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Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #214 (September 3 - 10, 1995)
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Jack Beven
Sep 17, 1995, 3:00:00 AM9/17/95
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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)
Author's Note: On behalf of several of my NHC colleagues and myself, I
would like to thank the members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
for their hospitality to my colleagues and myself during my flight into
Hurricane Luis on 8 September and my colleagues' flights into Hurricanes Luis
and Marilyn on 8, 9, and 16 September.
WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #214 SEPTEMBER 3 - 10, 1995
North Atlantic Basin:
Hurricane Iris: At the start of the summary period, Iris was over the open
Atlantic and accelerating north-northeast with 85 kt winds. Iris moved rapidly
northeast and became extratropical near 45N 43W on 4 September.
Ship LADQ4 reported 48 kt winds and a pressure of 999 mb at 1200 UTC 4
September while Iris was losing tropical characteristics. There are no
additional reports of damage or casualties in the Leeward Islands at this
time.
Hurricane Luis: At the start of the summary period, Luis was moving west
toward the Lesser Antillies with 120 kt winds. This turned out to be the peak
intensity. Luis continued west on 4 September, then it turned west-northwest
and moved into the Leeward Islands on 5 September. The hurricane turned north-
west on 6 September, and this motion continued through the next day. Luis
maintained 110-115 kt winds during 5-7 September. Luis turned north-northwest
on 8 September as a weakening trend began. The storm turned north-northeast on
9 September, then it accelerated northeast on 10 September. Luis passed near
Cape Race, Newfoundland before becoming extratropical near 49N 51W on 10
September.
Luis affected the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, and southeastern Newfoundland.
A reconnaissance aircraft reported a minimum pressure of 935 mb at 2352 UTC
7 September. Few surface observations are available from the Leeward Islands,
as most stations stopped reporting long before the eye arrived. There is an
unofficial report of 65 kt sustained winds with a 127 kt gust at the U.S. Air
Base on Antigua. The ship Teal Arrow sailed through the eye of Luis. It re-
ported a minimum pressure of 942 mb at 1800 UTC 6 September and maximum winds
of 125 kt 3 hours later. (It is not know for certain whether these winds were
measured or estimated.) A drifting buoy reported a 953.1 mb pressure at 1300
UTC 9 September, with a second buoy reporting 60 kt sustained winds with gusts
to 82 kt that same day (exact time unknown). Bermuda reported 40 kt sustained
winds with gusts to 49 kt at 1855 UTC 9 September.
Luis caused major damage on the Leeward Islands from Antigua to St. Martin,
with lesser damage reported elsewhere from Martinique to Puerto Rico. Sixteen
people have been reported killed so far, with 9 of those occurring on St.
Martin. Monetary damage figures are incomplete, but estimates on Antigua alone
are $300 million. There are no reports of damage or casualties from Bermuda or
Newfoundland. The National Hurricane Center is still compiling data on Luis,
and further information will be available in a preliminary report later this
year.
Eastern North Pacific Basin (E of 140 Deg. W):
Hurricane Henriette: At the start of the summary period, Henriette was
moving northwest toward southern Baja California with 75 kt winds. The storm
continued northwest across the southern tip of Baja California on 4 September
as it reached a peak intensity of 85 kt. Henriette turned west and weakened
to a tropical storm on 5 September, and this motion continued through the
rest of the storm's life. The cyclone weakened to a depression on 7 September,
and it dissipated the next day near 25N 128W.
La Paz, Mexico, reported a 40 kt gust at 1945 UTC 4 September. Henriette
caused damage to roads and crops over the southern Baja peninsula. There are
no reports of casualties at this time.
Central North Pacific Basin (180 Deg. W to 140 Deg. W): No tropical cyclones.
Western North Pacific Basin (W of 180 Deg.):
Tropical Storm Nina/Helming: At the start of the summary period, Nina/
Helming (Helming was the name assigned by the Philippine Meteorological Ser-
vice.) was moving west-northwest into the central Philippine Islands with 35
kt winds. The storm continued west-northwest through the South China Sea on
4-5 September, then it turned northwest on 6 September as it reached a peak
intensity of 45 kt. Nina/Helming crossed Hainan Dao Island on 6-7 September
and moved into south China on 7 September. It dissipated over land later that
day.
Xisha Island, China, reported 35 kt sustained winds at 0300 UTC 6 Septem-
ber. Haikou, China, reported a minimum pressure of 996.9 mb at 2100 UTC the
same day. Press reports indicate that Nina/Helming caused flooding in the
central Philippines, with mudflows from the Mt. Pinatubo ash deposits damaging
nearby villages. There are no reports of casualties in the Philippines, and
there are no reports of damage or casualties from China.
Tropical Depression 16W: Tropical Depression 16W formed near 13N 110E on
9 September. This system moved slowly west-northwest through the end of the
summary period, at which time it had 25 kt winds.
