Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #99 (June 20 - 27, 1993)
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)
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until I get USENET access from NHC. ja...@cloud3.met.fsu.edu is still valid,
but please try to address any comments or questions to be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.
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WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #99: JUNE 20 - 27, 1993
North Atlantic Basin:
Tropical Depression Arlene: At the start of the summary period, ex-trop-
ical storm Arlene was over south Texas drifting west with 30 kt winds. The
system continued to drift west and dissipated over Texas on 21 June. There
are several rainfall reports of 10-15 inches (254-381 mm) from southern and
eastern Texas. Some of the heaviest rainfall occurred well north of the
center where Arlene's circulation interacted with an upper level trough.
While winds and tides apparently caused little damage, flooding has caused
some damage especially to agriculture. Monetary figures are still not
available at this time. There are no reports of casualties at this time.
Eastern North Pacific Basin (E of 140 Deg. W):
Tropical Depression 3E: Tropical Depression 3E formed near 14N 96W on 27
June. At the end of the summary period, it was moving northwest with 30 kt
winds.
Central North Pacific Basin (180 Deg. W to 140 Deg. W): No tropical cyclones.
Western North Pacific Basin (W of 180 Deg. W):
Typhoon Koryn: At the start of the summary period, Koryn was moving west
with 35 kt winds. Koryn turned west-northwest on 21 June and maintained
this general heading through the rest of the summary period. After sputter-
ing along for four days as a minimal tropical storm, Koryn started to in-
tensify on 21 June. It reached typhoon intensity on 23 June, and then it
strengthened rapidly to a peak intensity of 130 kt the next day. Koryn made
landfall on the northern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines on 25 June
with winds estimated at 115 kt. Casiguran reported a pressure of 975.5 mb
at 1900 UTC that day, while Tuguegarao reported 50 kt sustained winds at 0200
UTC 26 June. Koryn moved across the South China Sea on 26 June with winds of
90 kt, then it made landfall over southern China late on 27 June with winds
estimated near 80 kt. Hong Kong reported a peak wind gust of 60 kt at 0400
UTC 27 June, and Yangjiang, China reported a pressure of 984.2 mb at 1500 UTC.
At the end of the summary period, Koryn was moving west-northwest into
southern China with 80 kt winds. There are no reports of damage or casualt-
ies at this time.
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 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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