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 |
| 03C-OLANA | 1 | Japan (17%) | Japan (17%) | |
|
| 22E-VANCE | 1 | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) |
| 2 | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) |
| 3 | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) |
|
| 29W-INVEST | 1 | South Korea (8%) @ 34 hr | South Korea (1%) @ 34 hr | |
| 2 | China (4%) @ 47 hr | | |
| 3 | North Korea (1%) | | |
|
| 30W-IN-FA | 1 | Japan (19% △) @ 10 days | Philippines (11%) @ 7.4 days | Philippines (7% ▽) @ 7.4 days |
| 2 | Philippines (11% ▽) @ 7.4 days | Japan (9% ▽) @ 10 days | |
| 3 | Hong Kong (8% △) @ 10 days | Hong Kong (4%) @ 10 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.