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Observed and forecast tracks in 2008-9


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Northern hemisphere 2008
 
North-west Pacific

01W, Neoguri(02W), Rammasun(03W), Matmo(04W), Halong(05W), Nakri(06W), Fengshen(07W), Kalmaegi(08W), Fung-wong(09W), Kammuri(10W), Phanfone(-), 11W, Vongfong(12W), Nuri(13W), 14W

Observed tracks in 2008 in the north-west Pacific basin

North-East Pacific

Alma(01E), Boris(02E), Cristina(03E), Douglas(04E), 05E, Elida(06E), Fausto(07E), Genevieve(08E), Hernan(09E), Iselle(10E), Julio(11E), Karina(12E)

Central North Pacific

Kika(01C)

Observed tracks in 2008 in the North-East & Central North Pacific basin

North Atlantic

Arthur(01L), Bertha(02L), Cristobal(03L), Dolly(04L), Edouard(05L), Fay(06L), Gustav(08L), Hanna(09L), Ike(10L), Josephine(11L)

Observed tracks in 2008 in the North Atlantic basin

North Indian

Arabian Sea: None

Bay of Bengal: Nargis(01B)

 

Southern hemisphere 2008-9
 

South-west Indian

None

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

South-east Indian

None

Indonesia

None

Northern Australian

None

Eastern Australian

None

Fiji and Wellington

None

Papua New Guinea

None

South Atlantic

None