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,.. 9$-“,. ;. . .: ? :. : . . ... . . + ., f REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE FormApprovedOMBNo. 0704-0188 Publicreportingburderforthiscollectionofinformationisestibatedtoaverage1hourperresponse,includingthetimeforreviewinginstructions,searchingexistingdatasources,gatheringandmaintainingthedataneeded,andcompleting andreviewingthiscollectionofinformation.Sendcommentsregardingthisburdenestimateoranyotheraspectofthiscollectionofinformation,includingsuggestionsforreducingthisburdertoDepartmentofDefense,Washington HeadquartersServices,DirectorateforInformationOperationsandReports(0704-0188),1215JeffersonDavisHighway,Suite1204,Arlington,VA22202-4302.Respondentsshouldbeawarethatnotwithstandinganyotherprovisionof law,nopersonshallbesubjecttoanypenaltyforfailingtocomplywithacollectionofinformationifitdoesnotdisplayacurrentlyvalidOMBcontrolnumber.PLEASEDONOTRETURNYOURFORMTOTHEABOVEADDRESS. 1.REPORTDATE(DD-MM-YYYY) 2.REPORTTYPE 3.DATESCOVERED(FROM-TO) 01-01-1995 AnnualTyphoonReport xx-xx-1995toxx-xx-1995 4.TITLEANDSUBTITLE 5a.CONTRACTNUMBER 1962AnnualTyphoonReport 5b.GRANTNUMBER Unclassified 5c.PROGRAMELEMENTNUMBER 6.AUTHOR(S) 5d.PROJECTNUMBER Kotsch,WilliamJ.; 5e.TASKNUMBER Hutchinson,LeonardH.; 5f.WORKUNITNUMBER 7.PERFORMINGORGANIZATIONNAMEANDADDRESS 8.PERFORMINGORGANIZATIONREPORT JointTyphoonWarningCenter NUMBER 425LuapeleRoad PearlHarbor,HI96860-3103 9.SPONSORING/MONITORINGAGENCYNAMEANDADDRESS 10.SPONSOR/MONITOR'SACRONYM(S) NavalPacificMeteorologyandOceanographyCenter 11.SPONSOR/MONITOR'SREPORT JoingTyphoonWarningCenter NUMBER(S) 425LuapeleRoad PearlHarbor,HI96860-3103 12.DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITYSTATEMENT APUBLICRELEASE , 13.SUPPLEMENTARYNOTES SeeAlsoADM001257,2000AnnualTropicalCycloneReportJoingTyphoonWarningCenter(CDincludes1959-1999ATCRs).Block1and Block3shouldbe1962. 14.ABSTRACT ThisreportispublishedannuallyandsummarizesWesternandCentralNorthPacifictyphoons.During1962,notyphoonsortropicalstorms werereportedintheCentralNorthPacific. 15.SUBJECTTERMS 16.SECURITYCLASSIFICATIONOF: 17.LIMITATION 18. 19.NAMEOFRESPONSIBLEPERSON OFABSTRACT NUMBER Fenster,Lynn PublicRelease [email protected] 306 a.REPORT b.ABSTRACT c.THISPAGE 19b.TELEPHONENUMBER Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified InternationalAreaCode AreaCodeTelephoneNumber 703767-9007 DSN 427-9007 StandardForm298(Rev.8-98) PrescribedbyANSIStdZ39.18 U.S.FLEET WEATHER CENTRALf JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER COMNAVMARIANAS BOX 12 SAN FRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA WILLIAM J. KOTSCH Captain, U. S. Navy COMMANDING LEONARD H. HUTCHINSON Lieutenant Colonel, USAF DIRECTOR, JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER STAFF Capt William D. Roper, USAF Lt Harry D. Hamilton, USN Ltjg Elmer A. Erdei, USN Ens Thomas G. Fitzpatrick, USN SMSGT Donald N. Seay, USAF SSGT Kenneth P. Hartless, USAF SSGT Robert M. McGill, USAF AG2 William F. Goodner, USN AG3 William A. Marks, USN A2c Walter W. Pease, USAF AGAN Carroll D. Shoemaker, USN Mrs Gail Upton, Secretary 1962 ANNUAL TYPHOON REPORT v _.— U.S.FLEET WEATHER CENTRAL/ JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER COMNAVMARIANAS BOX 12 SAN FRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA FWC/JTWC :WJK :gu 3140 Ser: 46 28 January 1963 From: Commanding Officer, U. S. Fleet Weather Central/ Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Guam, M. I. To: Chief of Naval Operations Via: Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet Subj: Annual Typhoon Report, 1962; submission of Ref: (a) OPNJAVINSTRUCTION 3140.17D The Annual Typhoon Report, 1962 is submitted herewith 1. in accordance with para~raph 4a. of reference (a). 