Cyclone Wati (2006)
Cyclone Wati reached Category 1 in the South Pacific between March 15, 2006 and March 28, 2006, with a lowest pressure of 963 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Wati, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2006 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
- March 15, 2006 to March 28, 2006
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 80 kt (92 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 963 mb (28.44 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 9.1
- Identifier
- SH182006
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 14.0S 184.5E | 15 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 13.7S 182.9E | 15 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 13.6S 181.5E | 15 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 16, 12:00 | 13.6S 180.2E | 15 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 16, 18:00 | 13.7S 178.9E | 15 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 17, 00:00 | 13.8S 177.6E | 15 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 17, 06:00 | 13.9S 176.4E | 15 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 17, 12:00 | 14.0S 175.0E | 15 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 17, 18:00 | 14.1S 173.7E | 15 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 18, 00:00 | 13.9S 171.8E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 18, 06:00 | 14.5S 170.5E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 18, 12:00 | 14.7S 169.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 18, 18:00 | 14.8S 167.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 19, 00:00 | 15.3S 166.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 19, 06:00 | 15.6S 164.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 19, 12:00 | 16.1S 162.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 19, 18:00 | 16.9S 161.7E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 20, 00:00 | 17.0S 160.2E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 20, 06:00 | 17.3S 158.9E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 20, 12:00 | 17.4S 157.7E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 20, 18:00 | 17.5S 156.5E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 21, 00:00 | 17.6S 155.6E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 21, 06:00 | 17.7S 154.9E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 21, 12:00 | 17.6S 154.2E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 21, 18:00 | 17.6S 153.8E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 22, 00:00 | 17.8S 153.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 22, 06:00 | 18.0S 153.8E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 22, 12:00 | 18.2S 153.9E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 22, 18:00 | 18.4S 154.2E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 23, 00:00 | 18.7S 154.8E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 23, 06:00 | 18.9S 155.4E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 23, 12:00 | 19.4S 156.3E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 23, 18:00 | 20.1S 157.4E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 24, 00:00 | 21.2S 158.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 24, 06:00 | 22.6S 159.8E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 12:00 | 24.0S 160.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 18:00 | 25.4S 161.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 25, 00:00 | 26.9S 162.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 25, 06:00 | 28.3S 163.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 25, 12:00 | 29.0S 164.3E | 50 kt | 988 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 25, 18:00 | 31.7S 165.8E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 26, 00:00 | 34.0S 166.6E | 50 kt | 988 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 26, 06:00 | 35.8S 166.3E | Not reported | ||
| Mar 26, 12:00 | 36.8S 166.5E | Not reported | ||
| Mar 26, 18:00 | 37.0S 167.0E | Not reported | ||
| Mar 27, 00:00 | 36.8S 167.9E | Not reported | ||
| Mar 27, 06:00 | 36.8S 170.3E | Not reported | ||
| Mar 27, 12:00 | 37.0S 171.3E | Not reported | ||
| Mar 27, 18:00 | 36.9S 173.1E | Not reported | ||
| Mar 28, 00:00 | 36.2S 174.2E | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2006
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.