Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #231 (December 31, 1995 - January 7, 1996)

[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)

Author's note: Many of the tropical cyclone warning centers publish annual
summaries of activity in their region. Here is a list of the summaries I'm
aware of and what reports or periodicals they can be found in:

Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Basins:
National Hurricane Center - Weatherwise, Monthly Weather Review
(periodicals)

Central Pacific Basin:
Central Pacific Hurricane Center - NOAA Technical Memorandum

Western North Pacific Basin:
Joint Typhoon Warning Center - JTWC Annual Tropical Cyclone Report
Japanese Meteorological Agency: Annual Report of the Tropical Cyclone
Center, WMO Typhoon Committee Annual Report
Philippine Meteorological Service: Philippine Annual Tropical Cyclone
Report.
Royal Observatory of Hong Kong: Annual report of Tropical Cyclones in Hong
Kong, WMO Typhoon Committee Annual Report

North Indian Ocean Basin:
Joint Typhoon Warning Center - JTWC Annual Tropical Cyclone Report
Indian Meteorological Department: Mausam (periodical), Annual Report on
Tropical Cyclones over the North Indian Ocean

South Indian Ocean Basin:
Joint Typhoon Warning Center - JTWC Annual Tropical Cyclone Report
Bureau of Meteorology, Australia - Australian Meteorological Magazine
(periodical)
Mauritius Meteorological Service: Mauritius Annual Tropical Cyclone Report
Reunion Meteorological Service: Season Cyclonique, an annual report issued
by Meteo France.

South Pacific Ocean Basin:
Naval Western Oceanography Center: JTWC Annual Tropical Cyclone Report
Fiji Meteorological Service, Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Bureau
of Meteorology, Australia: Australian Meteorological Magazine (periodical)


WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #231 DECEMBER 31, 1995 - JANUARY 7, 1996

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.): No tropical cyclones.

North Indian Ocean Basin: No tropical cyclones.

South Indian Ocean Basin (W of 135 Deg. E):

Tropical Depression: At the start of the summary period, the depression
was drifting south through the open ocean with 25-30 kt winds. The system
dissipated on 1 January near 23S 52E.

Tropical Cyclone Bonita (TC-06S): Tropical Cyclone Bonita formed near 14S
69E on 5 January. The system moved west-southwest through the rest of the
summary period, at which time it was packing 55 kt winds.

Bonita passed near St. Brandon Island, which reported 33 kt sustained
winds and a 1000.3 mb pressure at 1800 UTC 7 January. There are no reports of
damage or casualties at this time.

South Pacific Ocean Basin (E of 135 Deg. E):

Tropical Cyclone Barry (TC-05P): Tropical Cyclone Barry formed over the
Gulf of Carpentaria near 15N 193E on 4 January. Initially moving east, the
system turned southeast and moved into northeastern Australia the next day.
Barry intensified rapidly and reached a peak intensity of 85 kt as it was
making landfall. The storm weakened slowly over land and dissipated on 7
January.

There are no observations available near the system center, and there are
no reports of damage or casualties at this time.


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...@nhc.noaa.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.