Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #69 (November 22 - 29, 1992)
JACK
National Hurricane Center
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Naval Western Oceanography Center
Fiji Meteorological Service
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Japanese Meteorological Agency
Royal Observatory of Hong Kong
Indian Meteorological Department
Reunion Meteorological Service
Mauritius Meteorological Service
(others may be added as they become available)
WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #69: NOVEMBER 22 - 29, 1992
North Atlantic Basin: No tropical cyclones.
Eastern North Pacific Basin (E of 140 Deg. W): No tropical cyclones.
Central North Pacific Basin (180 Deg. W to 140 Deg. W):
Tropical Depression 3C: Tropical Depression 3C formed near 11N 154W on
22 November. Moving west-southwest, the system disspated the next day near
10N 157W. Maximum winds in this short lived system were 30 kt.
Western North Pacific Basin (W of 180 Deg. W):
Typhoon Gay: At the start of the summary period, Typhoon Gay was appro-
aching Guam with 125 kt winds. The eye of Gay passed directly over Guam at
0000 UTC 23 November. While the Joint Typhoon Warning Center was estimating
sustained winds of 100-115 kt as the eye crossed the island, there is a
possibility that Gay was somewhat weaker than this, as maximum reported
winds on the island were 85 kt with gusts to 105 kt at the Joint Typhoon
Warning Center. Minimum pressure in the eye was 972 mb at Agana. Gay con-
tinued west after passing Guam with winds estimated near 100 kt. The storm
turned west-northwest on 24 November, then it turned northwest on 25 Novem-
ber as it started re-intensifying. A secondary peak intensity of 125 kt was
reached later that day. Gay stalled near 18N 132E as it weakened on 26 No-
vember, then the system started a northwest drift the next day. Gay turned
north on 28 November, then it moved north-northeast on 29 November as it
weakened to a tropical storm. At the end of the summary period, Gay was
moving north-northeast with 45 kt winds. No siginificant damage or casu-
alties have been reported from Guam, although power was apparently knocked
out on most of the island. However, late press reports indicate that 5000
people were left homeless in the Marshall Islands because of Gay.
North Indian Ocean Basin: No tropical cyclones.
South Indian Ocean Basin (W of 135 Deg. E): No tropical cyclones.
South Pacific Ocean Basin (E of 135 Deg. E): No tropical cyclones.
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accurate as possible, it was drawn from operational warnings that may not
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