Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #219 (October 8 - 15, 1995)

[Jack Beven]

This report is compiled from warnings issued by:
National Hurricane Center Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Naval Pacific Meteor./Ocean. 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)


WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #219 OCTOBER 8 - 15, 1995

North Atlantic Basin:

Hurricane Roxanne: Tropical Depression Nineteen formed near 16N 83W on 8
October. Initially moving north-northwest, the system turned north on 9 Octo-
ber as it reached tropical storm strength. Roxanne turned west-northwest and
rapidly intensified on 10 October. It reached hurricane strength early that
day, then it reached a peak intensity of 100 kt just prior to making landfall
near Cozumel, Mexico. Roxanne moved west across the Yucatan Peninsula and
weakened on 11 October, then it moved west-southwest into the Gulf of Mexico
as a tropical storm the next day. The storm turned west-northwest on 13 Octo-
ber, and this was followed by northward and then eastward motion on 14 Octo-
ber. Roxanne regained hurricane strength on 14 October. The cyclone drifted
southeast on 15 October, and at the end of the summary period it was packing
75 kt winds.

A reconnaissance aircraft measure a minimum pressure of 956 mb at 2152 UTC
10 October. An automated stations near Merida, Mexico reported 65 kt sustained
winds and a gust to 94 kt on 11 October (exact time unknown). Ship V2EM re-
ported 65 kt sustained winds and a 996.6 mb pressure at 0000 UTC 15 October.
Ship C6IK8 reported 47 kt sustained winds and a 985.0 mb pressure at the same
time. No observations are available from Cozumel during the landfall.

Press reports indicate that at least 12 people died due to Roxanne. Three
of the deaths (as well as 6 missing people) were on an oil barge that sank in
the Gulf of Mexico after Roxanne moved off of Yucatan. Although there are
reports of flooding and property damage, there are no monetary damage figures
available at this time.

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.):

Tropical Storm Val: A tropical depression formed near 17N 148E on 8 Octo-
ber. Initially stationary, the depression (designated TD-25W by the Joint
Typhoon Warning Center on 9 October) began a northwest motion the next day.
The cyclone moved west-northwest on 10 October as it reached tropical storm
strength. Val reached a peak intensity of 45 kt later that day. The storm
turned north-northeast on 11 October, then it turned back to the south the
next day. Val drifted erratically near 25N 139E on 13 October as it weakened
to a depression, and it dissipated the next day near 23N 138E.

Ship 4XGX reported 42 kt winds at 1200 UTC 11 October, with a minimum
pressure of 1001.0 mb 12 hr later. Ship KIRH reported 40 kt winds at 1800 UTC
11 October.

Typhoon Ted: Tropical Depression 24W formed in the South China Sea near
15N 116E on 9 October. Initially moving west, the system turned west-north-
west the next day as it reached tropical storm strength. Ted moved northwest
into the Gulf of Tonkin on 11 October, then it turned north as it reached
typhoon strength and a peak intensity of 70 kt. Ted moved inland near Beihai,
China on 13 October and dissipated over land later that day.

Beihai reported a minimum pressure of 996.1 mb at 0600 UTC 13 October, with
maximum reported winds remaining below tropical storm force. There are no
reports of damage or casualties at this time.

North Indian Ocean Basin:

Tropical Cyclone 02A; Tropical Cyclone 02A formed in the Arabian Sea near
17N 69E on 12 October. The system reached tropical storm strength later that
day as it moved west. It continued west on 13 October as it reached a peak
intensity of 50 kt. TC-02A turned northwest on 14 October, and at the end of
the summary period it was continuing this track with 40 kt winds.

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, this is a preliminary and unofficial report drawn
from operational warnings. Thus, it 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:

jbe...@delphi.com

or

be...@trdis.aoml.erl.gov

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

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is available over the World Wide Web. This is courtesy of the DMSP satellite
archive. It can be found at: http://web.ngdc.noaa.gov/ under the Weekly
Tropical Cyclone Summary link of the DMSP Satellite Archive home page.

For more information on the imagery and how to retrieve the digitized
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