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Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #177 (December 18 - 25, 1994)
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Jack Beven
Jan 1, 1995, 6:34:02 PM1/1/95
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This report is compiled from warnings issued by:
National Hurricane Center Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Naval Western Oceanography Center Fiji Meteorological Service
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Japanese Meteorological Agency Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Philippine Meteorological Service Royal Observatory of Hong Kong
Indian Meteorological Department Reunion Meteorological Service
Mauritius Meteorological Service
(others may be added as they become available)
Special Announcement: Text copies of past weekly summaries can now be
retrieved via ftp from squall.met.fsu.edu. They can be found in the directory
pub/jack.
WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #177 DECEMBER 18 - 25, 1994
North Atlantic Basin:
Possible Subtropical Storm: A frontal low pressure system formed over the
Gulf of Mexico near 24N 86W on 21 December. Moving east-northeast, the low
crossed south Florida later that day. The low moved generally northeast on 22
December and acquired subtropical storm characteristics near 29N 75W. The
storm turned north on 23 December and reached a peak intensity of 65 kt late
that day. On 24 December, the system made a loop near the northeast US coast.
It moved northwest to near Long Island, then west to southwest to near the
New Jersey coast, then south to southeast into the Atlantic. The storm weaken-
ed during the loop, and it lost all tropical characteristics late on 24 Decem-
ber near 38N 72W. The remnant low was absorbed into a large extratropical low
moving northeast through the western Atlantic on 25 December.
This system affected Florida and southern New England, especially south-
eastern Massachusetts. Westport, Massachusetts reported a peak gust of 86 kt
at 0455 UTC 24 December, while Nantucket, Massachusetts reported a 73 kt gust
at 2345 UTC 23 December. Buoy 44004 reported a minimum pressure of 972.7 mb at
2000 UTC 23 December with simultaneous winds of 45 kt. Maximum winds at the
buoy were 54 kt with gusts to 70 kt at 1800 UTC the same day. Ship ELJP re-
ported 62 kt sustained winds at 0000 UTC 24 December. Further south, the auto-
mated stations at Fowey Rocks and Lake Worth, Florida reported 44 kt sustained
winds at 1800 and 2100 UTC 21 December, respectively. In addition, the Doppler
radar in southeastern Massachusetts reported 94 kt winds at 4000 ft at 0326
UTC 24 December, and Air Force reconnaissance aircraft (flying winter storm
patrols) reported winds in excess of 80 kt between 5000-1000 ft. Storm total
rainfalls of up to 6 in (152 mm) were reported in Florida, with 4.72 in (120
mm) reported at Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Press reports indicated that 2 people were killed in New England due to
this system. Wind damage occurred over parts of eastern Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, and on Long Island, New York, along with scattered power outages.
Coastal flooding was reported along the northern side of Long Island. No mon-
etary damage figures are available at this time.
The National Hurricane Center is currently evaluating this storm to see if
it should be included in the 1994 list of tropical and subtropical cyclones.
Eastern North Pacific Basin (E of 140 Deg. W): No tropical cyclones.
Central North Pacific Basin (180 Deg. W to 140 Deg. W): No tropical cyclones.
Western North Pacific Basin (W of 180 Deg. W):
Typhoon Axel: At the start of the summary period, Axel was moving west-
northwest with 60 kt winds. The storm turned west the next day as it reached
typhoon strength. Axel moved west on 20 December as it reached a peak inten-
sity of 100 kt, and this track continued the next day as it moved into the
central Philippine Islands. Axel turned west-northwest and weakened to a
tropical storm as it moved into the South China Sea on 22 December. The storm
turned north-northwest and briefly regained typhoon strength on 23 December,
then it turned northwest on 24 December with 60 kt winds. This motion contin-
ued through the end of the summary period. Axel weakened rapidly on 25 Decem-
ber, and at the end of the summary period it was a 30 kt tropical depression.
