2016 Pacific typhoon season

2016 Pacific typhoon season
First system formed No Storms Yet
Last system dissipated Season ongoing
Strongest storm1  – (10-minute sustained)
Total fatalities Unknown
Total damage Unknown
1Strongest storm is determined by lowest pressure
Pacific typhoon seasons
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

The 2016 Pacific typhoon season is a current event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation, in which tropical cyclones form in the western Pacific Ocean. The season runs throughout 2016, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October. The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator between 100°E and 180th meridian. Within the northwestern Pacific Ocean, there are two separate agencies that assign names to tropical cyclones which can often result in a cyclone having two names. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) will name a tropical cyclone should it be judged to have 10-minute sustained wind speeds of at least 65 km/h (40 mph) anywhere in the basin, whilst the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assigns names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N–25°N regardless of whether or not a tropical cyclone has already been given a name by the JMA. Tropical depressions that are monitored by the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) are given a number with a "W" suffix. The basin is currently inactive, with no storms forming as of yet.

Seasonal forecasts

Other forecasts
Date 		Forecast
Center 		Period Systems Ref
January 8, 2016 PAGASA January — March 1–2 tropical cyclones [1]
January 8, 2016 PAGASA April — June 1–3 tropical cyclones [1]
Forecast
Center 		Tropical
cyclones 		Tropical
storms 		Typhoons Ref
Actual activity: JMA 0 0 0
Actual activity: JTWC 0 0 0
Actual activity: PAGASA 0 0 0

During the year several national meteorological services and scientific agencies forecast how many tropical cyclones, tropical storms, and typhoons will form during a season and/or how many tropical cyclones will affect a particular country. These agencies included the Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) Consortium of the University College London, PAGASA and Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau. Some of the forecasts took into consideration what happened in previous seasons and the El Niño Conditions that were observed during the year. The first forecast of the year was released by PAGASA during January 2016, within its seasonal climate outlook for the period January – June.[1] The outlook noted that one to two tropical cyclones were expected between January and March, while one to three were expected to develop or enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility between April and June.[1]

During March the Hong Kong Observatory predicted that the typhoon season in Hong Kong, would be near normal with four to seven tropical cyclones passing within 500 km (310 mi) of the territory compared to an average of six.[2]

Storm names

Within the Northwest Pacific Ocean, both the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assign names to tropical cyclones that develop in the Western Pacific, which can result in a tropical cyclone having two names.[3] The Japan Meteorological Agency's RSMC Tokyo — Typhoon Center assigns international names to tropical cyclones on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization's Typhoon Committee, should they be judged to have 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 65 km/h (40 mph).[4] PAGASA names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N and 25°N even if the cyclone has had an international name assigned to it.[3] The names of significant tropical cyclones are retired, by both PAGASA and the Typhoon Committee.[4] Should the list of names for the Philippine region be exhausted then names will be taken from an auxiliary list of which the first ten are published each season. Unused names are marked in gray.

International names

So far, no tropical storms have yet developed in the Western Pacific and each one will be named by the JMA, when the system is judged to have 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 65 km/h (40 mph).[5] The JMA selected the names from a list of 140 names, that had been developed by the 14 members nations and territories of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee.[6] The next 21 names on the naming list are listed here along with their international numeric designation, if they are used.

  • Nepartak (unused)
  • Lupit (unused)
  • Mirinae (unused)
  • Nida (unused)
  • Omais (unused)
  • Conson (unused)
  • Chanthu (unused)
  • Dianmu (unused)
  • Mindulle (unused)
  • Lionrock (unused)
  • Kompasu (unused)
  • Namtheun (unused)
  • Malou (unused)
  • Meranti (unused)
  • Rai (unused)
  • Malakas (unused)
  • Megi (unused)
  • Chaba (unused)
  • Aere (unused)
  • Songda (unused)
  • Sarika (unused)

Philippines

This season, PAGASA will use its own naming scheme, that will either develop within or move into their self-defined area of responsibility.[7][8] The names were taken from a list of names, that had been last used during 2012 and are scheduled to be used again during 2020.[7] All of the names are the same except for Pepito, which replaced the name Pablo after it was retired.[7]

  • Ambo (unused)
  • Butchoy (unused)
  • Carina (unused)
  • Dindo (unused)
  • Enteng (unused)
  • Ferdie (unused)
  • Gener (unused)
  • Helen (unused)
  • Igme (unused)
  • Julian (unused)
  • Karen (unused)
  • Lawin (unused)
  • Marce (unused)
  • Nina (unused)
  • Ofel (unused)
  • Pepito (unused)
  • Quinta (unused)
  • Rolly (unused)
  • Siony (unused)
  • Tonyo (unused)
  • Ulysses (unused)
  • Vicky (unused)
  • Warren (unused)
  • Yoyong (unused)
  • Zosimo (unused)

Auxiliary list

  • Alakdan (unused)
  • Baldo (unused)
  • Clara (unused)
  • Dencio (unused)
  • Estong (unused)
  • Felipe (unused)
  • Gomer (unused)
  • Heling (unused)
  • Ismael (unused)
  • Julio (unused)

Season effects

This table will list all the storms that developed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean west of the International Date Line and north of the equator during 2016. It will include their intensity, duration, name, areas affected, deaths, and damage totals. Classification and intensity values will be based on estimations conducted by the JMA. All damage figures will be in 2016 USD. Damages and deaths from a storm will include when the storm was a precursor wave or an extratropical cyclone.

Name Dates active Peak classification Sustained
wind speeds		 Pressure Land areas affected Damage
(USD)		 Deaths Refs


Season Aggregates
0 systems Season ongoing 0 km/h (0 mph) 0 hPa (0 inHg) NaN 0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Malano, Vicente B (January 8, 2016). January — June 2016 (Seasonal Climate Outlook). Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Chi-ming, Shun (March 15, 2016). "Speech by Mr Shun Chi-ming, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory March 15, 2016" (PDF). Hong Kong Observatory. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Padgett, Gary. "Monthly Tropical Cyclone Summary December 1999". Australian Severe Weather. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  4. 1 2 The Typhoon Committee (February 21, 2013). "Typhoon Committee Operational Manual 2013". World Meteorological Organization. pp. 37–38. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.typhooncommittee.org/48th/docs/item%204%20technical%20presentations/4.1.Review2015TyphoonSeason.pdf
  6. ↑ Zhou, Xiao; Lei, Xiaotu (2012). "Summary of retired typhoons within the Western North Pacific Ocean". Tropical Cyclone Research and Review (The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific/World Meteorological Organization's Typhoon Committee) 1 (1): 23–32. doi:10.6057/2012TCRR01.03. ISSN 2225-6032. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 "Philippine Tropical Cyclone Names". Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ Patricia Lourdes Viray. "PHL ends 2015 with less typhoons; to decommission 2 killer cyclones". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

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