Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #157 (July 31 - August 7, 1994)

[Jack Beven]

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)

Author's note: The hrd-tardis mail system is still down for an indefinite
time. Please direct any questions or comments to jbe...@delphi.com.

Author's second note: This begins my fourth year of writing weekly tropical
cyclone summaries. I send thanks to everyone who has read the summaries, to
everyone who has helped me with them, to everyone who has written me con-
cerning them. I send a special thanks to Greg Deuel, whose DMSP imagery has
added an exciting new dimension to the summaries.

Special Announcement: A digitized version of the weekly summary with DMSP
polar orbiting satellite imagery is now available via the World Wide Web (http
protocol) using Mosaic. This is courtesy of Greg Deuel at the DMSP satellite
archive. It can be retrieved by:

1. Open the Open URL window (under File) in Mosaic, then typing:
http://web.ngdc.noaa.gov.

2. Find the Home Page for the DMSP satellite archive

3. Click on Weekly Updated Items, then click on the dates given on the next
page.

4. The imagery links will be color-coded inside the summary text.

For more information on the imagery and how the digitized summary and
images can be retrieved by ftp, gopher, etc., please contact Greg Deuel
(Internet: g...@po-box.ngdc.noaa.gov).


WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #157 JULY 31-AUGUST 7, 1994

North Atlantic Basin: No tropical cyclones.

Eastern North Pacific Basin (E of 140 Deg. W):

Tropical Depression 8E: Tropical Depression 8E formed near 13N 126W on 31
July. Initially moving west-northwest, the system turned west the next day.
The depression continued west until it moved into the Central North Pacific
near 12N 140W on 3 August. Maximum sustained winds during the depression's
track through the Eastern North Pacific were 30 kt.

Tropical Storm Hector: Tropical Depression 9E formed near 19N 108W on 7
August. The system reached tropical storm intensity later the same day. At
the end of the summary period, Hector was moving west-northwest with 35 kt
winds.

Central North Pacific Basin (180 Deg. W to 140 Deg. W):

Tropical Depression 8E: TD-8E moved into the Central North Pacific near
12N 140W on 3 August. The system continued west until it dissipated near 11N
156W on 5 August. Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 30 kt. While this
ended the first part of TD-8E's life, as of this writing the system has re-
generated and is now Tropical Storm Li. (More on this in next week's summary.)

Western North Pacific Basin (W of 180 Deg. W):

Tropical Storm Brendan: At the start of the summary period, Brendan was
approaching the west coast of the Korean peninsula, moving north with 45 kt
winds. Brendan turned northeast and moved across the peninsula on 1 August,
then it weakened to a depression before turning east and moving across
northern Japan on 2 August. Brendan dissipated near 41N 149E on 3 August.

While none of the observations from South Korea were as impressive as those
in last week's summary, press reports indicate that Brendan's passage caused
8 deaths. Twenty people were reported missing.

Tropical Storm Caitlin: A tropical depression formed near 19N 131E on 31
July. The system was initially moving west, and this motion continued through
2 August. The depression reached tropical storm strength on 2 August, then
the system reached a peak intensity of 55 kt prior to moving west-northwest
across Taiwan on 3 August. Caitlin continued west-northwest into China on 4
August and dissipated over land.

Caitlin affected Taiwan and eastern China. Ship DQFS reported 44 kt sus-
tained winds at 0000 UTC 4 August. Kaohsiung International Airport on Taiwan
reported 32 kt sustained winds with gusts to 42 kt at 0802 UTC 3 August.
Chang Kai-Shek Airport near Taipei reported a 53 kt gust at 1200 UTC that
day. Hsinchu, Taiwan reported a minimum pressure of 991.8 mb at 1100 UTC 3
August while Xiamen, China reported a 992.4 mb pressure at 2100 UTC the same
day. Press reports indicate that 8 people were killed on Taiwan with 4
missing. There are no reports of damage or casualties from China.

Typhoon Doug: Tropical Depression 17W formed near 15N 145E on 1 August.
The system moved west through 3 August, and on that day it strengthened to
both tropical storm and typhoon status. Doug continued west on 4 August, then
it turned west-northwest the next day. The typhoon moved northwest on 6
August as it reached a peak intensity of 140 kt. The storm moved north-
northwest near Taiwan on 7 August, and at the end of the summary period, it
was just north of the northeast tip of Taiwan. Maximum sustained winds had
decreased to 95 kt by that time.

Doug seriously affected Taiwan and the southwestern Ryukyu Islands.
Ishigakijima, Japan reported 52 kt sustained winds at 1200 UTC 7 August.
Chang Kai-Shek Airport, Taiwan reported 43 kt sustained winds with gusts to
60 kt at 1800 UTC, while Hulien, Taiwan reported a gust to 74 kt at 2000 UTC.
Hulien also reported a pressure of 965 mb at 1800 UTC. Press reports indicate
that 10 people were killed on Taiwan with 41 injured.

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 make sure this information is
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 address:

be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.noaa.gov (preferable)

or

jbe...@delphi.com (new address)

Please address any questions or comments on the digitized version or the
associated satellite imagery to Greg Deuel at the DMSP satellite archive at
Internet address:

g...@po-box.ngdc.noaa.gov

Past text copies of the Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary can be obtained via e-
mail. Please send an e-mail message to Jack Beven if you are interested.