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REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE 1 REPORT NUMBER ^AVENVPREDRSCHFAC
Technical Report TR 78-02
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Extratropical Storm Evolution from Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific Ocean
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Samson Brand and Charles P. Guard
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Tropical cyclones Typhoons Extratropical cyclones
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This Study examines 16 recurving tropical storms and typhoonjs that occurred in the western North Pacific Ocean in 1971, to determine the characteristics of the storms after they became extratropical. Many of the extratropical storms that evolved from tropical cyclones maintained destructive seas and winds as long as 5 days after the point of recurvature. Six of the 16 extratropical storms crossed the North Pacific and affected
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the Aleutians or western North America. Some of the physical processes associated with the evolution of extratropical storms from tropical cyclones are also discussed.
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TI (6) Extratropical Storm Evolution from Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific Ocean. (U) Technical rept., Brand,Samson Guard,Charles P. Jul 1978 25p NEPRF-TR-78-02 Unclassified report *Tropical cyclones, *North Pacific Ocean, *StormQ, Typhoons, Weather forecasting, Meteorology, Meteorological data. Wind, Temperature, Oceanographic data. Aerial reconnaissance, Data acquisition, Safety, Warning systems (U) Extratropical storms (U) This study examines 16 recurving tropical storms and typhoons that occurred in the western North Pacific Ocean in 1971, to determine the characteristics of the storms after they became extratropical. Many of the extratropical storms that evolved from tropical cyclones maintained destructive seas and winds as long as 5 days after the point of recurvature. Six of the 16 extratropical storms crossed the North Pacific and affected the Aleutians or western North America. Some of the physical processes associated with the evolution of extratropical storms from tropical cyclones are also discussed. (Author) (U) 01
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NAVENVPREDRSCHFAC TECHNICAL REPORT TR 7802
EXTRATROPICAL STORM EVOLUTION FROM TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
SAMSON BRAND AND CHARLES P. GUARD
JULY 1978
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1. Enclosure (1) examines 16 recurving tropical storms and typhoons that occurred in the western North Pacific Ocean in 1971 to determine the charac- teristics of these storms after they became extratropical. These analyses of storm behavior should prove helpful to weather forecasters responsible for ship routing and issuing warnings of storm-related strong winds and high seas.
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CONTENTS
1. Introduction 1
2. Discussion of Results 3
2.1 Tropical Cyclone Transformation 3 2.2 Statistical Analysis 3 2.3 Recurved Tropical Cyclones 11 2.4 Extratropical Stage Transition 13
3. Future Research 18
Acknowledgments 19
References 20
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1 INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this study is to provide to the operational
forecaster an analysis of the characteristics and behavior of
extratropical storms that have evolved from tropical cyclones.
Used in conjunction with conventional prediction techniques, this
information should be useful to ship routers as well as to
weather centrals responsible for issuing warnings of storm-related
strong winds and high seas. Qr^cJ A tropical cyclone is identified as becoming "extratropical"
when it loses its tropical characteristics. The term implies both
northward displacement from the tropics and the conversion of the
cyclone's primary energy source from latent-heat release to baro-
clinic processes; it does not carry any implication regarding the
storm's strength or size. As part of the U.S. Fleet Weather Central (FWC) Guam, the
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) is responsible for issuing
tropical cyclone warnings in the western North Pacific. When a
storm becomes extratropical, this responsibility passes to FWC
Guam, which issues all gale and storm warnings for systems of
nontropical character. The reclassification from tropical to extratropical status
is based on a number of factors including thermal and convective
structure, inflow/outflow patterns at both the gradient and upper
tropospheric levels, and the general synoptic situation. The
warnings of JTWC and FWC Guam typically are coordinated 12-24
hours prior to the storm's reclassification to ensure uninter-
rupted forecasting service to operational users.
Recurved tropical cyclones are very difficult to forecast.
Burroughs and Brand (1973) found that the average 24-hour movement
forecast errors for the JTWC 1961-69 typhoon forecasts, verifying
after the point of recurvature, were nearly 30% larger than the
average annual forecast errors. These errors were associated with
the increases in forward speed of movement after the point of
recurvature. Although the recurved tropical cyclone generally
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weakens in intensity (maximum wind), it still remains a significant
meteorological phenomenon in its extratropical stage. For example,
for the typhoons to the east of the China mainland from 1971-75,
the average maximum wind at the point at which the storms became -1 extratropical was 54 kt (27.8 ms"'). Typhoon Agnes (September,
1974) had a maximum wind of 100 kt (51.5 ms"^) when it became
extratropical at 34°N.
