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ACE for WTS 2008

The ACE from the JMA is from the Digital-typhoon site. It's a recent addition to the site. The ACE from the JTWC I calculated myself using the track-data from their running best track with Microsoft Excel using the formula, kt²/10⁴. You can calculate the ACE yourself if you need to see if the ACE I calculated is correct. Since the JTWC ACE is not directly from an official source, I put the JMA as the official ACE. It makes sense anyways as the JMA is the official monitoring administration for the basin. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 03:36, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh wow, that's cool. That'll be extremely helpful! Thanks for sharing it with me, and it is definately easier than Excel. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 03:49, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Just a thought for people who use mac computers (and myself for when I'm away from home, as i have a mac laptop), can you make an online version of the calculator because it only works on Windows computers. If it's too much to do it's ok, just a though. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 15:43, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: Aloha

Ha! Waikiki was fantastic but Kalpana was better. I stayed in the Kalpana Villas right next to the Ritz Carlton. It was everything you dream about when you think "paradise." The Villas had a deal with the Ritz that gave us access to their huge, three-tiered pool and outdoor restaurant. We ate there one night and it was right out of a dream. The restaurant sat on a patio right on the beach. The sun had just gone down, torches surrounded the place, the weather was perfect and and you got to eat with just the ambiance of the crashing waves. It was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. -- HurricaneERIC - Class of '08: XVII Maius MMVIII 23:13, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

not spam

Hi RattleMan,

the edits I made are not spam. Ambiental offer free downloads of active/inactive hurricane paths. Fromat is Google^TM Earth KMZ. Neither is Flowroute^TM suite on the Flood page. Entire communities benefit from accurate flood modelling.

Bests

Bodaonline (talk) 07:30, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I've failed to find the free link on the site and all I can see is contact us and the site is commercial. Bidgee (talk) 07:51, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I made it clearer on the page that the download is free. Pls look: http://www.ambiental.co.uk/hurricane-tracker.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bodaonline (talk • contribs) 08:24, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Re:Thanks

Thank you and your welcome.Fairfieldfencer FFF 10:05, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

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Re: HNSky

(My english is poor) Well, to download the World map supplement, here is the link (zip format). Let the new file in the same directory where is the HNSky software. Open HNSky and click in "Objects Menu". There, uncheck all the options, except one, the World Map sup. The generation of track maps using HNSky isn't automatic. What I did with the software is an improvisation. After all, HNSky is a planetarium, not a track map generator. -Ramisses (talk) 16:29, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Track maps

I'm doing them by hand in GIMP (any thing like photoshop would work, but GIMP is free). Basically, I made a circle, a square, and a triangle filled in with the colors of all 7 storms (TD, TS + 5 canes). As for placing the dots, I used excel and math.. Take this full size map Image:Whole world - land and oceans.jpg. Since we know that 180 (anti-meridian) is at the left edge, and that the image is 15,306 × 7,653. We know that the equator is at 3826.5px down and the prime meridian is at 7653px from the left. For the northern hemisphere, you use this equation where A is the latitude. 3826.5-(3826.5/(90/A)). For the western hemisphere, you use this where B is the longitude. =7653-(7653/(180/B)). If the spot is 12.1N, 55.6W. That gives you a location on the image of (3312,5289). (0,0 is the top left hand corner). I can't believe I got it to work. But it is very tedious to make, but it looks somewhat like the real ones. -CWY2190(talk • contributions) 03:45, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

It works. But I'll stick to excel because I can have a list of all the coordinates and I don't have to stop to enter new ones after each one. Much more efficient for me. I can't believe I got it to work personally since I'm not good with image editing. There is probably a better way to do it, but I don't know it. -CWY2190(talk • contributions) 04:20, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

I had problems loading it too. After I got it loaded cropped from 180 to about France, and from the top to about 5 degrees S or so. It works for about every EPac and Atl storm (except one like Flossie), and it is cut about 30% of full size. -CWY2190(talk • contributions) 04:33, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Looks good to me. --CWY2190(talk • contributions) 05:44, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Image:Podul 2007 track.png

Now I ask you: Do you use the same method Nilfanion and Jdorje do to generate the track maps? I'd really like to try my hand at those but I don't have the necessary items to run them. -Ramisses (talk) 16:07, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

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Timeline of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season

It had been discussed here (Talk:2008 Pacific typhoon season/Archive 1) why we shouldn't include PAGASA's every upgrade and downgrade. If we include PAGASA, then why not every other agency? China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand all upgrade and downgrade independently without coordinating with JMA or anybody. The reason we include PAGASA is because of the additional name it gives, i.e. when a LPA is upgraded to TD. If we include every action by PAGASA, then why not a storm upgraded and downgraded by or enters or leaves the AOR of HKO? HkCaGu (talk) 23:50, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