Axel affected the central Philippines, especially Leyte, Samar, Cebu, and
Panay. Guiuan on Samar reported 65 kt sustained winds and a pressure of 978.2
mb at 0700 UTC 21 December. Press reports indicate that 5 people were killed
in the city of Bacolod with 4 others missing. There are no reports of damage
or casualties elsewhere in the Philippines, or in the Caroline Islands first
affected by Axel.
Tropical Storm Bobbie: At the start of the summary period, Tropical
Depression 39W was moving west through the Marshall Islands with 30 kt winds.
The cyclone turned west-northwest on 19 December as it reached tropical storm
strength. Bobbie continued west-northwest through 21 December, then it briefly
turned west while approaching the Mariana Islands on 22 December. Bobbie
reached a peak intensity of 50 kt while moving west-northwest through the
central Marianas on 22-23 December. Bobbie continued west-northwest on 24
December, then it turned northwest while weakening to a depression on 25 De-
cember. At the end of the summary period, Bobbie was moving northwest with 25
kt winds.
Bobbie affected the Marshall and Mariana Islands. Kosrae in the Marshalls
reported a minimum pressure of 999.1 mb at 2000 UTC 18 December. Saipan re-
ported pressures of 1003-1004 mb for several hours on 22-23 December, but
maximum winds remained below tropical storm force. There are no reports of
damage or casualties at this time.
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.
Disclaimer: While an effort has been made to insure that this information is
as accurate as possible, it was drawn from operational warnings that may not
always agree with the best track information published after the storm is
over. Please address any questions or comments on the information this week
to Jack Beven at Internet addresses:
be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.noaa.gov or jbe...@delphi.com
Past text copies of the Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary can be obtained via e-
mail or by ftp (see announcement above). Please send an e-mail message to Jack
Beven if you are interested.
A digitized version of the weekly summary with DMSP polar orbiting imagery
is available over the World Wide Web. This is courtesy of Greg Deuel at the
DMSP satellite archive. It can be found at: http://web.ngdc.noaa.gov/ under
the Weekly Updated Items section of the DMSP Satellite Archive home page.
For more information on the imagery and how to retrieve the digitized
summary and images by other methods, please contact Greg Deuel at Internet
address:
g...@po-box.ngdc.noaa.gov.
National Hurricane Center Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Naval Western Oceanography Center Fiji Meteorological Service
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Japanese Meteorological Agency Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Philippine Meteorological Service Royal Observatory of Hong Kong
Indian Meteorological Department Reunion Meteorological Service
Mauritius Meteorological Service
(others may be added as they become available)
Special Announcement: Text copies of past weekly summaries can now be
retrieved via ftp from squall.met.fsu.edu. They can be found in the directory
pub/jack.
WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #177 DECEMBER 18 - 25, 1994
North Atlantic Basin:
Possible Subtropical Storm: A frontal low pressure system formed over the
Gulf of Mexico near 24N 86W on 21 December. Moving east-northeast, the low
crossed south Florida later that day. The low moved generally northeast on 22
December and acquired subtropical storm characteristics near 29N 75W. The
storm turned north on 23 December and reached a peak intensity of 65 kt late
that day. On 24 December, the system made a loop near the northeast US coast.
It moved northwest to near Long Island, then west to southwest to near the
New Jersey coast, then south to southeast into the Atlantic. The storm weaken-
ed during the loop, and it lost all tropical characteristics late on 24 Decem-
ber near 38N 72W. The remnant low was absorbed into a large extratropical low
moving northeast through the western Atlantic on 25 December.
This system affected Florida and southern New England, especially south-
eastern Massachusetts. Westport, Massachusetts reported a peak gust of 86 kt
at 0455 UTC 24 December, while Nantucket, Massachusetts reported a 73 kt gust
at 2345 UTC 23 December. Buoy 44004 reported a minimum pressure of 972.7 mb at
2000 UTC 23 December with simultaneous winds of 45 kt. Maximum winds at the
buoy were 54 kt with gusts to 70 kt at 1800 UTC the same day. Ship ELJP re-
ported 62 kt sustained winds at 0000 UTC 24 December. Further south, the auto-
mated stations at Fowey Rocks and Lake Worth, Florida reported 44 kt sustained
winds at 1800 and 2100 UTC 21 December, respectively. In addition, the Doppler
radar in southeastern Massachusetts reported 94 kt winds at 4000 ft at 0326
UTC 24 December, and Air Force reconnaissance aircraft (flying winter storm
patrols) reported winds in excess of 80 kt between 5000-1000 ft. Storm total
rainfalls of up to 6 in (152 mm) were reported in Florida, with 4.72 in (120
mm) reported at Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Press reports indicated that 2 people were killed in New England due to
this system. Wind damage occurred over parts of eastern Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, and on Long Island, New York, along with scattered power outages.
