A pair of invests in the WPAC (90W and 91W)

[senorpepr]

NRL has now listed a pair of invests in the WPAC. Looks like the season may be waking up for the summer... http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html

JTWC's APBW (Tropical Weather Outlook) bulletin from 26/06Z indicates nothing is going on, but we'll have to monitor.

Invest (N/A / 90W) (26/1200Z)
Position: 11.3°N 113.6°E (475 miles E from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Winds: 15 mph
Dvorak Est: Too Weak

Invest (N/A / 91W) (26/1200Z)
Position: 17.8°N 128.3°E (535 miles ENE from Manila, Philippines)
Winds: 15 mph
Dvorak Est: Too Weak

[cycloneye]

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html

http://tcweb.fnmoc.navy.mil/tc-bin/tc_home.cgi

Mike both are not longer at NRL on both sites.

[senorpepr]

Hmmm... okay, maybe the WPAC isn't waking up.

[HurricaneBill]

Rather quiet there, isn't it?

[senorpepr]

Well, the WPAC has had four named cyclones so far this year. Kulap formed in January, Roke in March, Sonca in April, and Nesat formed in late May and existed through June.

Statistically, by the end of June, the WPAC will see 5.5 tropical cyclones. Technically, we're not too far behind. However, July itself normally experiences 4.7 TCs with 6.6, 5.8, and 4.7 TCs in August, September, and October, respectively.

Just like in the Atlantic, the heart of the season still awaits us...

[senorpepr]

Here's some reviews of previous seasons looking at storms that developed on June 30th or before in any given year.

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JAN 01 - JUN 30

Year  TS    TY    MTY   STY
1995  04    00    00    00
1996  05    01    01    00
1997  09    06    03    03
1998  00    00    00    00
1999  05    03    02    00
2000  04    01    01    01 
2001  06    03    01    00
2002  09    05    04    03
2003  07    03    03    01
2004  11    08    04    03
2005  04    03    02    00     ** Data through Jun 26