I still don't see the significance of a TC leaving PAGASA AOR. Entering AOR (already a TC) triggers a Philippine TC name, but leaving does little. Some countries don't use JMA names, some drop names when a TC goes from a TS to a TD, some continues to carry the name for a downgraded TD. PAGASA stops calling something by its name because it stops monitoring it, unlike first assigning a name, means little to the identification of a TC. HkCaGu (talk) 00:06, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Kalmaegi

Are you sure it was still rated a typhoon when it made landfall in Ilan? Taiwan's CWB has been reporting that it is a tropical storm well before it made landfall. ludahai 魯大海 (talk) 05:07, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

According to the Current Storm information, the JMA reported that it had dropped to tropical storm status by 12:00 GMT, which is more than an hour before it made landfall in Taiwan. ludahai 魯大海 (talk) 05:12, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Understood, however, we have a problem then as the national weather service of the country affected regards it as a tropical storm on strike and most sources I have seen (both ENglish and Chinese) are calling it a tropical storm on landing. It seems some explanation will be in order. BTW, weather permitting, I am going to go out on my bike in the morning to try to get some pictures of local damage. Do you know if anyone is working on a separate article for the storm? I will send them links to relevant pictures if there is. Thanks. ludahai 魯大海 (talk) 12:10, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Do you know who is working on the main article? I am uploading two pictures now. Persistent rains is preventing me from going out to get more at the present time. ludahai 魯大海 (talk) 10:33, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. If there is no objection, I will post them to the 2008 Tropical Storms article for now with the understanding that they will be transferred to the specific article for the typhoon. Frankly, I have NEVER seen this much rain from a storm here in Taichung - regardless of whether a tropical storm or typhoon. It was insane here yesterday. ludahai 魯大海 (talk) 10:47, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

TCRs and perception of lateness

I understand Jason's point. Most of the time, the TCRs do come out months after the fact. Usually a couple early season systems get theirs written quickly, then there's months of silence during the peak of the season. If Erin hadn't done what it did, its TCR would have probably come out in December instead of April. Thegreatdr (talk) 20:23, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

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IMD Depression BOB04

any idea of how to webcite the bulletins with the "Webcite" not working.. -- グリフオーザー (talk) 18:09, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

okay =) -- グリフオーザー (talk) 19:30, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

List of Pacific Hurricanes

Why was this reverted, how could this be vandalism? look at List of Atlantic hurricanes you she a dab They should both be MAs or dabs.--Yellow Evan (talk) 23:50, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing my timeline

Thank you for fixing the timeline in 2002 Pacific hurricane season and making it better. I am not the greatest expert timeline syntax that but you obviously are! Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 22:15, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

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Météo-France best track

Here is the link for Météo-France best track for whole 2007-2008 season. (Only Hondo).

JTWC (running) best track data for SH is here. -Ramisses (talk) 00:14, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

For that matter MFR has their best tracks for old seasons here: [1]. The 2006-07 reanalysis is complete, and I don't think any of the articles reflect that information yet.Potapych (talk) 17:46, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

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Thank you for your help on the timeline. I will make use of your advice on future timelines that act up. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 06:40, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

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half a glass

i'm new to wiki- as far as i can tell, you deleted my entry because of "not really".

could you elaborate?

thanks,

Halffull-halfempty (talk) 08:29, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Pier Gerlofs Donia

Did you know (DYK) about Greate Pier? Last king of Frisia (talk) 09:01, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Can you archive this?

The IMD finally published a cyclone season report[2]. It's not at a permanent location, however.Potapych (talk) 21:44, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

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TCBasinNav

Could you please explain what my edit "screwed up"? Thanks. —Ms2ger (talk) 09:28, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

2008 NIO Timeline

Can you take a quick look and see weather you can find out why it keeps removing the text data when i update it Thanks Jason Rees (talk) 13:43, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Im not so sure thats the problem as during the week when i was extending ARB 02 i faced the same problem. Jason Rees (talk) 19:16, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Ok Thanks Jason Rees (talk) 19:21, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Ok ive reported the problem Jason Rees (talk) 19:51, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

1982 Pacific typhoon season timeline

I've tried to emulate what you did in the 2007 timeline article within the 1982 article, and nothing is showing up. Can you help me out here? Thegreatdr (talk) 17:22, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

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Date Wikilinking

Are we meant to be wikilinking to dates? Jason Rees (talk) 20:49, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

ok thanks for explaining it Jason Rees (talk) 21:42, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Fair dos in my opinon - I noticed the other week that he delinked Japan and some of the other countries within the Names on one of the PTS and none of the others.

Re Guam Stuff 2006

Thanks for the links! :D Cyclonebiskit (talk) 19:40, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

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2008–09 Australian region cyclone season

Can you point me to the guideline which says UTC dates and time have to be used? Bidgee (talk) 22:16, 11 January 2009 (UTC)