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2. DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
2.1 TROPICAL CYCLONE TRANSFORMATION
The transformation of a tropical cyclone into an extratropical
cyclone can occur in various ways. For example, Sekioka (1970,
1972a and b) and Matano and Sekioka (1971a and b) describe two
observed transformational processes for western North Pacific
tropical cyclones that do not dissipate over land or water:
(1) "Complex" transformation -- a pre-existing front meets a
tropical cyclone; a new extratropical cyclone is induced on the
front and becomes the dominant system. The process makes it appear
that the tropical cyclone has been transformed into an extratropical
cyclone (see Figure la).
(2) "Compound" transformation -- a pre-existing extratropical
cyclone approaches and merges with a tropical cyclone and usurps
the tropical vortex. The tropical system appears to have been
transformed into an extratropical cyclone (Figure lb).
Tropical cyclones can also decay and dissipate over water
without first becoming extratropical (Figure Ic). (This study does
not address tropical cyclones that dissipate over a land mass.)
2.2 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Of the 16 tropical storms and typhoons in the western North
Pacific in 1971 that fit the categories cited above, 11 were
"complex," 3 were "compound" and 2 were "dissipators." Table 1
lists these tropical storms and typhoons by individual categories
and Figure 2 shows their tracks. Several of the tropical cyclones
could be followed completely across the Pacific and three of the
storms affected the ocean regions north of 55N.
Table 2 shows the average times that the 16 tropical storms
and typhoons existed in the extratropical stage as well as their
times in the recurvature-to-extratropical and the before-recurva-
ture periods. The storms existed longer in the extratropical
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existed longer than 9 days.
Table 2. Average duration by stages of the 16 tropical storms and typhoons examined for the 1971 season. Standard deviations and extremes are also given.
Number of Days in Stage
Before Recurvature
Recurvature to Extratropical Extratropi cal
Mean • 3.9 1 .5 4.4
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(Min) 1 .0 0 . 3 0.7 Extremes
(Max) 8.9 5.5 9.3
The average distances traveled by the storms during the
indicated stages are shown in Table 3. The average distance in
the extratropical stage was 2644 n mi (4900 km) with a maximum
value of 5640 n mi (10452 km).l
Table 3. Average distances traversed by stages of the 16 tropical storms and typhoons examined for the 1971 season. Standard deviations and extremes are also given.
Distances Traversed (n mi/km)
Before Recurvature
Recurvature to Extratropi cal Extratropi cal
Mean 836/1549 574/1064 2644/4900 : — "1
Standard Devi ati on
549/1017 300/556 1540/2654
(Min) 145/269 160/297 585/1084
ExLremes (Max) 2025/3753 1200/2224 5640/10452
Track information and other meteorological/oceanographic data were reduced from the analyses of Fleet Weather Central, Pearl Harbor; the National Meteorological Center; Fleet Weather Central, Guam; Optimum Track Ship Routing, Fleet Numerical Weather Central; and the 1971 Annual Typhoon Report (U.S. FWC/JTWC, 1971). 7
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The 16 recurving tropical storms and typhoons of 1971 were
closely examined to determine the day-to-day variations, after
the point of recurvature, of four parameters:
"^ (1) Intensity (maximum wind)
Speed of movement
Average radius to 30 kt (15 ms"^) wind
Average radius to 12 ft (4 m) seas
Three days after the point of recurvature, 14 of the 16
storms were still discernable from synoptic information. By the
fourth day, 11 were still noticeable and- by the fifth day, 9 of
the 16 still appeared. Figure 3 shows the mean day-to-day changes
of the four parameters for the 9 storms existing out to 5 days
after the point of recurvature.
It is interesting that such a large sample of the recurved
storms extended out to 4 or 5 days after recurvature, thus
presenting the severe maritime operational hazards indicated by
the parameters shown in Figure 3. The intensity (maximum wind)
decreases in the mean quite rapidly after the point of recurvature,
with the intensity of most typhoons decreasing more rapidly than
that of tropical storms. The speed of movement increases through-
out the period. The average radius to 30 kt (15 ms"^) wind
apparently does not decrease throughout the period, but appears
to oscillate near the mean. The average radius to 12 ft (4 m)
seas decreases, but the decrease is not significant.2
Notice that while the average maximum wind value decreases
sharply throughout the period, the extent of the area of 30 kt
(15 ms~ ) winds and 12 ft (4 m) seas remain as significant features.
