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Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #218 (October 1- 8, 1995)
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Jack Beven
Oct 15, 1995, 3:00:00 AM10/15/95
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This report is compiled from warnings issued by:
National Hurricane Center Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Naval Pacific Meteor./Ocean. 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 #218 OCTOBER 1 - 8, 1995
North Atlantic Basin:
Hurricane Noel: At the start of the summary period, Noel was drifting
north through the open Atlantic with 45 kt winds. Noel continued north on 2
October, then it turned north-northwest the next day. Noel turned north-
northeast on 4 October as it re-intensified, and it turned east on 5 October
as it regained minimal hurricane strength. The cyclone continued east on 6
October as it weakened to a tropical storm. Further weakening occurred, and
Noel weakened to a low pressure area near 33N 34W on 7 October.
Ship FNOU reported 65 kt winds and a 998 mb pressure at 0000 UTC 5 Octo-
ber. Ship FNIH reported 60 kt winds at 0000 UTC 5 October, with a minimum
pressure of 991.8 mb 3 hr later.
Hurricane Opal: At the start of the summary period, Tropical Storm Opal
was drifting west across the southwest Gulf of Mexico with 45 kt winds. The
cyclone drifted erratically near 21N 92W on 2 October as it reached hurricane
strength, then it began a north-northeast track the next day. The storm
accelerated toward the northern Gulf coast on 4 October and explosively
deepened. A reconnaissance aircraft measured a minimum pressure of 916 mb at
0945 UTC and flight level winds (at 10,000 ft) of 152 kt at 1131 UTC. Max-
imum sustained surface winds were estimated at 130 kt. A weakening Opal made
landfall near Navarre Beach, Florida late on 4 October with maximum winds near
110 kt and a central pressure of 940-944 mb. The storm continued north-north-
east into the eastern United States and became extratropical on 5 October.
Opal made landfall between the reporting stations at Pensacola and Eglin
Air Force Base, Florida. Hurlbert Field at Eglin reported a 125 kt gust at
2142 UTC 4 October, with maximum sustained winds of 70 kt 13 minutes later.
The minimum pressure was 960.0 mb at 2245 UTC. The Pensacola Naval Air Station
reported a minimum pressure of 955.0 mb at 2225 UTC the same day. Hurricane
force wind gusts were reported east of the center to Panama City, Florida.
Tropical storm force gusts were reported from the southeast Louisiana coastal
waters east to Tallahasse, Florida, and northward to northern Alabama and
Georgia.
Opal caused major property damage in the Florida Panhandle coastal region,
with lesser damage being reported from the coast northward into eastern
Alabama and western Georgia. Current estimates place the monetary damage at
1.5-2 billion dollars. Press reports indicate 21 people died due to Opal in
the United states. This is addition to the 50 reported killed in Mexico and
Central America.
The National Hurricane Center is still collecting data on Opal, and it
will be writing a preliminary report with more information on the storm later
this year.
Tropical Storm Pablo: Tropical Depression Eighteen formed near 8N 34W on
5 October. Moving west-northwest, it reached tropical storm strength later
that day. Pablo turned west on 6 October as it reached a peak intensity of 50
kt. Pablo then continued west through the rest of its life. The storm rapidly
weakened on 8 October and dissipated later that day near 12N 60W.
Pablo dissipated before it could affect the Windward Islands. Ship ELPB5
reported 48 kt winds at 0900 UTC 6 October, and a minimum pressure of 1006.0
mb 9 hr later.
Tropical Depression Nineteen: Tropical Depression Nineteen formed near 16N
83W on 8 October. At the end of the summary period, it was moving north-north-
west through the northwest Caribbean with 30 kt winds.
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.):
Typhoon Sibyl: At the start of the summary period, Sibyl was moving west-
northwest through the South China Seas with 75 kt winds. Sibyl turned north-
west on 2 October, and this motion continued until the storm made landfall
over south China on 3 October. Sibyl weakened to tropical storm strength on
23 October, and it dissipated after landfall on 3 October.
Xinyi, China, reported a minimum pressure of 991.2 mb at 0600 UTC 3 Octo-
ber, while Shangchuan Island, China reported 35 kt sustained winds 6 hr
earlier. Ship DIHE reported 50 kt winds at 1500 UTC 2 October. There are no
additional reports of damage or casualties associated with Sibyl at this
time. Last week's summary has details of Sibyl's strike in the Philippines.
Tropical Depression 22W: Tropical Depression 22W formed near 28N 164E on
1 October. The system dissipated the next day near 25N 161E. Maximum sus-
tained winds in this short-lived system were 30 kt.
Tropical Depression 23W: Tropical Depression 23W formed over the South
China Sea near 15N 113E on 5 October. The cyclone moved west into Vietnam
and dissipated the next day. Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 25 kt.
There are no reports of damage, casualties, or significant weather at this
time.
Tropical Depression: A tropical depression formed near 17N 148E on 8 Octo-
ber. At the end of the summary period, it was stationary with 30 kt winds.
