Tropical Storm Fili (2003)
Tropical Storm Fili peaked at 45 kt in the South Pacific between April 13, 2003 and April 15, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Fili, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2003 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- April 13, 2003 to April 15, 2003
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb (29.44 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 257 km (160 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.7
- Identifier
- SH272003
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 00:00 | 13.5S 179.6W | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 13, 06:00 | 13.8S 179.3W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 13, 12:00 | 14.2S 178.9W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 13, 18:00 | 14.6S 178.2W | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 14, 00:00 | 15.3S 177.0W | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 14, 06:00 | 16.0S 175.7W | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 14, 12:00 | 17.6S 174.0W | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 14, 18:00 | 20.2S 172.2W | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 00:00 | 24.4S 170.6W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 06:00 | 29.3S 169.7W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 12:00 | 29.4S 170.6W | 30 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2003
- Tropical Storm YolandeSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone ZoeSouth Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone AmiSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone BeniSouth Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm CillaSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone DoviSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone EricaSouth Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone EsetaSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone GinaSouth Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm EpiSouth Pacific · 2003
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.