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 |
13E-MARIO | 1 | Mexico (12% ▼▼) @ 61 hr | Mexico (3% ▼) @ 61 hr | Mexico (1%) @ 61 hr |
2 | California (2%) @ 3.1 days | | |
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98W-INVEST | 1 | Vietnam (45% △) @ 3.3 days | Vietnam (10%) @ 3.3 days | Vietnam (1%) @ 3.3 days |
2 | Philippines (30% ▼▼) @ 6 hr | Philippines (5% ▼▼) @ 6 hr | |
3 | China (8% ▽) @ 4.0 days | China (1% ▽) @ 4.0 days | |
|
99W-INVEST | 1 | Philippines (77%) @ 29 hr | Philippines (37%) @ 29 hr | Philippines (16%) @ 29 hr |
2 | China (31%) @ 4.7 days | China (12%) @ 4.7 days | China (1%) @ 4.7 days |
3 | Vietnam (23%) @ 5.4 days | Vietnam (4%) @ 5.4 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.