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 (30% △) @ 3.7 days | Madagascar (8% △) @ 3.7 days | Madagascar (4% △) @ 3.7 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 |
|
30W-FENGSHEN | 1 | Vietnam (73% ▲▲) @ 21 hr | Vietnam (19% ▲) @ 21 hr | |
2 | China (18% ▼▼) @ 35 hr | China (5% ▼) @ 35 hr | |
3 | Japan (1%) @ 5.3 days | | |
|
92A-INVEST | 1 | India (1%) | | |
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97W-INVEST | 1 | China (42%) @ 64 hr | Taiwan (23% ▽) @ 30 hr | Taiwan (11%) @ 30 hr |
2 | Taiwan (34% ▽) @ 30 hr | China (14%) @ 64 hr | Philippines (3% △) @ 20 hr |
3 | Philippines (12% ▲) @ 20 hr | Philippines (6% △) @ 20 hr | China (2%) @ 64 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.