Coastal flooding was reported along the northern side of Long Island. No mon-
etary damage figures are available at this time.
The National Hurricane Center is currently evaluating this storm to see if
it should be included in the 1994 list of tropical and subtropical cyclones.
Eastern North Pacific Basin (E of 140 Deg. W): No tropical cyclones.
Central North Pacific Basin (180 Deg. W to 140 Deg. W): No tropical cyclones.
Western North Pacific Basin (W of 180 Deg. W):
Typhoon Axel: At the start of the summary period, Axel was moving west-
northwest with 60 kt winds. The storm turned west the next day as it reached
typhoon strength. Axel moved west on 20 December as it reached a peak inten-
sity of 100 kt, and this track continued the next day as it moved into the
central Philippine Islands. Axel turned west-northwest and weakened to a
tropical storm as it moved into the South China Sea on 22 December. The storm
turned north-northwest and briefly regained typhoon strength on 23 December,
then it turned northwest on 24 December with 60 kt winds. This motion contin-
ued through the end of the summary period. Axel weakened rapidly on 25 Decem-
ber, and at the end of the summary period it was a 30 kt tropical depression.
Axel affected the central Philippines, especially Leyte, Samar, Cebu, and
Panay. Guiuan on Samar reported 65 kt sustained winds and a pressure of 978.2
mb at 0700 UTC 21 December. Press reports indicate that 5 people were killed
in the city of Bacolod with 4 others missing. There are no reports of damage
or casualties elsewhere in the Philippines, or in the Caroline Islands first
affected by Axel.
Tropical Storm Bobbie: At the start of the summary period, Tropical
Depression 39W was moving west through the Marshall Islands with 30 kt winds.
The cyclone turned west-northwest on 19 December as it reached tropical storm
strength. Bobbie continued west-northwest through 21 December, then it briefly
turned west while approaching the Mariana Islands on 22 December. Bobbie
reached a peak intensity of 50 kt while moving west-northwest through the
central Marianas on 22-23 December. Bobbie continued west-northwest on 24
December, then it turned northwest while weakening to a depression on 25 De-
cember. At the end of the summary period, Bobbie was moving northwest with 25
kt winds.
Bobbie affected the Marshall and Mariana Islands. Kosrae in the Marshalls
reported a minimum pressure of 999.1 mb at 2000 UTC 18 December. Saipan re-
ported pressures of 1003-1004 mb for several hours on 22-23 December, but
maximum winds remained below tropical storm force. There are no reports of
damage or casualties at this time.
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.
Disclaimer: While an effort has been made to insure that this information is
as accurate as possible, it was drawn from operational warnings that may not
always agree with the best track information published after the storm is
over. Please address any questions or comments on the information this week
to Jack Beven at Internet addresses:
be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.noaa.gov or jbe...@delphi.com
Past text copies of the Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary can be obtained via e-
mail or by ftp (see announcement above). Please send an e-mail message to Jack
Beven if you are interested.
A digitized version of the weekly summary with DMSP polar orbiting imagery
is available over the World Wide Web. This is courtesy of Greg Deuel at the
DMSP satellite archive. It can be found at: http://web.ngdc.noaa.gov/ under
the Weekly Updated Items section of the DMSP Satellite Archive home page.
For more information on the imagery and how to retrieve the digitized
summary and images by other methods, please contact Greg Deuel at Internet
address:
g...@po-box.ngdc.noaa.gov.
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