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 (13%) @ 5.0 days | Mexico (5%) @ 5.0 days | Mexico (1%) @ 5.0 days |
| 2 | Mexico (13%) @ 5.0 days | Mexico (5%) @ 5.0 days | Mexico (1%) @ 5.0 days |
| 3 | Mexico (13%) @ 5.0 days | Mexico (5%) @ 5.0 days | Mexico (1%) @ 5.0 days |
|
| 29W-CHAMPI | 1 | Japan (17% ▲) @ 58 hr | Taiwan (5% ▼▼) @ 51 hr | Taiwan (2% ▼) @ 51 hr |
| 2 | South Korea (15% ▲) @ 50 hr | South Korea (5% △) @ 50 hr | South Korea (1%) @ 50 hr |
| 3 | Taiwan (9% ▼▼) @ 51 hr | Japan (5% △) @ 58 hr | Japan (1%) @ 58 hr |
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| 30W-IN-FA | 1 | Philippines (14%) @ 9.7 days | Philippines (7%) @ 9.7 days | Philippines (2%) @ 9.7 days |
| 2 | Guam or w/i 1deg (12%) @ 4.7 days | Guam or w/i 1deg (5%) @ 4.7 days | Guam or w/i 1deg (1%) @ 4.7 days |
| 3 | Japan (3%) | Japan (3%) | |
|
| 98B-INVEST | 1 | India (30% ▽) @ 65 hr | India (6%) @ 65 hr | India (6%) @ 65 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.