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 insure that this information is
as accurate as possible, this is a preliminary and unofficial report drawn
from operational warnings. Thus, it 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:
jbe...@delphi.com
or
be...@trdis.aoml.erl.gov
Past text copies of the Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary can be obtained via
anonymous ftp from squall.met.fsu.edu in directory pub/jack. They are also
available by 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 the DMSP satellite
archive. It can be found at: http://web.ngdc.noaa.gov/ under the Weekly
Tropical Cyclone Summary link 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 the DMSP archive at:
dm...@ngdc.noaa.gov
National Hurricane Center Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Naval Pacific Meteor./Ocean. 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 #218 OCTOBER 1 - 8, 1995
North Atlantic Basin:
Hurricane Noel: At the start of the summary period, Noel was drifting
north through the open Atlantic with 45 kt winds. Noel continued north on 2
October, then it turned north-northwest the next day. Noel turned north-
northeast on 4 October as it re-intensified, and it turned east on 5 October
as it regained minimal hurricane strength. The cyclone continued east on 6
October as it weakened to a tropical storm. Further weakening occurred, and
Noel weakened to a low pressure area near 33N 34W on 7 October.
Ship FNOU reported 65 kt winds and a 998 mb pressure at 0000 UTC 5 Octo-
ber. Ship FNIH reported 60 kt winds at 0000 UTC 5 October, with a minimum
pressure of 991.8 mb 3 hr later.
Hurricane Opal: At the start of the summary period, Tropical Storm Opal
was drifting west across the southwest Gulf of Mexico with 45 kt winds. The
cyclone drifted erratically near 21N 92W on 2 October as it reached hurricane
strength, then it began a north-northeast track the next day. The storm
accelerated toward the northern Gulf coast on 4 October and explosively
deepened. A reconnaissance aircraft measured a minimum pressure of 916 mb at
0945 UTC and flight level winds (at 10,000 ft) of 152 kt at 1131 UTC. Max-
imum sustained surface winds were estimated at 130 kt. A weakening Opal made
landfall near Navarre Beach, Florida late on 4 October with maximum winds near
110 kt and a central pressure of 940-944 mb. The storm continued north-north-
east into the eastern United States and became extratropical on 5 October.
Opal made landfall between the reporting stations at Pensacola and Eglin
Air Force Base, Florida. Hurlbert Field at Eglin reported a 125 kt gust at
2142 UTC 4 October, with maximum sustained winds of 70 kt 13 minutes later.
The minimum pressure was 960.0 mb at 2245 UTC. The Pensacola Naval Air Station
reported a minimum pressure of 955.0 mb at 2225 UTC the same day. Hurricane
force wind gusts were reported east of the center to Panama City, Florida.
Tropical storm force gusts were reported from the southeast Louisiana coastal
waters east to Tallahasse, Florida, and northward to northern Alabama and
Georgia.
Opal caused major property damage in the Florida Panhandle coastal region,
with lesser damage being reported from the coast northward into eastern
Alabama and western Georgia. Current estimates place the monetary damage at
1.5-2 billion dollars. Press reports indicate 21 people died due to Opal in
the United states. This is addition to the 50 reported killed in Mexico and
Central America.
The National Hurricane Center is still collecting data on Opal, and it
will be writing a preliminary report with more information on the storm later
this year.
Tropical Storm Pablo: Tropical Depression Eighteen formed near 8N 34W on
5 October. Moving west-northwest, it reached tropical storm strength later
that day. Pablo turned west on 6 October as it reached a peak intensity of 50
kt. Pablo then continued west through the rest of its life. The storm rapidly
weakened on 8 October and dissipated later that day near 12N 60W.
Pablo dissipated before it could affect the Windward Islands. Ship ELPB5
reported 48 kt winds at 0900 UTC 6 October, and a minimum pressure of 1006.0
mb 9 hr later.
Tropical Depression Nineteen: Tropical Depression Nineteen formed near 16N
83W on 8 October. At the end of the summary period, it was moving north-north-
west through the northwest Caribbean with 30 kt winds.
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.):
Typhoon Sibyl: At the start of the summary period, Sibyl was moving west-
northwest through the South China Seas with 75 kt winds. Sibyl turned north-
west on 2 October, and this motion continued until the storm made landfall
over south China on 3 October. Sibyl weakened to tropical storm strength on
23 October, and it dissipated after landfall on 3 October.
Xinyi, China, reported a minimum pressure of 991.2 mb at 0600 UTC 3 Octo-
ber, while Shangchuan Island, China reported 35 kt sustained winds 6 hr
earlier. Ship DIHE reported 50 kt winds at 1500 UTC 2 October. There are no
additional reports of damage or casualties associated with Sibyl at this
time. Last week's summary has details of Sibyl's strike in the Philippines.
Tropical Depression 22W: Tropical Depression 22W formed near 28N 164E on
1 October. The system dissipated the next day near 25N 161E. Maximum sus-
tained winds in this short-lived system were 30 kt.
Tropical Depression 23W: Tropical Depression 23W formed over the South
China Sea near 15N 113E on 5 October. The cyclone moved west into Vietnam
and dissipated the next day. Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 25 kt.
There are no reports of damage, casualties, or significant weather at this
time.
Tropical Depression: A tropical depression formed near 17N 148E on 8 Octo-
ber. At the end of the summary period, it was stationary with 30 kt winds.
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 insure that this information is
as accurate as possible, this is a preliminary and unofficial report drawn
from operational warnings. Thus, it 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:
jbe...@delphi.com
or
be...@trdis.aoml.erl.gov
Past text copies of the Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary can be obtained via
anonymous ftp from squall.met.fsu.edu in directory pub/jack. They are also
available by 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 the DMSP satellite
archive. It can be found at: http://web.ngdc.noaa.gov/ under the Weekly
Tropical Cyclone Summary link 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 the DMSP archive at:
dm...@ngdc.noaa.gov
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