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-CHENGE | 1 | Madagascar (28%) @ 3.9 days | Madagascar (5%) @ 3.9 days | Madagascar (2%) @ 3.9 days |
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13L-MELISSA | 1 | Mexico (40% △) @ 3.5 days | Nicaragua (20% ▲) @ 58 hr | Cuba (11%) @ 4.0 days |
2 | Belize (28% ▲) @ 3.0 days | Mexico (19%) @ 3.5 days | Mexico (7%) @ 3.5 days |
3 | Nicaragua (26% ▲) @ 58 hr | Cuba (19% ▽) @ 4.0 days | Bahamas Islands (7% △) @ 6.5 days |
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30W-FENGSHEN | 1 | Vietnam (62% ▲▲) @ 33 hr | China (14% △) @ 30 hr | China (1%) @ 30 hr |
2 | China (40% ▲) @ 30 hr | Vietnam (12%) @ 33 hr | |
3 | Taiwan (1%) @ 3.1 days | | |
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92A-INVEST | 1 | India (1%) | | |
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97W-INVEST | 1 | China (42%) @ 56 hr | Taiwan (26%) @ 23 hr | Taiwan (12%) @ 23 hr |
2 | Taiwan (37%) @ 23 hr | China (13%) @ 56 hr | China (2%) @ 56 hr |
3 | Japan (11%) @ 3.0 days | Japan (3%) @ 3.0 days | Philippines (1%) |
*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.