Recap of tracks done in 2019 in anarchic basins

January 09, 2020

As part of my regular analysis, in 2019, I made 46 tracks in such basins, where neither a local RSMC has been designated, nor a U.S. agency consistently monitors (sub)tropical cyclone activity: Gulf of Guinea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, North Sea and Baltic Sea.

Since there is neither RSMC nor U.S. agency doing a best track or a post-season analysis, I'm not doing error calculations, but merely a listing of all the tracks.

Ghost storm M#01

These two tracks are not identifiable with anything due to long lead time.

January 12, 12Z run:

January 15, 18Z run:

Ghost storm M#02

This is best identifiable with a low pressure system, which is between Libya and Greece in following synoptic chart.

January 30, 12Z run:

January 31, 12Z run:

January 31, 18Z run:

February 1, 06Z run:

February 1, 12Z run:

February 2, 06Z run:

February 2, 12Z run:

February 3, 12Z run:

Ghost storm L#06

This system had mostly cyclogenesis west of prime meridian. In this recap, the sole cyclogenesis east of prime meridian is only shown.

March 30, 12Z run:

Ghost storm L#22

This system had one case of cyclogenesis west of prime meridian, and it is not shown here.

May 21, 12Z run:

May 23, 06Z run:

May 23, 18Z run:

May 24, 12Z run:

System N#01

This low pressure system was named Wolfgang by FU-Berlin, and in my opinion, it became a subtropical depression on July 31st at 06Z, and remained such for 30 hours. In the following synoptic chart, it is still over Great Britain.

July 28, 12Z run:

July 28, 18Z run:

July 29, 06Z run:

July 30, 06Z run:

Ghost storm N#02

This is not identifiable due to long lead time.

July 30, 06Z run:

August 1, 06Z run:

August 4, 12Z run:

August 8, 06Z run:

Ghost storm N#03

This lone track is not identifiable.

August 1, 06Z run:

Ghost storm N#04

This system is not identifiable with anything in particular.

August 4, 12Z run:

August 5, 06Z run:

August 6, 06Z run:

Ghost storm M#03

This lone track is best identifiable with a low pressure system, which is in Black Sea in the following synoptic chart.

August 16, 06Z run:

Ghost storm N#05

This is identifiable with the extratropical low in Baltic Sea near Sweden in the following synoptic chart.

September 7, 06Z run:

September 8, 06Z run:

September 10, 06Z run:

Ghost storm N#06

I have no clue about this lone track.

Ghost storm M#04

This is not identifiable with any specific low pressure center.

October 17, 06Z run:

Ghost storm L#69

In some tracks, this system formed and existed only west of prime meridian; those tracks are not shown here.

October 21, 06Z run:

October 22, 06Z run:

System M#05

I named this system Ramesses, when I deemed it to have become a subtropical storm. In my opinion, it peaked as a 40 mph tropical storm, and then hit Egypt. It is shown near Egypt in the following synoptic chart.

October 22, 06Z run:

October 23, 06Z run:

A total failure

A low pressure system was named Bernardo by AEMET. In my opinion, it became a subtropical storm on November 11th at 12Z, and simultaneously peaked with 50mph winds, before becoming a remnant low 12 hours later. I made no tracks of this system.

Ghost storm M#06

This was closely related system to Bernardo, and indeed, shared the same FU-Berlin name. Here it is shown in Tyrrhenian Sea. It remained non-tropical.