A schematic depiction of the day-to-day variations of the azimuth-
ally averaged wind profiles for the storms existing to 5 days is
shown in Figure 4.
-,.. , '"'"!?^ intensity and speed changes were significant at the 1% level of a "t" test.
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Figure 3. The mean day-to-day change in (a) intensity, (b) speed of movement, (c) radius to 30 kt (15 ms"-'-) wind, and (d) radius to 12 ft (4 m) seas for the 1971 tropical storms and typhoons examined that existed out to 5 days. The mean values of the parameters at the point of recurvature were: maximum wind, 78 kt (40.2 ms~l); speed, 10.6 kt (5.5 ms~l); radius to 30 kt (15 ms"!) wind, 171 n mi (317 km); and radius to 12 ft (4 m) seas, 307 n mi (569 km).
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DISTANCE FROM CENTER (KM) 93 185 278 371
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Figure 4. Schematic presentation of day-to-day variation in the azimuthally averaged wind profiles for the recurved tropical storms and typhoons existing for 5 days after the point of recurvature. Profiles are shown based on a radius to maximum wind of 15 n mi (27.8 km).
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2,3 REDURVED TROPICAL CYCLONES
A tropical cyclone's maximum wind will typically weaken soon
after the storm's recurvature (Riehl, 1972). The primary physical
processes associated with a tropical cyclone's weakening or decay
are those which degrade the release of latent heat, its main
energy-producing mechanism.
There are a number of environmental factors that can be
associated with a tropical cyclone's weakening: an increase in
vertical shear; decreased outflow aloft; the incursion of cool,
dry air; and the influence of cooler sea surface temperatures, 3
for example. The infrared images in Figure 5 show two periods
24 hours apart in the life of Typhoon June which demonstrate its
weakening. Figure 5a shows the storm just after recurvature when
it was entering a region of strong vertical shear and accelerating
rapidly to the northeast. Figure 5b shows the deep convection
reduced quite dramatically 24 hours later as the storm was
approaching the extratropical stage.
Perhaps the most noticeable weakening of a tropical cyclone
occurs with the incursion of cold, dry air at low levels or its
passage over cooler sea surfaces. In weaker tropical cyclones
the cold, dry air is normally observed to first penetrate the
center in the cold sector of front quadrants. In intense systems,
however, the first penetration of cold, dry air into the eye region
is often observed to occur in the warm sector.
The effect of cold, dry air in degrading the tropical system
is dependent on how cold and dry it is. Storms passing near land
areas where cold outbreaks retain their character, fill much more
rapidly than do storms at great distances from these land masses,
where the cold, dry air has been significantly modified by the
ocean waters. The cooler ocean waters also have a dramatic
influence on the intensity of tropical cyclones. In the peak
typhoon season (July-October) for example, the south-north sea
surface temperature gradient near 40°N, is approximately 1°C per
degree latitude (Robinson and Bauer, 1971).
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2.4 EXTRATROPICAL STAGE TRANSITION
The physical processes associated with a tropical cyclone's
transition to the extratropical stage are those which produce a
baroclinic environment whose tropospheric thermal and pressure
patterns are favorable for extratropical cyclogenesis .
Tropical cyclones that undergo "compound" transitions generally
have favorable tropospheric support for extratropical cyclogenesis .
The resulting extratropical cyclone often undergoes further
deepening, which is probably a response to the increased baro-
clinicity afforded by the convective latent heat associated with
the tropical cyclone. The tropical cyclone linking with a frontal
zone ("complex" transition) may or may not have favorable tropo-
spheric support for extratropical cyclogenesis . If support is not
present, the decay process will probably be slow and the tropical
cyclone will ultimately dissipate. If support is present, the
transition will result in extratropical cyclogenesis .
