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Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #172 (November 13 - 20, 1994)
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Jack Beven
Nov 23, 1994, 11:50:59 PM11/23/94
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This report is compiled from warnings issued by:
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)
WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #172 NOVEMBER 13 - 20, 1994
North Atlantic Basin:
Hurricane Gordon: At the start of the summary period, Gordon was moving
north into the southeastern Bahamas with 40 kt winds. Gordon turned west-
northwest between Cuba and the Bahamas as its winds increased to 45 kt. The
system maintained subtropical storm characteristics on 13-14 November, then
it regained warm-core tropical storm characteristics on 15 November while
moving across the lower Florida Keys. The storm continued northwest into the
Gulf of Mexico later on 15 November, then it turned northeast across south
Florida into the Atlantic the next day. Gordon accelerated northeast on 17
November as it reached hurricane strength. It reached a peak intensity of 70
kt later that day. The system then turned north, west and south on 18 Novem-
ber just off the North Carolina coast. Gordon weakened to a tropical storm
while making these turns, and it weakened to a minimal tropical storm on 19
November as it continued south. The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression
while turning west on 20 November, and at the end of the summary period it
was east of Cape Canaveral, Florida, moving west with 25 kt winds.
Numerous observations are available from Gordon. Reconnaissance aircraft
reported a minimum pressure of 980 mb on several occasions during 17-18 No-
vember, with flight level winds at 10,000 ft as high as 96 kt. Ships WPPO and
KLHC reported 68 kt sustained winds at 0000 UTC 18 November. Ship LAHE2 re-
ported 58 kt sustained winds and a 987 mb pressure at 0300 UTC the same day.
The automated station at Diamond Shoals, North Carolina reported 62 kt sus-
tained winds between 0900-1000 UTC 18 November, with a peak gust of 76 kt
between 0700-0800 UTC. The AOML labs in Miami, Florida reported 46 kt sus-
tained winds at 0540 UTC 15 November and a gust to 56 kt at 0800 UTC. The
lowest pressure in Florida was 994.9 mb at Vero Beach at 2100-2200 UTC 16 No-
vember. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, reported a storm rainfall total of 14.68 in
(372.9 mm). Finally, Kemp's Bay on Andros Island, Bahamas, reported 40 kt
sustained winds at 0000 UTC 14 November.
In addition to the Caribbean regions mentioned in last week's summary,
Gordon affected the Bahamas, much of the Florida Peninsula, and the North
Carolina Outer Banks. Current press reports indicated that up to 2000 people
may have been killed in Haiti due to flooding and mudslides. Eight people have
been reported killed so far in Florida. Most of the casualties involved flood-
ing or high surf, but one person was killed during a tornado outbreak on 15
November. Flood damage to Florida crops has been estimated at 300 million
dollars. While no deaths have been reported in North Carolina, there was
property damage from high surf and coastal flooding. There are no reports of
damage or casualties from the Bahamas, and there are no new reports of damage
or casualties from the remainder of the Caribbean. The current reported death
toll makes Gordon the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclone since Hurricane
David in 1979.
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): No tropical cyclones.
North Indian Ocean Basin:
Tropical Cyclone 05A: A tropical depression formed over the Arabian Sea
near 10N 66E on 15 November. Initially stationary, the system started a west-
southwest motion the next day as it reached tropical storm strength. TC-05A
turned west on 17 November, and this motion continued until it made landfall
in eastern Somalia on 19 November. TC-05A reached a peak intensity of 65 kt
just prior to landfall. The storm continued west and dissipated over land on
20 November.
There are no meteorological reports available from the landfall region.
Press reports indicate that 5 people were killed due to flooding with two others
missing from fishing boats. Hundreds were reported to be homeless.
South Indian Ocean Basin (W of 135 Deg. E): No tropical cyclones.
South Pacific Ocean Basin (E of 135 Deg. E):
Tropical Cyclone Vania (TC-01P): At the start of the summary period, TC-01P
was moving west-southwest with 35 kt winds. The system was named Vania by the
Fiji Meteorological Service on 14 November as it turned south. Vania continued
south of 15 November as it quickly strengthened to a peak intensity of 75 kt.
Rapid weakening followed, and by the end of the day it was back to tropical
storm strength. Vania drifted southwest on 16 November and became nearly
stationary near 19S 168E. The cyclone then turned west-northwest on 17 Novem-
ber as it weakened to a depression. It dissipated later that day near 19S 166E.
Vania affected parts of the Republic of Vanuatu. Lamap on Malekoula Island
reported 33 kt sustained winds and a 993.6 mb pressure at 0600 UTC 15 November.
There are no reports of damage or casualties at this time.
Disclaimer: While an effort has been made to insure that this information is
as 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 addresses:
be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.noaa.gov or jbe...@delphi.com
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.
A digitized version of the weekly summary with DMSP polar orbiting imagery
is available over the World Wide Web. This is courtesy of Greg Deuel at the
DMSP satellite archive. It can be found at: http://web.ngdc.noaa.gov/ under
the Weekly Updated Items section of the DMSP Satellite Archive home page.
For more information on the imagery and how to retrieve the digitized
summary and images by other methods, please contact Greg Deuel at Internet
address:
g...@po-box.ngdc.noaa.gov.
