Tropical Cyclones are a natural phenomenon that will occur. It is difficult to escape the fury of a tropical cyclone. The only way to protect and lessen the damage is through proper management. Through early warning system, the approximate date of the landfall of the tropical cyclone can be known and the area can be evacuated to minimize death toll. Different agencies across the globe track the development of cyclone in their respective basins. Some of the important tropical cyclone monitoring agencies are:
The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, USA forecasts tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific basin east of 140W.
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center has responsibilities for the remainder of the Northeast Pacific basin to the dateline.
The Northwest Pacific basin is shared in forecasting duties by China, Thailand, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong.
The North Indian basin tropical cyclones are forecasted by India (Indian Meteorological Department), Thailand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, and Sri Lanka.
Reunion Island, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, and Kenya provide forecasts for the Southwest Indian basin, west of 90 E.
Australia and Indonesia forecast tropical cyclone activity in the Southeast Indian/Australian basin.
The Australian/Southwest Pacific basin Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and New Zealand forecast tropical cyclones.
The US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issues warnings for tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific, the North Indian, the Southwest Indian, the Southeast Indian/Australian, and the Australian/Southwest Pacific basins, though they are not specifically tasked to do so by the WMO.
The US Naval Western Oceanography Center in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu does the same for the Pacific Ocean east of 180E.
The following are the addresses of tropical cyclone centers listed above that are responsible for issuing advisories and/or warnings on tropical cyclones
Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Warning Center - Mauritius
Mail: Director of Meteorological Service
Vacoas
Mauritius
Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre - Reunion
Mail: Director of Meteorological Services
PO Box 4
97490 Sainte Clotilde
Reunion
Website: http://www.meteo.fr
Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Warning Center - Madagascar
Mail: Director of Meteorological Service
PO Box 1254
Antananarivo 101
Madagascar
National Hurricane Center
Mail: 11691 SW 17th St.
Miami, FL 33165-2149
USA
Website:: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.html
Affairs Officer
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Mail: National Weather Service Forecast Office
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Department of Meteorology
2525 Correa Rd. (HIG)
Honolulu, HI 96822
USA
Naval Pacific Meteorological and Oceanographic Center
Mail: NPMOC/AJTWC
Box 113
Pearl Harbor, HI 96860
USA
Website: http://www.npmoc.navy.mil
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Mail: NAVPACMETOCCEN/JTWC
425 Luapele Rd.
Pearl Harbor, HI 96860
USA
Website: http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/
Regional Specialized Meteorological Center Tokyo, Japan - Typhoon Center
Mail: Japanese Meteorological Agency
1-3-4 Ote-machi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Japan
Website: http://se.eorc.nasda.go.jp/GOIN/JMA/
Hong Kong Observatory
Mail: 134A Nathan Road
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Website: www.hko.gov.hk
Bangkok Tropical Cyclone Warning Center - Thailand
Mail: Director
Meteorological Department
4353 Sukumvit Rd.
Bangkok 10260
Thailand
Fiji Tropical Cyclone Warning Center
Mail: Director
Fiji Meteorological Services
Private Mail Bag
Nadi Airport
Fiji
New Zealand Meteorological Service
Mail: Director
Met Service
PO Box 722
Wellington
New Zealand
Website: http://www.metservice.co.nz/index.asp
Port Moresby Tropical Cyclone Warning Center
Mail: Director
National Weather Service
PO Box 1240
Boroko, NCD
Paupa New Guinea
Brisbane Tropical Cyclone Warning Center
Mail: Regional Director
Bureau of Meteorology
GPO Box 413
Brisbane 4001
Australia
Website: http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/qld
Darwin Tropical Cyclone Warning Center
Mail: Regional Director
Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory Regional Office
PO Box 40050, CASUARINA, N.T. 0811
Australia
Website: http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nt
Perth Tropical Cyclone Warning Center
Mail: Regional Director
Bureau of Meteorology
GPO Box 6080
Perth 9001
Australia
Website: http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa
Jakarta, Indonesia
Mail: Director
Analysis and Processing Centre
Jalan Arief Rakhman Hakim 3
Jakarta
Indonesia
Website: http://www.cbn.net.id/commerce/bmg
Nairobi, Kenya
Mail: Director of Meteorological Services
PO Box 30259
Nairobi
Kenya
Maputo, Mozambique
Mail: Director of Meteorology
PO Box 256
Maputo
Mozambique
Indian Meteorological Department
Website: www.imd.gov.in
The following cities are also mentioned as tropical cyclone warning centers:
Philippines: Manila
China:
Beijing
Dalian
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Korea: Seoul
Vietnam: Hanoi
India:
New Delhi
Kolkata
Mumbai
Chennai
Bangladesh: Dhaka
Burma: Rangoon
Sri Lanka: Colombo
Maldive Islands: Male
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