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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2006

TABLE 4.2    

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS FOR SHIPPING ISSUED IN 2006

Tropical cyclone No. of
warnings
issued		 Date and time of issue of Duration
(hours)
First warning Last warning
Date/Month Time+ Date/Month Time+
* Typhoon Chanchu 56 11/5 1800 18/5 1500 165
* Tropical Storm Jelawat 19 26/6 2100 29/6 0300 54
  Severe Tropical Storm Bilis 19 12/7 0900 14/7 1500 54
  Typhoon Kaemi 17 23/7 1800 25/7 1800 48
* Typhoon Prapiroon 33 31/7 0600 4/8 0300 93
* Severe Tropical Storm Bopha 20 8/8 0600 10/8 1500 57
  Typhoon Saomai 11 9/8 1500 10/8 2100 30
* Tropical Depression 13 23/8 0900 24/8 2100 36
* Tropical Depression 12 12/9 0300 13/9 1200 33
  Typhoon Shanshan 15 14/9 1200 16/9 0600 42
  Tropical Depression 23 22/9 1200 25/9 0600 66
  Typhoon Xangsane 37 27/9 0300 1/10 1200 105
* Typhoon Cimaron 66 29/10 0000 6/11 0000 192
  Typhoon Chebi 33 10/11 0900 14/11 0900 96
  Typhoon Durian 42 29/11 2100 5/12 0000 123
  Typhoon Utor 44 9/12 1200 14/12 1800 126
Total 460   1320

* Tropical cyclones for which tropical cyclone warning signals were issued in Hong Kong.
+ Times are given in UTC.

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