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Observed and forecast tracks in 2007-8


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Northern hemisphere 2007

 
North-west Pacific

Kong-rey(01W), Yutu(02W), Toraji(03W), Man-yi(04W), Usagi(05W), 06W, Pabuk(07W), Wutip(08W), Sepat(09W), Fitow(10W), Danas(11W), Nari(12W), Wipha(13W), 14W, Francisco(15W), Lekima(16W), Krosa(17W), Haiyan(-), Podul(-), Lingling(18W), Kajiki(19W), Faxai(20W), Peipah(21W), Tapah(22W), Hagibis(23W), Mitag(24W), 25W, 26W

Observed tracks in the north-west Pacific basin in 2007

North-East Pacific

Alvin(01E), Barbara(02E), 03E, 04E, 05E, Cosme(06E), Dalila(07E), Erick(08E), Flossie(09E), Gil(10E), Henriette(11E), Ivo(12E), 13E, Juliette(14E), Kiko(15E)

Central North Pacific

Cosme(06E), Flossie(09E)

N.B. Cosme and Flossie originaited in the North-East Pacific basin

Observed tracks in the North-East & Central North Pacific basin in 2007

North Atlantic

Andrea(01L), Barry(02L), Chantal(03L), Dean(04L), Erin(05L), Felix(06L), Gabrielle(07L), Humberto(08L), Ingrid(09L), 10L, Jerry(11L), Karen(12L), Lorenzo(13L), Melissa(14L), 15L, Noel(16L), Olga(17L)

Observed tracks in the North Atlantic basin in 2007

North Indian

Arabian Sea: Gonu(02A), Yemyin(03B), 05A

Bay of Bengal: Akash(01B), Yemyin(03B), 04B, Sidr(06B)

Observed tracks in the North Indian basin in 2007

 

Southern hemisphere 2007-8

 

South-west Indian

Ariel(03S), Bongwe(04S), Celina(06S), Dama(07S), Elnus(09S), Fame(13S), Gula(14S), Hondo(16S), Ivan(18S), Jokwe(22S), Kamba(23S), Lola(25S)

N.B. Ariel originated in the South-east Indian area as Lee.

Observed tracks in the South-West Indian basin in the 2007-8 season

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

Observed tracks in the western Australian basin in the 2007-8 season
Observed tracks in the eastern Australian basin in the 2007-8 season

South-east Indian

01S, Lee(03S), Melanie(08S), 17S, Nicholas(19S), Ophelia(21S), Pancho(26S), Rosie(28S)

N.B. Lee moved into the South-west Indian area and was renamed Ariel

Indonesia

Durga(29S)

Northern Australian

Helen(10S)

Eastern Australian

20P

Fiji and Wellington

Daman(05P), Elisa(11P), Funa(12P), Gene(15P), 24P, 27P

Papua New Guinea

Guba(02P)

South Atlantic

None