TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2002

Six-hourly position and intensity data are tabulated in this section for the following tropical cyclones in 2002 over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea (i.e. the area bounded by the Equator, 45° N, 100° E and 180° ).

Name of tropical cyclone
Tropical Storm Tapah (0201)	Typhoon Phanfone (0213)
Typhoon Mitag (0202)	Severe Tropical Storm Vongfong (0214)
Typhoon Hagibis (0203)	Typhoon Rusa (0215)
Typhoon Noguri (0204)	Typhoon Sinlaku (0216)
Typhoon Rammasun (0205)	Typhoon Ele (0217)
Typhoon Chataan (0206)	Severe Tropical Storm Hagupit (0218)
Typhoon Halong (0207)	Tropical Storm Changmi (0219)
Tropical Storm Nakri (0208)	Tropical Storm Mekkhala (0220)
Typhoon Fengshen (0209)	Typhoon Higos (0221)
Tropical Depression of 20 - 22 July	Severe Tropical Storm Bavi (0222)
Tropical Depression Kalmaegi (0210)	Severe Tropical Storm Maysak (0223)
Typhoon Fung-wong (0211)	Typhoon Huko (0224)
Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri (0212)	Typhoon Haishen (0225)
Tropical Depression of 11 - 13 August	Typhoon Pongsona (0226)

In this section, surface winds refer to wind speeds averaged over a period of 10 minutes given in the unit of m/s (1 m/s is about 1.94 knots or 3.6 km/h). Intensities of tropical cyclones are classified as follows:-

(a)	T.D.	- tropical depression
(b)	T.S.	- tropical storm
(c)	S.T.S.	- severe tropical storm
(d)	T.	- typhoon

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