Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #128 (January 9 - 16, 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, but please try to
address any comments or questions to be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.noaa.gov (assuming
the mailer stays operational!).
Author's second note: I'm going to be in Norman, OK attending the NWS WSR-
88D training school during the latter part of January and most of February.
David Roth at Florida St. will be writing the summary for me during that
period.
WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #128: JANUARY 9 - 16, 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):
Tropical Cyclone Daisy (TD-D1, TC-08S): At the start of the summary period,
Tropical Depression D1 was drifting east with 30 kt winds. The system reversed
course to a westward drift on 10 January as it reached tropical storm intens-
ity. Daisy moved generally west on 11 January, then it turned west-southwest
the next day as it reached hurricane intensity. The storm reached a peak in-
tensity of 90 kt just prior to making landfall on the island of Madagascar on
13 January. Daisy turned southwest while over land on 14 January while weak-
ening to a depression. The system moved off the southwest coast of Madagascar
on 15 January, then it turned south and dissipated the next day near 24S 43E.
No meteorological reports are available from near the landfall area on Mada-
gascar. St. Brandon Island reported 33 kt sustained winds at 1800 UTC 10 Jan-
uary with a minimum pressure of 997.4 mb 6 hours later. There are no reports of
damage or casualties at this time.
Tropical Cyclone Pearl (TC-09S): Tropical Cyclone Pearl formed very rapidly
near 17S 118E on 12 January. At the start of that day it had not reached trop-
ical depression status, yet by the end of the day the storm had reached hur-
ricane intensity. Pearl initially moved west, and it maintained this track
through the remainder of the summary period except for a west-southwest turn
on 13 January. After the initial rapid developement to hurricane strength,
the system showed little change in strength through the end of the summary
period. At the end of the summary period, Pearl was moving west with 85 kt
winds (the peak intensity up to that time).
Tropical Cyclone Edmea (TC-10S): Tropical Cyclone Edmea formed near 13S 72E
on 13 January. Moving southwest, the system reached tropical storm intensity
later that day. Edmea moved west-southwest on 14 January as it reached a peak
intensity of 55 kt, and this intensity was maintained the next day as the
cyclone turned southwest again. Edmea turned south-southwest on 16 January, and
at the end of the summary period it was moving south-southwest with 50 kt winds.
South Pacific Ocean Basin (E of 135 Deg. E):
Tropical Cyclone Rewa: At the start of the summary period, the remains of
Rewa were northwest of New Caledonia moving west. The system regenerated to
tropical depression status near 15S 156E on 11 January. Rewa moved northwest
and north to near the islands south of eastern New Guinea by 12 January, thus
comleting a very large loop. It turned south-southeast on 13 January as it re-
ained tropical storm intensity, then it stalled the next day near 12S 155E
whil intensifying. The storm turned south-southwest on 15 January while reach-
ing hurricane intensity, then it moved south-southeast the next day as it re-
gained maximum sustained winds of 120 kt. In a virtual repeat of summary #126,
at the end of the summary period Rewa was moving south-southeast through the
Coral Sea with 120 kt winds. Although the regenerated Rewa affected the islands
south of eastern New Guinea, there are no reports of damage, casualties, or
significant weather at this time. There are still no damage or casualty reports
from New Caledonia or the other islands affected during Rewa's first life.
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 by e-mail to Jack Beven at
Internet address:
be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.noaa.gov (preferrable)
or
ja...@cloud3.met.fsu.edu (still good for now)
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