Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #67 (November 8 - 15, 1992)
JACK
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 Department
Reunion Meteorological Service
Mauritius Meteorological Service
(others may be added as they become available)
WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #67: NOVEMBER 8 - 15, 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 Storm Forrest: Tropical Depression 30W formed in the South
China Sea near 9N 114E on 12 November. Moving initially west, the system
turned west-southwest the next day as it reached tropical storm intensity.
Forrest turned west on 14 November, then it reached a peak intensity of 60
kt shortly before moving into the Isthmus of Kra near Phuket, Thailand on
15 November. Forrest continued westward and moved into the North Indian
Ocean later that day. So far, there are no reports of damage or casualties
from Thailand. Forrest also affected southern Vietnam, and the storm is blamed
for the crash of a Vietnamese airliner with 30 people on board on 14 Novem-
ber. It is believed that all aboard were killed.
Tropical Storm Gay: Tropical Depression 31W formed near 7N 178E on 14
November. Moving west-northwest, the system reached tropical storm inten-
sity the next day. At the end of the summary period, Gay was moving west-
northwest through the Marshall Islands with 40 kt winds.
Tropical Depression: A tropical depression formed near 13N 159E on 15
November. At the end of the summary period, it was moving west-northwest
with 25 kt winds.
North Indian Ocean Basin:
Tropical Cyclone 10B: Tropical Cyclone 10B formed in the Bay of Bengal
near 8N 86E on 11 November. Moving west, the system reached tropical storm
intensity later that same day. TC-10B reached an intensity of 55 kt just
before crossing the island of Sri Lanka on 12 November. The system weakened
while over land, but it quickly regained strength as it turned west-north-
west toward the southern tip of India the next day. TC-10B reached a peak
intensity of 70 kt just prior to moving into southern India on 13 November.
It then quickly weakened to tropical storm intensity. TC-10B turned to a
northwesterly track on 14 November with the center skirting the west coast
of southern India. It weakened to a depression briefly on 14 November, then
it regained tropical storm strength the next day. At the end of the summary
period, TC-10B was moving northwest near the west coast of India with 45 kt
winds. TC-10B seriously affected Sri Lanka and the states of Tamil Nadu and
Kerala in southern India. Eight people are known dead so far on Sri Lanka,
with at least 230 people believed killed in southern India.
Tropical Cyclone Forrest: Tropical Storm Forrest crossed the Isthmus of
Kra from the Gulf of Thailand into the North Indian Ocean with 50 kt winds
on 15 November. At the end of the summary period, it was moving west with
40 kt winds.
South Indian Ocean Basin (W of 135 Deg. E): No tropical cyclones.
South Pacific Ocean Basin (E of 135 Deg. E): No tropical cyclones.
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