Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #118 (October 31 - November 7, 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)
Author's note: ja...@cloud3.met.fsu.edu is still valid, but please try to
address any comments or questions to be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.noaa.gov (assuming
the mailer stays operational!).
WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #118: OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 7, 1993
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):
Typhoon Ira: At the start of the summary period, Ira was moving west toward
Luzon Island in the Philippines with 120 kt winds. This turned out to be the
storm's peak intensity. Ira continued west and made landfall on Luzon near
Casiguran with 105 kt sustained winds on 1 November. Casiguran reported a 48
kt wind at 0500 UTC and a 949.8 mb pressure at 0700 UTC with a simultaneous 45
kt wind. Higher winds probably occurred at other times. Baler reported sus-
tained winds of 58 kt at 0800 UTC. Ira weakened rapidly while over Luzon, and
it dropped to tropical storm intensity as it moved west-northwest into the
South China Sea on 2 November. Ira turned northwest on 3 November, and it
continued this track until it moved into south China on 4 November as a 50
kt tropical storm. Hong Kong reported 27 kt sustained winds at 1200 UTC 4 No-
vember with peak gusts of 45 kt at 0600 UTC. Ira dissipated over land the next
day. Eight people were reported killed in the Philippines due to Ira, and the
storm may have caused a 747 to slide off the runway in Hong Kong producing
several injuries.
Tropical Storm Jeana: Tropical Depression 31W formed near 11N 155E on 5
November. Moving generally west-northwest, the system reached tropical storm
intensity the next day. Jeana turned west and moved across Guam on 7 November.
Tropical storm force winds were apparently confined to a very small area, as
neither of the two reporting stations on Guam reported significant winds. The
minimum observed pressure was 1004 mb at both Andersen Air Force Base and
Agana at 0600 UTC. Jeana continued west, and at the end of the summary period
it was west of Guam with 45 kt winds. There are no reports of damage or cas-
ualties 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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