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Observer and forecast tracks in 2003-4


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NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 2003
 

North-West Pacific

Yanyan(01W), Kujira(02W), 03W, Chan-hom(04W), Linfa(05W), Soudelor(07W), Koni(08W), Imbudo(09W), Morakot(10W), Etau(11W), Krovanh(12W), Vamco(13W), Dujuan(14W), Maemi(15W), Choi-wan(16W), Koppu(17W), 18W, 19W, Ketsana(20W), Parma(21W), 22W, 23W, Melor(24W), Nepartak(25W), Lupit(26W), 27W

Note: 23W moved into the North Indian area.

Observed Tracks in 2003 in the North-West Pacific basin

North-East Pacific

Andres(01E), Blanca(02E), Carlos(03E), Dolores(04E), Enrique(05E), Felicia(06E), Guillermo(07E), Hilda(08E), Ignacio(09E), Jimena(10E), Kevin(11E), Linda(12E), Marty(13E), Nora(14E), Olaf(15E), Patricia(16E)

Note: Jimena moved into the Central North Pacific area.

Central North Pacific

01C, Jimena(10E)

Note: Jimena originated in the North-East Pacific area.

Observed Tracks in 2003 in the North-East & Central North Pacific basin

North Atlantic

Ana(01L), 02L, Bill(03L), Claudette(04L), Danny(05L), 06L, 07L, Erika(08L), 09L, Fabian(10L), Grace(11L), Henri(12L), Isabel(13L), 14L, Juan(15L), Kate(16L), Larry(17L), Mindy(18L), Nicholas(19L), Odette(20L), Peter(21L)

Observed Tracks in 2003 in the North Atlantic basin

North Indian

Arabian Sea

02A

Bay of Bengal

01B, 23W, 03B

Note: 23W originated in the North-West Pacific area.

Observed Tracks in 2003 in the North Indian basin

 
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 2003-4
 

South-West Indian

Abaimba(01S), Beni(02S), Cela(03S), Darius(06S), Elita(09S), Frank(10S), Gafilo(16S), Helma(17S), Itseng(20S), 21S, Juba(23S)

Note: Helma originated in the Western Australian area as Nicky.
Note: Itseng originated in the Western Australian area as Osca

Observed Tracks in the South-West Indian basin in the 2003-4 season

Australian (This basin is divided into several sub-areas)

Observed Tracks in the western Australian basin in the 2003-4 season
Observed Tracks in the eastern Australian basin in the 2003-4 season

South-East Indian

Jana(04S), Ken(08S), Linda(11S), Monty(14S), Nicky(17S), Fay(18S) Oscar(20S)

Note: Nicky moved into the South-West Indian area and was renamed Helma.
Note: Fay originated in the Northern Australian area.
Note: Oscar moved into the South-West Indian area and was renamed Itseng.

Northern Australian

Debbie(05P), Evan(15P), Fay(18S)

Note: Fay moved into the Western Australian area.

Eastern Australian

Fritz(12P), Grace(19P)

Note: Grace moved into the Fiji area.

Fiji and Wellington

Heta(07P), Ivy(13P), Grace(19P), 22P

Note: Grace originated in the Eastern Australian area.

Papua New Guinea

None

South Atlantic

01T

Note: 01T is the identifier used by the Met Office due to lack of an official identifier or name.