Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #78 (January 24 - 31, 1993)
JACK
National Hurricane Center
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Naval Western Oceanography Center
Fiji Meteorological Service
New Zealand 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 #78: JANUARY 24 - 31, 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): No tropical cyclones.
North Indian Ocean Basin: No tropical cyclones.
South Indian Ocean Basin (W of 135 Deg. E):
Tropical Cyclone Edwina (TC-12S): At the start of the summary period,
Edwina was moving west-southwest with 120 kt winds. This turned out to be
the peak intensity of the system. Edwina continued to move west-southwest
through 26 January as it slowly weakened. On 27 January, the storm turned
south as it passed through the Mauritius Is. group. During this passage,
maximum suatained winds increased from 90 to 100 kt for a short time. At
0000 UTC, St. Brandon Is. reported 50 kt winds, while another station near
20S 59E (WMO 56839) reported a pressure of 991.6 mb. Edwina continued south
the next day and resumed its weakening trend. The storm became extratrop-
ical near 36S 58E on 29 January. There are no reports of damage or casual-
ties at this time.
Tropical Cyclone Lena (TC-13S): At the beginning of the summary period,
Lena was moving west-southwest with 45 kt winds. Lena turned southwest on
25 January as it reached a peak intensity of 55 kt. The storm turned back
westward on 26 January and continued this motion through the next two days
while slowly weakening. Lena turned southwest on 29 January and south on
30 January while maintaining an intensity of 40-45 kt. Lena recurved east-
southeast on 31 January, and at the end of the summary period it was moving
east-southeast with 40 kt winds.
South Pacific Ocean Basin (E of 135 Deg. E):
Tropical Cyclone 14P: Tropical Cyclone 14P formed over the Gulf of Car-
pentaria near 13S 137E on 26 January. Moving west, the system made land-
fall on the Australian coast at a peak intensity of 35 kt the next day.
While the system dissipated over land as a tropical cyclone on 27 January,
the remnant low is still an active weather system over northwestern Australia
as of this writing. No reports of strong winds were recieved from this system,
but several stations reported pressures of 993-996 mb as it moved inland.
There are no reports of damage or casualties at this time.
Tropical Cyclone Lin (TC-15P): A tropical depression formed near 13S
175W on 30 January. Moving southeast, the system reached tropical storm in-
tensity early the next day. Lin tracked southeast near Samoa on 31 January.
Upolu Is. reported sustained winds of 45 kt with a pressure of 993.4 mb at
1200 UTC. Pago Pago, American Samoa, reported a peak gust of 62 kt at 2020
UTC as the storm passed to the southwest. At the end of the summary period,
Lin was moving southeast with 55 kt winds. There are no reports of damage
or casualties at this time.
Tropical Depression: A tropical depression formed near 14S 156W on 31
January. At the end of the summary period, it was drifting southeast with
25 kt winds.
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
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