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 |
07L-GABRIELLE | 1 | Europe (20%) @ 11 days | Bermuda or w/i 1 deg (7%) @ 6.1 days | Bermuda or w/i 1 deg (3%) @ 6.1 days |
2 | Newfoundland (10%) @ 9.0 days | Newfoundland (5%) @ 9.0 days | Bahamas Islands (3%) |
3 | Bermuda or w/i 1 deg (9%) @ 6.1 days | North Carolina (5%) @ 7.9 days | Cuba (2%) |
|
23W-TWENTYTHRE | 1 | Philippines (78%) @ 6 hr | Philippines (40%) @ 6 hr | Philippines (15%) @ 6 hr |
2 | China (54%) @ 68 hr | China (21%) @ 68 hr | China (3%) @ 68 hr |
3 | Vietnam (20%) @ 4.2 days | Taiwan (6%) @ 45 hr | Taiwan (2%) @ 45 hr |
|
90W-INVEST | 1 | Philippines (40%) @ 3.3 days | Philippines (27%) @ 3.3 days | Philippines (15%) @ 3.3 days |
2 | China (26%) @ 5.6 days | China (16%) @ 5.6 days | China (3%) @ 5.6 days |
3 | Japan (13%) @ 7.2 days | Japan (5%) @ 7.2 days | Taiwan (2%) @ 4.3 days |
|
96E-INVEST | 1 | Mexico (13%) @ 4.7 days | Mexico (4%) @ 4.7 days | Mexico (1%) @ 4.7 days |
2 | Hawaii (1%) | | |
3 | California (1%) @ 7.0 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.