Tropical Cyclone Track Probability
Historical probability of a tropical cyclone crossing various locations around the world
Robert Hart, Florida State University Meteorology, rhart@fsu.edu
Page created July 2009.
Funding provided by Risk Prediction Initiative (RPI) of the Bermuda Institute of Oceanic Sciences (BIOS),
and the Florida Catastrophic Risk Managment Center.
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Climatologically most likely landfall region(s) for current storms, and
mean time from latest position to that landfall if it were to occur*:
Storm | Rank | Landfall/Crossing at Any Intensity | Landfall/Crossing at Hurricane Intensity | Landfall/Crossing at Major Hurricane Intensity |
04S-FOUR | 1 | Madagascar (12% ▲) @ 12 days | Madagascar (2%) @ 12 days | Madagascar (2%) @ 12 days |
|
30W-FENGSHEN | 1 | Vietnam (33% ▲) @ 4.1 days | China (11%) @ 3.8 days | |
2 | China (29%) @ 3.8 days | Vietnam (6%) @ 4.1 days | |
3 | Taiwan (2%) @ 3.6 days | Taiwan (1%) @ 3.6 days | |
|
98L-INVEST | 1 | St. Lucia (17%) @ 37 hr | Bahamas Islands (8%) @ 7.0 days | Puerto Rico (4%) @ 3.4 days |
2 | Bahamas Islands (14%) @ 7.0 days | Mexico (7%) | Mexico (4%) |
3 | St. Vincent & Grenadines (13%) @ 44 hr | Dominican Republic (7%) @ 3.3 days | Dominican Republic (4%) @ 3.3 days |
*Important note: These statistics ignore completely the current intensity or motion of the storm
and are based solely on a climatology based on the current position. They are prone to large forecast error.
Users should use only official forecasts for decisions, such as those provided by NHC, JTWC, and CHC.