WPac: JMA seasonal summary [up to Cimaron] released

[Chacor]

Those who follow the WPac might find this interesting:

http://severe.worldweather.wmo.int/tcc/ ... 1_1128.doc

It's the JMA's Summary of the 2006 Typhoon Season (up to Typhoon Cimaron). Certain changes have been made:

*Maria is upgraded to a 70-kt typhoon
*Yagi's maximum winds are revised downward to 105 kt
*Shanshan's maximum winds are revised upward to 110 kt (from 100 kt) and pressure downward to 919 hPa (from 925 hPa)
*Wukong upgraded to a Severe Tropical Storm
*Sonamu's maximum winds revised downward to 35 kt
*Saomai's winds upped from 95 kt to 105 kt

Most interesting to those who don't normally follow WPac will be that Ioke is held at 920 hPa, and 105 kt (10-min) - no change from operational info.

Number of 100-kt TYs: Previously 7 (including Cimaron, Chebi and Durian), now 8 (added: Saomai).
Number of TYs: Previously 13 (including Chebi and Durian), now 14 (added: Maria)

[P.K.]

I had seen that the BT was out up to 0618 but not seen the files themselves. Right well that means this season now provisionally holds the most extreme typhoons (105kts+) on record since 1977 at 7 beating the previous record of 6 in 1983. Also that is now provisionally 8 100kt TYs which equals the record back to 1977 set in 1997.

The latest released is 0618 which has been held at 75kts (955hPa). It has been named a TS 6 hours earlier than operationally.

[Chacor]

Using this file and ATCF archives...

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TYPHOON COMPARISON: SEASON 2006
POST-OPERATIONAL INFORMATION USED WHERE AVAILABLE

UNOFFICIAL COMPARISON! SHOULD NOT BE USED AS OFFICIAL INFO.

STORM        SUBMITTED      NUMBER       WINDS (KT)       PRESSURE (HPA)       REPORTED    REPORTED
                 BY                     JMA-10   JTWC-1   JMA   NRL/FNMOC       DEATHS   +  MISSING
                                                                                   (PRELIMINARY)
CHANCHU     MACAU CHINA     0601/02W      95      135     930      904            113    +    195
JELAWAT     MALAYSIA        0602/03W      40       45     996      991              7    +      1
EWINIAR     MICRONESIA      0603/04W     100      130     930      910             40    +      1
BILIS       PHILIPPINES     0604/05W      60       55     970      978            672    +    208
KAEMI       REP. KOREA      0605/06W      80       90     960      954             38    +     35
PRAPIROON   THAILAND        0606/07W      65       70     970      972             88    +      8
MARIA       UNITED STATES   0607/09W      70       65     975      976           NONE
SAOMAI      VIETNAM         0608/08W     105      140     925      898            458    +    110
BOPHA       CAMBODIA        0609/10W      55       50     980      987           NONE
WUKONG      CHINA PR        0610/11W      50       50     980      987           NONE
SONAMU      DPR KOREA       0611/12W      35       45     992      991           NONE
IOKE        CENTRAL PACIFIC 0612/01C     105      140     920      900           NONE
SHANSHAN    HONG KONG CHINA 0613/14W     110      120     919      922             11
YAGI        JAPAN           0614/16W     105      140     910      898           NONE
XANGSANE    LAOS            0615/18W      90      125     940      916            279
BEBINCA     MACAU CHINA     0616/19W      40       45     986      991           NONE
RUMBIA      MALAYSIA        0617/20W      45       35     985      995           NONE
SOULIK      MICRONESIA      0618/21W      75       90     955      954           NONE
CIMARON     PHILIPPINES     0619/22W     105      140     910      898             19    +     15
CHEBI       REP. KOREA      0620/23W     105      125     925      916              1
DURIAN      THAILAND        0621/24W     105      135     915      904           >388    +   >200     ACTIVE

TOTAL                        21/23       110      140     910      898          >2114    +   >773
                                      HIGHEST   HIGHEST  LOWEST   LOWEST

[JonathanBelles]

wow so they do do reports?

