Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #22 (Dec. 29, 1991 - Jan. 6, 1992)
JACK
This report is compiled from warnings issued by:
National Hurricane Center
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Naval Western Oceanography Center
Fiji Meteorological Service
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Japanese Meteorological Agency
Royal Observatory of Hong Kong
Indian Meteorological Service
Reunion Meteorological Service
Mauritius Meteorological Service
(others may be added as they become available)
WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #22: DECEMBER 29, 1991 - JANUARY 5, 1992
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 01W: The first tropical depression of 1992 in the
Western North Pacific formed near 5N 178E on 5 January. At the end of the
summary period it was moving west toward the Marshall Islands with 30 kt
winds.
Special Western North Pacific Note: This summary marks the end of the of
the 1991 typhoon season and the beginning of the 1992 season. Further de-
tails of 1991 activity in the Western North Pacific will be published at
some future time in:
Mariners Weather Log
Joint Typhoon Warning Center Annual Tropical Cyclone Report
(published by the US Navy)
Special Western North Pacific Update: Some additional information has
come in through the Weekly Climate Bulletin on the impact of several
Western North Pacific storms:
Typhoon Ivy (Summaries #5-6): Ivy caused heavy rains and flooding in
the Tokyo region of Japan. No casualties have been reported.
Typhoon Kinna (Summary #6): Kinna's passage across Okinawa and Japan
caused 9 deaths.
Tropical Storm Luke (Summaries #6-7): Luke recurved just south of
Japan causing high winds, heavy rains, and landslides. At least 8 people
were killed in the storm.
Typhoon Mireille (Summaries #7-8): At least 50 people died during the
passage of Mireille across western Japan.
North Indian Ocean Basin: No tropical cyclones.
Special North Indian Ocean Note: This summary marks the end of the 1991
tropical cyclone season and the start of the 1992 season. Further details
on 1991 activity will be published at a future time in:
Mariners Weather Log
JTWC Annual Tropical Cyclone Report
Mausam (published by the Indian Meteorological Service)
South Indian Ocean Basin (W of 135 Deg. E):
Tropical Cyclone Bryna (TC-10S): A tropical depression formed near 13S
63E on 30 December. Moving west-southwest, the system reached tropical
storm intensity the next day. Bryna continued its west-southwest track as
it slowly intensified to a peak intensity of 45-55 kt just prior to hitting
northern Madagascar on 2 January. Bryna weakened quickly to a depression
as it did a slow and erratic recurvature over and near Madagascar. At the
end of the summary period, Bryna was over southern Madagascar moving south-
southeast with 25 kt winds. While it appears that Bryna has produced a
large amount of rain over Madagascar, there are no reports of damage or
casualties at this time.
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
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