WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #26: JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 2, 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):
Hurricane Ekeka: A low pressure system formed near 5N 155W on 26
January. The system slowly developed and became Tropical Depression 01C
near 5N 157W on 28 January. Moving in a general westerly direction, the
depression became Tropical Storm Ekeka on 29 January. Hurricane intensity
was reachedthe next day. On 31 January, Ekeka turned west-northwest while
continuing to intensify. A maximum intensity of 100 kt was reached early
on 2 February. At the end of the summary, Ekeka was a few hundred miles
east of the International dateline moving west-northwest with 90 kt winds.
Ekeka is the first January hurricane of record in the Central North
Pacific, although it is possible that a few storms occurred in the pre-
satellite days that were not detected.
Western North Pacific Basin (W of 180 Deg. W): No tropical cyclones.
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
always agree with the best track information published after the storm is
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