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, 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
anonymous ftp from squall.met.fsu.edu in directory pub/jack. They are also
available by e-mail. 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 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
summary and images by other methods, please contact the DMSP archive at:
dm...@ngdc.noaa.gov
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)
Author's Note: On behalf of several of my NHC colleagues and myself, I
would like to thank the members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
for their hospitality to my colleagues and myself during my flight into
Hurricane Luis on 8 September and my colleagues' flights into Hurricanes Luis
and Marilyn on 8, 9, and 16 September.
WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #214 SEPTEMBER 3 - 10, 1995
North Atlantic Basin:
Hurricane Iris: At the start of the summary period, Iris was over the open
Atlantic and accelerating north-northeast with 85 kt winds. Iris moved rapidly
northeast and became extratropical near 45N 43W on 4 September.
Ship LADQ4 reported 48 kt winds and a pressure of 999 mb at 1200 UTC 4
September while Iris was losing tropical characteristics. There are no
additional reports of damage or casualties in the Leeward Islands at this
time.
Hurricane Luis: At the start of the summary period, Luis was moving west
toward the Lesser Antillies with 120 kt winds. This turned out to be the peak
intensity. Luis continued west on 4 September, then it turned west-northwest
and moved into the Leeward Islands on 5 September. The hurricane turned north-
west on 6 September, and this motion continued through the next day. Luis
maintained 110-115 kt winds during 5-7 September. Luis turned north-northwest
on 8 September as a weakening trend began. The storm turned north-northeast on
9 September, then it accelerated northeast on 10 September. Luis passed near
Cape Race, Newfoundland before becoming extratropical near 49N 51W on 10
September.
Luis affected the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, and southeastern Newfoundland.
A reconnaissance aircraft reported a minimum pressure of 935 mb at 2352 UTC
7 September. Few surface observations are available from the Leeward Islands,
as most stations stopped reporting long before the eye arrived. There is an
unofficial report of 65 kt sustained winds with a 127 kt gust at the U.S. Air
Base on Antigua. The ship Teal Arrow sailed through the eye of Luis. It re-
ported a minimum pressure of 942 mb at 1800 UTC 6 September and maximum winds
of 125 kt 3 hours later. (It is not know for certain whether these winds were
measured or estimated.) A drifting buoy reported a 953.1 mb pressure at 1300
UTC 9 September, with a second buoy reporting 60 kt sustained winds with gusts
to 82 kt that same day (exact time unknown). Bermuda reported 40 kt sustained
winds with gusts to 49 kt at 1855 UTC 9 September.
Luis caused major damage on the Leeward Islands from Antigua to St. Martin,
with lesser damage reported elsewhere from Martinique to Puerto Rico. Sixteen
people have been reported killed so far, with 9 of those occurring on St.
Martin. Monetary damage figures are incomplete, but estimates on Antigua alone
are $300 million. There are no reports of damage or casualties from Bermuda or
Newfoundland. The National Hurricane Center is still compiling data on Luis,
and further information will be available in a preliminary report later this
year.
Eastern North Pacific Basin (E of 140 Deg. W):
Hurricane Henriette: At the start of the summary period, Henriette was
moving northwest toward southern Baja California with 75 kt winds. The storm
continued northwest across the southern tip of Baja California on 4 September
as it reached a peak intensity of 85 kt. Henriette turned west and weakened
to a tropical storm on 5 September, and this motion continued through the
rest of the storm's life. The cyclone weakened to a depression on 7 September,
and it dissipated the next day near 25N 128W.
La Paz, Mexico, reported a 40 kt gust at 1945 UTC 4 September. Henriette
caused damage to roads and crops over the southern Baja peninsula. There are
no reports of casualties at this time.
Central North Pacific Basin (180 Deg. W to 140 Deg. W): No tropical cyclones.
Western North Pacific Basin (W of 180 Deg.):
Tropical Storm Nina/Helming: At the start of the summary period, Nina/
Helming (Helming was the name assigned by the Philippine Meteorological Ser-
vice.) was moving west-northwest into the central Philippine Islands with 35
kt winds. The storm continued west-northwest through the South China Sea on
4-5 September, then it turned northwest on 6 September as it reached a peak
intensity of 45 kt. Nina/Helming crossed Hainan Dao Island on 6-7 September
and moved into south China on 7 September. It dissipated over land later that
day.
Xisha Island, China, reported 35 kt sustained winds at 0300 UTC 6 Septem-
ber. Haikou, China, reported a minimum pressure of 996.9 mb at 2100 UTC the
same day. Press reports indicate that Nina/Helming caused flooding in the
central Philippines, with mudflows from the Mt. Pinatubo ash deposits damaging
nearby villages. There are no reports of casualties in the Philippines, and
there are no reports of damage or casualties from China.
Tropical Depression 16W: Tropical Depression 16W formed near 13N 110E on
9 September. This system moved slowly west-northwest through the end of the
summary period, at which time it had 25 kt winds.
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, 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
anonymous ftp from squall.met.fsu.edu in directory pub/jack. They are also
available by e-mail. 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 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
summary and images by other methods, please contact the DMSP archive at:
dm...@ngdc.noaa.gov
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