googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1449240174198-2'); }); The new model could improve early warnings, support advanced disaster management preparedness and save lives during the Southwest Pacific tropical cyclone season. a Sub-regional models – where individual island TC climatology shows less than 1.5 TCs per season, geographically neighbouring exclusive economic zones (EEZs) have been merged to increase sample size (Click here for more information). Vanuatu and New Caledonia typically experience the greatest TC activity, with an average of about two or three named cyclones passing close to those islands each year. Figure 9. Predicted Activity. While La Niña and its associated impacts are unique from event to event, there is normally a relationship between the strength of the event and the severity of its impacts. The Gulf of Carpentaria and western Cape is included in the Northern Region. There is very good agreement across the dynamical climate models with regard to forecast rainfall, air pressure, rainfall, and sea surface temperatures (SSTs) across the Southwest Pacific. Mr. Chris NobleManager, Severe Weather ServicesTCWC (Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre) WellingtonMetService New ZealandTel: +64 4 470 1175. Get every data-driven WeatherTiger weekly tropical outlook and individual storm forecast for the 2020 hurricane season as soon as it is released. Expected TC counts are summarised for the Southwest Pacific (panel a) and island-scale and sub-regional locations (panel b). Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Tonga feature individually in the model due to the high risk and impact of tropical cyclones in those countries. "The provision of accurate and timely seasonal tropical cyclone outlooks are essential for informed decision making, and if we can just make small incremental steps in reducing disaster risk and informing the population of the risks associated with the coming cyclone season, then it has the potential to save lives. ( Log Out / 

NB: The ECMWF forecast domain for ACE is from 160˚E to 120˚W.

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With the transition of Teddy and Paulette to non-tropical cyclones, a blessed silence has descended on the Tropical Atlantic.
Long-Range Tropical Cyclone Outlook for the Southwest Pacific (TCO-SP) Outlook issued: nd22 July 2020 (v1) Outlook generated by Dr Andrew Magee – Centre for Water, Climate and Land (CWCL), University of Newcastle, Australia. Thank you for taking your time to send in your valued opinion to Science X editors. The spatial anomalies shown for this TC outlook strongly indicate reduced risk of cyclones for American Samoa, French Polynesia, and the Cook Islands. The first, in mid-June, is driven by weak but wet Gulf Coast tropical storms; the second in early and mid-September is associated with the overall peak of the season and long-tracking threats from the east.

To add an anchorage click on the map to place the red marker. TCO-SP is a long-range tropical cyclone outlook based on a multi-variate statistical method generated using Poisson Regression (Magee et al., 2020) recently published in Scientific Reports. "Our tailored and bespoke tropical cyclone guidance for Pacific Island nations and territories will improve early warnings and support preparations ahead of the tropical cyclone season," said Dr. Magee. New Zealand’s National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and Meteorological Service of New Zealand (MetService) formulated this seasonal tropical cyclone outlook, along with contributions from the University of Newcastle and meteorological forecasting organizations from the Southwest Pacific, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, MeteoFrance and the Pacific Island National Meteorological Services. The analogue guidance has one primary cluster of enhanced activity extending from the Coral Sea to the south of New Caledonia. For the coming season, the risk for an ex-tropical cyclone affecting New Zealand is considered above normal. In fact, as shown below, the current anomalies in the Atlantic closely resemble the historical September SST pattern most strongly correlated with a busy final third of hurricane season. TCO-SP also provides a different view from analogue and dynamical approaches. Using August ocean and atmosphere inputs, our algorithm suggests a most likely outcome of ACE around 50% above normal after October 1st. 3 0 obj Dr. Andrew Magee from the Center for Water, Climate and Land at the University of Newcastle said that as current operational outlooks only offer guidance one month before cyclone season starts, the team's findings and the new outlook model are key to ensuring more effective disaster management for tropical cyclone impacted nations and territories in the Southwest Pacific region.

There is relatively low disagreement between the analogues for the total number of cyclones for this season, with the one exception being the 2007/08 season. Maps of tropical cyclone risk (top) and overall seasonal outlook for the number of named cyclones interacting with an island group (bottom) based on the 2020-21 Island Climate Update tropical cyclone guidance. Difference between expected and long-term average, SE SWP (Southern Cook Islands, Society Islands, Austral Islands), NE SWP (Northern Cook Islands, E Kiribati: Line Islands, Marquesas, Tuamotu Archipelago, Gambier Islands, Pitcairn Islands). This means that some tropical cyclone tracks for the coming season, if La Niña fully matures, may have straighter trajectories than normal. Figure 4: Early season (November to January; top panel) and late season (February to April; bottom panel) anomaly plots for selected TC analogue seasons (data courtesy of International Best Tracks Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS). As such, the tropical cyclone guidance for November 2020 to April 2021 is built on the five remaining analogue seasons identified above. A record-breaking nine U.S. tropical storm or hurricane strikes, led by category 4 Laura, have tallied more U.S. landfalling ACE than in roughly nine out of ten seasons to this point. We expect net ACE to be at least 50% above normal, and it could easily be twice or more typical values.

This is the first year the product is available and we have incorporated it into the ICU outlook because it provides a different view from analogue and dynamical approaches. The climatological relationship between tropical cyclones in the southwest Pacific and the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Monthly Weather Review, 136: 3637-3654.

The Northern region outlook suggests a near-average number of tropical cyclones with a 57% chance of more tropical cyclones than average and a 43% chance of fewer tropical cyclones than average. The third peak is in mid-October, with late-season landfalls focused on South Florida and the Florida Gulf Coast. 1970 = November 1970-April 1971). What if I told you... you could get it in your inbox? If you like this seasonal outlook, click here to sign up for our Hurricane Forecasting subscription service to have all of WeatherTiger’s seasonal hurricane outlooks, weekly tropical columns and video discussions, and individual storm forecasts sent right to your inbox as soon as they are released, plus lots of subscriber-only forecasts and insights. The ICU consensus column is based on the combined outcomes for the three aforementioned types of seasonal outlook information. The NIWA and MetService assessment of named tropical cyclone (TC) activity indicates 8 to 10 named TCs could occur in the Southwest Pacific basin between November 2020 and April 2021. An ex-tropical cyclone climatology for Auckland, New Zealand. At present, sea surface temperature anomalies across the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean are cool (negative) while the central equatorial Pacific Ocean has recently been trending toward cool conditions. As such, there is the potential for significant impacts across much of Australia in the coming months if the current La Niña strengthens at the predicted rate.

This document is subject to copyright. For this season, elevated activity is expected for New Caledonia.

This information feeds into the final outlook for the season seen in Table 1. Tasman Sea and east of the country).

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NIWA, MetService, MeteoFrance, BoM, NOAA and Pacific Island National Meteorological Services will all continue to track the progression of ENSO and TC activity, with an update to this guidance in January 2021 if needed. Two of the five analogue years experienced at least one category 5 tropical cyclone, which we cannot rule out for this coming season.

Then, click on the red marker to open the add anchorage window. In addition, the subtropical jet and South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ[1]) mutually interact and contribute to shear (which can disorganise cyclone systems) during extra-tropical transition.

Unfortunately, the most intense tropical activity of 2020 has occurred near the U.S. coastline. The content is provided for information purposes only.