Figure 6a illustrates both the result of a "compound" and an
impending "complex" transition. The northernmost storm is an intense
extratropical cyclone which formed through a "compound" transition
with Typhoon Tess (September 1975), merging with a nearly stationary
mid-latitude low pressure center to the east of Hokkaido, Japan,
approximately one day before this image was recorded. The resulting
extratropical cyclone was considerably deeper than either of the
merging cyclones. The southernmost storm is Typhoon Winnie, which
is undergoing a "complex" transformation and is just about to merge
with an approaching front. Figure 6b shows the two storms 24 hours
later. Typhoon Winnie is becoming extratropical as it merges with
the frontal system.
It should be noted that a tropical cyclone transition from •
a tropical to extratropical storm is not an instantaneous event.
The periods of change can vary from hours to days, during which
time the systems are hybrids that exhibit certain characteristics
of both stages.
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A system in transition has ^ery complex wind and temperature
structures and occasionally produces dramatic increases in maximum
winds. These increases occur because the storm's own mechanism
for producing kinetic energy from available potential energy
(derived primarily from latent heat release) is suddenly enhanced
by the baroclinic conversion,' in the surrounding environment, of
potential energy to kinetic energy as cold air encounters, moves
under, and lifts the warm moist air within the tropical cyclone
circulation.
Ocean areas in which the transition process occurs are
generally distant from reconnaissance bases, so detailed observa-
tions of transition are somewhat sparse. The transition of Typhoon
Hope (October 1964) in the western North Pacific, however, was
extensively observed by WB-50 aircraft of the 56th Weather
Reconnaissance Squadron as it became extratropical while accelerating
to the northeast following recurvature. Aircraft were in the storm
area for approximately eight hours of each observing day.
Figure 7 shows analyses of Typhoon Hope by the Joint Typhoon
Warning Center (FWC/JTWC, 1964) as cold air was entering the
storm system. The sizeable increases in surface wind speeds,
which appeared to last for about 12 hours, emphasize the opera-
tional hazards that could exist for vessels in such sectors during
a storm's transition stage. No reconnaissance was flown the
following day to observe duration or extent of strong winds, but
available surface data indicate maximum surface winds of 45 kt
(23 ms"^ ) .
Based on other observations of this type of phenomenon by
reconnaissance aircraft in the western North Pacific, it appears
that this sudden increase in wind over a short duration and over
a small area is common during the transition stage, especially
for early and late season tropical cyclones when cold air intrusions
into low latitudes are more common.
Reconnaissance observations have also indicated that the
following are characteristics of tropical cyclones as they are
evolving into extratropical cyclones:
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(1) Winds observed are in excess of the values that central
pressures would indicate. The maximum wind area does not always
relate to direction of storm movement (i.e., in right quadrant).
(2) There is a loss of cloud organization. The central area
of the storm fills with clouds with tops 6000-12,000 ft (1800-
3700 m). Clouds below 700 mb become stratiform. Remnants of the
wall cloud as observed by radar appear to rotate rapidly, and at
times the wall cloud completely disappears.
(3) There is a lack of torrential precipitation and many
times there is no precipitation.
(4) Light to moderate clear air turbulence (CAT) occurs over
a broad area surrounding the storm.
In a recent encounter with Typhoon Mary (December 1977) as It was becoming extratropical , a reconnaissance aircraft experienced a free fall of 2500 ft (760 m) in 4 sec near the storm center with an updraft immediately preceding it. In addition, a gust front (estimated surface winds of 80 kt/41 ms-1) was observed to pass near the storm center and hail was observed at the flight level of 700 mb.
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3. FUTURE RESEARCH
This study has examined the characteristics and behavior of
extratropical storms that evolve from tropical cyclones. As is
true of many meteorological phenomenon at this scale, this evolu-
tionary process is a complex situation that is further complicated
by the lack of data for detailed studies. The fact that the storm
environment poses an operational hazard during the transition
period and many days afterward should encourage further synoptic
and dynamic examination of all the processes involved. Numerical
models capable of handling this scale could be used for diagnostic
examination of the rapid, short-duration intensification that
occurs. The results of such studies could give commanding officers
and ship routing officials a better understanding of the nature
and characteristics of storms at this stage in their life cycle,
as well as be of value to the weather centrals that issue warnings
of strong winds and high seas in the North Pacific Ocean.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors express their appreciation to Mr. J. W.
Blelloch, Jr. of NEPRF for his assistance in data reduction. The
constructive comments of Dr. A. I. Weinstein and Mr. R. Fett of
NEPRF, and Captains F. Wells and R. Reamer of the USAF, are
gratefully acknowledged.
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