[Chacor]

The report from China is available here:

http://severe.worldweather.wmo.int/tcc/ ... ina%29.doc

It's where much of the death toll/missing info comes from in the above table.

[P.K.]

Chebi has been downgraded to 100kts, same pressure as before though.

AXPQ20 RJTD 140500
RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE BEST TRACK
NAME 0620 CHEBI (0620)
PERIOD FROM NOV0806UTC TO NOV1418UTC
0806 15.6N 136.9E 1008HPA //KT 0812 15.6N 135.5E 1008HPA //KT
0818 15.6N 134.3E 1008HPA //KT 0900 15.8N 132.7E 1008HPA //KT
0906 15.9N 131.3E 1006HPA //KT 0912 15.9N 130.1E 1000HPA 35KT
0918 16.1N 128.6E 994HPA 45KT 1000 16.1N 127.2E 985HPA 55KT
1006 16.2N 125.6E 945HPA 90KT 1012 16.2N 124.2E 925HPA 100KT
1018 16.3N 122.8E 930HPA 95KT 1100 15.9N 121.6E 940HPA 90KT
1106 15.8N 120.4E 960HPA 80KT 1112 15.2N 119.4E 960HPA 80KT
1118 14.9N 118.4E 975HPA 65KT 1200 14.9N 117.5E 975HPA 65KT
1206 15.0N 116.7E 985HPA 55KT 1212 15.1N 115.7E 985HPA 55KT
1218 15.3N 114.7E 990HPA 50KT 1300 15.5N 113.7E 990HPA 40KT
1306 16.0N 112.9E 1000HPA 35KT 1312 16.3N 112.3E 1006HPA //KT
1318 16.7N 111.8E 1008HPA //KT 1400 17.0N 111.5E 1010HPA //KT
1406 17.1N 111.3E 1010HPA //KT 1412 17.1N 111.1E 1010HPA //KT
1418 16.7N 110.4E 1012HPA //KT
REMARKS
TD FORMATION AT NOV0806UTC
FROM TD TO TS AT NOV0912UTC
FROM TS TO STS AT NOV1000UTC
FROM STS TO TY AT NOV1006UTC
FROM TY TO STS AT NOV1206UTC
FROM STS TO TS AT NOV1300UTC
FROM TS TO TD AT NOV1312UTC
DISSIPATION AT NOV1500UTC=

[P.K.]

Final BT is out. Trami's time as a TS has been reduced by nine hours.

RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE BEST TRACK
NAME 0623 TRAMI (0623)
PERIOD FROM DEC1506UTC TO DEC2006UTC
1506 7.7N 156.9E 1006HPA //KT 1512 8.5N 154.5E 1008HPA //KT
1518 9.1N 152.1E 1008HPA //KT 1600 9.5N 149.8E 1008HPA //KT
1606 9.6N 147.8E 1006HPA //KT 1612 9.7N 146.0E 1008HPA //KT
1618 10.0N 143.9E 1006HPA //KT 1700 10.7N 141.4E 1006HPA //KT
1706 12.0N 139.9E 1004HPA //KT 1712 13.4N 138.4E 1000HPA 35KT
1718 14.9N 137.4E 1000HPA 35KT 1800 15.7N 136.5E 1000HPA 35KT
1806 16.0N 135.3E 1000HPA 35KT 1812 15.1N 133.4E 1000HPA 35KT
1818 14.3N 131.8E 1004HPA //KT 1900 13.6N 130.3E 1008HPA //KT
1906 13.2N 129.1E 1008HPA //KT 1912 12.8N 127.7E 1008HPA //KT
1918 12.5N 126.3E 1008HPA //KT 2000 12.4N 125.1E 1010HPA //KT
2006 12.8N 123.9E 1008HPA //KT
REMARKS
TD FORMATION AT DEC1506UTC
FROM TD TO TS AT DEC1712UTC
FROM TS TO TD AT DEC1818UTC
DISSIPATION AT DEC2012UTC=