Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #142 (April 17 - 24, 1994)
JACK
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: ja...@cloud3.met.fsu.edu is still valid for now, but please
address any comments or questions to be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.noaa.gov (assuming
the mailer stays operational!)
Author's second note: I will be out of town at Forecaster's Development
School and a vacation for the next month. Dave Roth will write the summary
for me while I'm away.
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.
There will generally be a 1-2 day lag from the time I mail the summary until
the digitized version is ready. For more information on the imagery, as well as
for 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 #142 APRIL 17 - 24, 1994
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): No tropical cyclones.
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):
Tropical Cyclone 29P: Tropical Cyclone formed near 15S 161E on 24 April.
At the end of the summary period, it was drifting erratically near that point
with 35 kt winds.
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 to Jack Beven
at Internet address:
be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.noaa.gov (preferable)
or
ja...@cloud3.met.fsu.edu (still good until June 1 at the latest)
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:
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.