NOTE:  The tracking and intensity information for South Pacific
       Basin tropical cyclones was taken from real-time operational
       warnings issued by the Nadi TCWC, Fiji for positions north of
       25S and from the Wellington, New Zealand office for positions
       south of 25S.  Warnings from JTWC were utilized for the purpose
       of making comparisons and for supplying information for times
       when the Nadi or Wellington warnings were unavailable.   The
       10-min avg MSW values were taken from the Fiji or New Zealand
       warnings while the 1-min avg MSW values were obtained from the
       JTWC warnings.


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

   Tropical Depression (09F)                           17 - 18 Feb
   Tropical Depression (10F / 16P)                     23 - 26 Feb
   Tropical Depression (11F)                           26 - 27 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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02 FEB 17 0600  14.0 S  179.0 W  1001         30
02 FEB 17 2100  14.0 S  179.0 W  1000         30
02 FEB 18 0600  18.0 S  179.0 W   998         30
02 FEB 18 2100  21.0 S  176.5 W   997         30  See Note

Note: The strongest winds associated with this depression were located
well to the north and later east of the center.  Nadi's Tropical
Disturbance Summary at 18/2100 UTC noted that north to northwest winds
of 35 to 40 kts, gusting 50 to 60 kts, were located in a strong
convergence zone well to the east of the depression.  Separate gale
warnings were issued on the 18th and 19th for this area of gales.

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 16P     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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02 FEB 23 2100  18.0 S  176.0 E  1005         25  See Note
02 FEB 24 0100  18.6 S  175.1 E         30        From JTWC TCFA
02 FEB 24 1200  20.6 S  175.0 E         30        JTWC warning
02 FEB 24 2100  21.5 S  176.1 E  1000         30
02 FEB 25 0000  22.2 S  175.9 E         35        JTWC warning
02 FEB 25 1200  22.9 S  176.3 E         35              "
02 FEB 25 2100  23.2 S  176.4 E  1002         30
02 FEB 26 0000  23.2 S  176.9 E         30        JTWC warning

Note: The Nadi TCWC issued gale warnings on the 24th-26th for a zone
of gales displaced well to the east of the center.

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 11F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 FEB 26 2100  16.0 S  166.0 E  1002         15  See Note
02 FEB 27 0600  16.0 S  167.0 E  1002         15
02 FEB 27 1800  16.0 S  167.0 E  1004         15
02 FEB 27 2100  16.0 S  166.0 E  1003         15

Note: The first Tropical Disturbance Summary from Nadi mentioned that
a QuikScat pass had revealed winds of 10 to 15 kts around the system's
center.  No further mention of surface winds was made in subsequent
summaries.

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

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

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

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

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

     http://199.10.200.33/jtwc.html>

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

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Document: trak0202.htm
Updated: 27th December 2006

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