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)
WEEKLY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY #172 NOVEMBER 13 - 20, 1994
North Atlantic Basin:
Hurricane Gordon: At the start of the summary period, Gordon was moving
north into the southeastern Bahamas with 40 kt winds. Gordon turned west-
northwest between Cuba and the Bahamas as its winds increased to 45 kt. The
system maintained subtropical storm characteristics on 13-14 November, then
it regained warm-core tropical storm characteristics on 15 November while
moving across the lower Florida Keys. The storm continued northwest into the
Gulf of Mexico later on 15 November, then it turned northeast across south
Florida into the Atlantic the next day. Gordon accelerated northeast on 17
November as it reached hurricane strength. It reached a peak intensity of 70
kt later that day. The system then turned north, west and south on 18 Novem-
ber just off the North Carolina coast. Gordon weakened to a tropical storm
while making these turns, and it weakened to a minimal tropical storm on 19
November as it continued south. The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression
while turning west on 20 November, and at the end of the summary period it
was east of Cape Canaveral, Florida, moving west with 25 kt winds.
Numerous observations are available from Gordon. Reconnaissance aircraft
reported a minimum pressure of 980 mb on several occasions during 17-18 No-
vember, with flight level winds at 10,000 ft as high as 96 kt. Ships WPPO and
KLHC reported 68 kt sustained winds at 0000 UTC 18 November. Ship LAHE2 re-
ported 58 kt sustained winds and a 987 mb pressure at 0300 UTC the same day.
The automated station at Diamond Shoals, North Carolina reported 62 kt sus-
tained winds between 0900-1000 UTC 18 November, with a peak gust of 76 kt
between 0700-0800 UTC. The AOML labs in Miami, Florida reported 46 kt sus-
tained winds at 0540 UTC 15 November and a gust to 56 kt at 0800 UTC. The
lowest pressure in Florida was 994.9 mb at Vero Beach at 2100-2200 UTC 16 No-
vember. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, reported a storm rainfall total of 14.68 in
(372.9 mm). Finally, Kemp's Bay on Andros Island, Bahamas, reported 40 kt
sustained winds at 0000 UTC 14 November.
In addition to the Caribbean regions mentioned in last week's summary,
Gordon affected the Bahamas, much of the Florida Peninsula, and the North
Carolina Outer Banks. Current press reports indicated that up to 2000 people
may have been killed in Haiti due to flooding and mudslides. Eight people have
been reported killed so far in Florida. Most of the casualties involved flood-
ing or high surf, but one person was killed during a tornado outbreak on 15
November. Flood damage to Florida crops has been estimated at 300 million
dollars. While no deaths have been reported in North Carolina, there was
property damage from high surf and coastal flooding. There are no reports of
damage or casualties from the Bahamas, and there are no new reports of damage
or casualties from the remainder of the Caribbean. The current reported death
toll makes Gordon the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclone since Hurricane
David in 1979.
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): No tropical cyclones.
North Indian Ocean Basin:
Tropical Cyclone 05A: A tropical depression formed over the Arabian Sea
near 10N 66E on 15 November. Initially stationary, the system started a west-
southwest motion the next day as it reached tropical storm strength. TC-05A
turned west on 17 November, and this motion continued until it made landfall
in eastern Somalia on 19 November. TC-05A reached a peak intensity of 65 kt
just prior to landfall. The storm continued west and dissipated over land on
20 November.
There are no meteorological reports available from the landfall region.
Press reports indicate that 5 people were killed due to flooding with two others
missing from fishing boats. Hundreds were reported to be homeless.
South Indian Ocean Basin (W of 135 Deg. E): No tropical cyclones.
South Pacific Ocean Basin (E of 135 Deg. E):
Tropical Cyclone Vania (TC-01P): At the start of the summary period, TC-01P
was moving west-southwest with 35 kt winds. The system was named Vania by the
Fiji Meteorological Service on 14 November as it turned south. Vania continued
south of 15 November as it quickly strengthened to a peak intensity of 75 kt.
Rapid weakening followed, and by the end of the day it was back to tropical
storm strength. Vania drifted southwest on 16 November and became nearly
stationary near 19S 168E. The cyclone then turned west-northwest on 17 Novem-
ber as it weakened to a depression. It dissipated later that day near 19S 166E.
Vania affected parts of the Republic of Vanuatu. Lamap on Malekoula Island
reported 33 kt sustained winds and a 993.6 mb pressure at 0600 UTC 15 November.
There are no reports of damage or casualties at this time.
Disclaimer: While an effort has been made to insure that this information is
as 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 addresses:
be...@hrd-tardis.nhc.noaa.gov or jbe...@delphi.com
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.
A digitized version of the weekly summary with DMSP polar orbiting imagery
is available over the World Wide Web. This is courtesy of Greg Deuel at the
DMSP satellite archive. It can be found at: http://web.ngdc.noaa.gov/ under
the Weekly Updated Items section of the DMSP Satellite Archive home page.
For more information on the imagery and how to retrieve the digitized
summary and images by other methods, please contact Greg Deuel at Internet
address:
g...@po-box.ngdc.noaa.gov.
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