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.
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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 |
| 22E-VANCE | 1 | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) |
| 2 | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) | Mexico (ONLAND) |
| 3 | Mexico (23% ▲) @ 4.3 days | Mexico (13% △) @ 4.3 days | Mexico (2%) @ 4.3 days |
|
| 29W-CHAMPI | 1 | Japan (35% ▲▲) @ 38 hr | Japan (14% ▲) @ 38 hr | Japan (2%) @ 38 hr |
| 2 | South Korea (29% ▲) @ 30 hr | South Korea (10% △) @ 30 hr | South Korea (1%) @ 30 hr |
| 3 | China (11% ▼▼) @ 39 hr | North Korea (1%) @ 43 hr | |
|
| 30W-IN-FA | 1 | Japan (17% ▲) @ 11 days | Philippines (10% ▲) | Philippines (7% ▲) |
| 2 | Philippines (12%) | Japan (10% △) @ 11 days | |
| 3 | Hong Kong (6% ▲) | Hong Kong (3% △) | |
|
| 98B-INVEST | 1 | India (30% △) @ 65 hr | India (6%) @ 65 hr | India (6%) @ 65 hr |
|
| 99B-INVEST | 1 | Sri Lanka (9%) @ 12 hr | | |
*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.