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 | Tennessee (76% ▲▲) @ 12 hr | | |
| 2 | Georgia (29% ▼▼) @ 7 hr | | |
| 3 | Mississippi (26% ▲) @ 11 hr | | |
|
| 15E-NOLO | 1 | Japan (1% ▽) | | |
| 2 | China (1%) | | |
|
| 18E-RACHEL | 1 | California (33% ▲▲) @ 26 hr | | |
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| 27W-KOGUMA | 1 | Japan (12%) @ 4.0 days | Taiwan (2%) @ 5.3 days | Taiwan (1%) @ 5.3 days |
| 2 | China (4%) @ 6.9 days | Japan (2%) @ 4.0 days | |
| 3 | Taiwan (2%) @ 5.3 days | China (2%) @ 6.9 days | |
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| 95W-INVEST | 1 | Philippines (12% ▽) @ 5.9 days | Philippines (9% ▽) @ 5.9 days | Philippines (3% ▽) @ 5.9 days |
| 2 | Japan (12% △) @ 7.6 days | Japan (5%) @ 7.6 days | Japan (2%) @ 7.6 days |
| 3 | China (8%) @ 8.7 days | Taiwan (2%) @ 7.3 days | Taiwan (1%) @ 7.3 days |
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| 96W-INVEST | 1 | Philippines (14%) @ 8.8 days | Philippines (7%) @ 8.8 days | Philippines (2%) @ 8.8 days |
| 2 | Guam or w/i 1deg (10%) @ 4.4 days | Guam or w/i 1deg (4%) @ 4.4 days | |
| 3 | Japan (4%) | Japan (3%) | |
*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.