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 |
| 09L-INVEST | 1 | Georgia (60%) @ 14 hr | Florida (16%) @ 11 hr | Florida (4%) @ 11 hr |
| 2 | Florida (57%) @ 11 hr | Georgia (3%) @ 14 hr | Mississippi (1%) @ 17 hr |
| 3 | South Carolina (34%) @ 28 hr | Mississippi (2%) @ 17 hr | Louisiana (1%) @ 38 hr |
|
| 15E-NOLO | 1 | Japan (3% ▽) | Japan (2%) | |
| 2 | China (1%) | | |
|
| 18E-RACHEL | 1 | Mexico (1%) | | |
| 2 | California (1%) | | |
|
| 20E-SIMON | 1 | California (1%) | | |
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| 27W-KOGUMA | 1 | Japan (17% △) @ 5.6 days | Japan (3%) @ 5.6 days | Taiwan (1%) |
| 2 | China (6%) @ 9.1 days | South Korea (2%) @ 6.7 days | Japan (1%) @ 5.6 days |
| 3 | South Korea (3%) @ 6.7 days | China (2%) @ 9.1 days | |
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| 95W-INVEST | 1 | Guam or w/i 1deg (18% ▽) @ 17 hr | Philippines (13%) @ 5.8 days | Philippines (7%) @ 5.8 days |
| 2 | Philippines (16% ▽) @ 5.8 days | Japan (6%) @ 7.6 days | Guam or w/i 1deg (2%) @ 17 hr |
| 3 | China (12% ▽) @ 8.4 days | Guam or w/i 1deg (5%) @ 17 hr | Taiwan (1%) @ 6.7 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.