Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #147 (May 22 - 29, 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: Special thanks to Dave Roth for writing the summaries
during my trip to Kansas City and elsewhere.
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 #147 MAY 22-29, 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):
Tropical Depression Deling (TD-4W): This system was named by the Philippine
Meteorological Service. Tropical depression Deling formed near 12N 127E on 24
May. Initially moving west-northwest, the system turned west the next day as
it moved across the Philippine Islands. Deling moved into the South China Sea
later on 25 May, then it accelerated west-northwest on 26 May. The system
made landfall in central Vietnam late on 26 May and quickly dissipated. Maxi-
mum sustained winds in this cyclone were estimated at 30 kt. Although there
were no reports of significant winds or pressures, Deling produced heavy rains
over the central and southern Philippines. The resulting flooding killed five
people.
Tropical Depression: A tropical depression formed near 19N 118E on 27 May.
Moving generally northeast, the system merged with a frontal system the next
day near 24N 123E. Maximum sustained winds in this short-lived system were
estimated at 30 kt.
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 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 this
week to Jack Beven at Internet address:
be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.noaa.gov (preferable)
or
ja...@cloud3.met.fsu.edu (still good for a week or two)
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.