2. During calendar year 1962, a total of twenty-four destructive typhoons, six tropical storms, and nine tropical depressions threatened the Western Pacific area, neces- sitating the issuance of 815 individual warnings and the placement of the FWC/JTWC, Guam in “warning status” for 154 calendar days. 3. Despite an unusually active 1962, both politically and meteorologically, and even though the “eye” of Typhoon KARXN passed directly over Guam -- devastating the entire island the night of 11 November 1962 (including this command) -- the resourcefulness and indefatigability of my colleagues have made possible the compilation and publish- ing of this Report two months ahead of schedule. a’+4@- ‘Z( l WILLIAM J. KOTSCi3 CAPTAIN, U. S. NAVY copy to: CNO (2) OIC FLEWEAFAC SANGLEY PT (2) CINCPAC (2) OIC FLEWEAFAC YOKOSTJKA (2) CINCPACFLT (2) OIC FLEWEAFAC MIAMI CINCLANTFLT OIC FLEWEAFAC SAN DIEGO COMNAVMARIANAS (2) CO AEWRON ONE (10) COMNAVPHIL CO AEWRON FOUR COMNAVFORJAPAN OIC NWRF NORFOLK COMNAVFORKOREA NAVREP NWRC ASHEVILLE N.C. COMWESTSEAFRON HEADQUARTERS, AWS (5) COMSEVENTHFLT (10) HEADQUARTERS, 1ST WW (40) COMFIRSTFLT AFHLO, JHWC, MIAMI COMPHIBPAC (2) AFPCHLO, BASE WEATHER COMCRUDESPAC STATION, HAMILTON APB, COMASWFORPAC CALIFORNIA COMINPAC HEADQUARTERS, 9TH WG (2) COMSERVPAC (2) 54TH WEATHER RECON SQDRON (10) COMSTS (2) 55TH WEATHER RECON SQDRON COMNAVAIRPAC (17) 56TH WEATHER RECON SQDRON (2) SUPT NAVPGSCOL (2) CHIEF, US WEA BUREAU (4) Chief, JUSMAG, Philippines (2) MIC, PSO, USWB HONOLULU (30) Chief, JUSMAG, Thailand (2) for additional distribution to: Chief, MAAG, Japan (2) DIR, ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HK Chief, MAAG, Taiwan (2) NAT GOV OF REP, CHINA Chief, PMAAG, Korea (2) REP OF KOREA DIR NAVAL WEATHER SERVICE (27) JAPAN CO FLEWEACEN PEARL SEATO COUNTRIES CO FLEWEACEN ALAMEDA AUSTRALIA FOREWORD This report is published annually and summarizes Wes- tern and Central North Pacific typhoons. During 1962, no typhoons or tropical storms were reported in the Central North Pacific. The Joint Meteorological Group, Pacific Command, through CINCPACFLT, as executive agent, redesignated Fleet Weather Central, Guam as Fleet Weather Central/Joint Ty- phoon Warning Center (FWC/JTWC), Guam, effective 1 May 1959, with the following additional responsibilities: 1. To provide warnings to U. S. Government agencies for all tropical cyclones west of 180 degrees longitude north of the equator to the Asiatic coast and Malayan Peninsula. 2. To determine tropical cyclone reconnaissance re- quirements and assign priorities. 3. To conduct investigative and post analysis pro- grams including preparation of the Annual Typhoon Report. 4. To conduct tropical cyclone forecasting and detection research as practicable. Fuchu Air Force Weather Central, assisted as necessary by Fleet Weather Facility, Yokosuka, was designated as al- ternate JTWC in case of failure of FWC/JTWC, Guam. The JTWC, which is an integral section of FWC/JTWC, Guam, is staffed by three Air Force and three Navy meteo- rologists and three enlisted men from each service. The senior Air Force officer has been designated as the Dir- ector, JTWC. The Joint Hurricane Warning Center in Hawaii, a coor- dinated agency composed of the U. S. Weather Bureau, Hono- lulu, the Air Force Kunia Weather Center, and Fleet Weather Central, Pearl Harbor, is responsible for surveillance and issuance of warnings in the Central North Pacific area i north of the equator between 180 degrees and west of 140 degrees west. 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