Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #149 (June 5 - 12, 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!)
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.
For more information on the imagery and 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 #149 JUNE 5-12, 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 Storm Russ: At the start of the summary period, Russ was drifting
west through the northern South China Sea with 45 kt winds. Russ moved west
on 6 June, then it turned northwest on 7 June as it reached a peak intensity
of 55 kt. Russ moved north-northwest into southern China on 8 June. The
storm maintained its peak intensity to landfall, then it rapidly weakened.
Zhanjiang reported a minimum pressure of 980.6 mb at 0900 UTC 8 June, while
Haikou reported a pressure of 989.7 mb at 0000 UTC the same day. While there
were no reports of sustained tropical storm-force winds at any land station,
higher winds probably occurred between reports. The cyclone dissipated over
southern China on 9 June. Press reports indicated that Russ killed four
people with 10 others missing in southern China. 12,000 homes were reported
destroyed. Heavy rains from the storm helped ease a drought over parts of
southern China.
North Indian Ocean Basin:
Tropical Cyclone 03A: A tropical depression formed near 18N 72E on 6 June
from a disturbance that moved off the west coast of India. Initially moving
northwest, the system reached tropical storm strength later that day. TC-03A
turned west on 7 June, and this motion continued through the rest of the
storm's life. The cyclone reached a peak intensity of 60 kt on 8 June.
Shearing caused rapid weakening later that day, and by the end of the day
TC-03A was a minimal tropical storm. Further weakening followed, and TC-03A
dissipated on 9 June near 20N 59E.
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.