Tropical Cyclone Programme - Final Reports of Meetings

Final Reports of Meetings

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Dates and Place
of Meetings

Final Reports
30 July -1 August 2024, Brisbane, AustraliaRA V Tropical Cyclone Committee - 22nd session (RA V TCC-22) - Final report (PDF)
21-22 May 2024, onlineAdvisory Group on Tropical Cyclones - Sixth meeting  (AG-TC-6). Final Report
18-22 March 2024, Panama City, PanamaRA IV Hurricane Committee - 46th session (HC-46)
Final Report (English) (Español)
27 February-01 March 2024, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee - 56th session (TC-56)
19-23 December 2023, Manama, Kingdom of BahrainWMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - 50th session (PTC-50)
Final Report (PDF)
12-14 December 2023, Geneva, SwitzerlandAdvisory Group on Tropical Cyclones - Fifth meeting  (AG-TC-5). Final Report
2-6 October 2023, La Réunion, France RA I Tropical Cyclone Committee - 25th session (RA I TCC-25) - Final report (Français - English)
25-28 July 2023, Nuku'alofa, TongaRA V Tropical Cyclone Committee - 21st session (RA V TCC-21) - Final report (PDF)
16-17 May 2023, onlineAdvisory Group on Tropical Cyclones - Fourth meeting  (AG-TC-4). Final Report
27-31 March 2023, San Jose, Costa RicaRA IV Hurricane Committee - 45th session (HC-45)
Final Report (English) (Español)
7-9 March 2023, Macao, ChinaESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee - 55th session (TC-55)
Online session Final Report (PDF)
10 December 2022, Bali, IndonesiaAdvisory Group on Tropical Cyclones - Third meeting  (AG-TC-3). Final Report
5-9 December 2022, Bali, IndonesiaInternational Workshop on Tropical Cyclones - 10th session - WMO Publication 
15 November 2022, onlineRA I Tropical Cyclone Committee - Extraordinary session - Final report (Français - English)
23-25 August 2022, onlineRA V Tropical Cyclone Committee - 20th session (RA V TCC-20) - Final report (PDF)
27-30 June 2022, onlineWMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - 49th session (PTC-49)
Final Report (PDF) (Annex to the report)
7-9 June 2022, onlineAdvisory Group on Tropical Cyclones - Second meeting  (AG-TC-2). Final Report
25-28 April 2022, onlineRA IV Hurricane Committee - 44th session (HC-44)
Final Report (English) (Español)
23-25 February 2022, onlineESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee - 54th session (TC-54)
Online session Final Report (PDF)
03 February 2022, onlineAdvisory Group on Tropical Cyclones - First meeting  (AG-TC-1)
7-10 December 2021
Online session 
Third International Workshop on Satellite Analysis for Tropical Cyclones (IWSATC-3)
Final report (PDF)
2-3 December 2021
UN ESCAP, Online session
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee - 16th Integrated Workshop
8-10 November 2021
Online session
RA I Tropical Cyclone Committee - 24th session (RA I TCC-24)
Final report (English) (Français)
20, 21, 23 September 2021
United Arab Emirates, online
WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - 48th session (PTC-48)
Final Report (PDF)
27, 28, 29 July 2021
Online session
RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee - 19th session (RA V TCC-19)
Final report (PDF)
15-17 March 2021 - Part I - online
4-5 May 2021 - Part II - online
RA IV Hurricane Committee - 43rd session (HC-43)
Final Report Part I (English) (Español)
Final Report Part II (English) (Español)
23, 24, 25 February 2021
Japan, online
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee - 53rd session (TC-53)
Online session Final Report (PDF)
Video “Typhoon edging closer. Are you ready?”. This video is provided by Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) to raise public awareness on typhoon-related hazards. 
23, 24, 26 November 2020
United Arab Emirates, online
WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - 47th session (PTC-47)
Final Report (PDF)
28, 29, 31 July 2020
Online session
RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee - 18th session (RA V TCC-18)
Final report (PDF)
31 March and 3 April 2020
Video Conference 
RA IV Hurricane Committee - 42nd session (HC-42)
Final Report (English) (Español)
06 March 2020
Video Conference hosted by Hong-Kong, China
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee - 52nd session (TC-52)
Video Conference Final Report (PDF)
17-23 October 2019
Maputo, Mozambique
RA I Tropical Cyclone Committee - 23rd session (RA I TCC-23)
Final report (English) (Français)
9-13 September 2019
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - 46th session (PTC-46)
Final Report (PDF)
18-22 March 2019
Curacao
RA IV Hurricane Committee - 41th Session (HC-41)
Final Report (English)  (Español)
26 February -1 March 2019
Guangzhou, China
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee - 51th session (TC-51)
Final Report (PDF)
9-12 December 2018
Hawaii, USA
Ninth Tropical Cyclone (TC) Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres (RSMCs)/Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs) Technical Coordination Meeting (TCM-9)
2-7 December 2018
Hawaii, USA
International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones - 9th session (IWTC-9)
Final Report (PDF)
23-27 September 2018
Muscat, Oman
WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - 45th session (PTC-45)
Final Report (PDF)
23-26 July 2018
New Caledonia, France
RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee - 17th session (RA V TCC-17)
Final report (PDF)
9 - 13 April 2018
Martinique, France
RA IV Hurricane Committee - 40th Session
Final Report    (English)  (Español)
28 Feb - 03 march 2018
Ha Noi, Viet Nam
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee - 50th session
Final Report (PDF)
25-29 September 2017
Mahe, Seychelles
RA I Tropical Cyclone Committee - 22nd session
Final report (English) (Français)
10-14 September 2017
Manama, Bahrain
WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - 44th session
Final Report (PDF)
23 - 26 March 2017
San Jose, Costa Rico
RA IV Hurricane Committee - 39th Session
Final Report    (English)  (Español)
29 Aug - 2 Sept 2016
Honiara, Solomon Islands

RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee - 16th session

Final Report

Chairman report (item2)

RSMC Nadi, country reports and presentations: downloadable @ RAV TCC-16 Item3

Coordination within TCP / IWTC-8 and IWTCLP-3 Outcomes / TCM-8 Outcomes (item4)

Pacific HYCOS2 concept: Presentation - Document (item5)

SWFDDP_RSMT_Report to TCC / CIFDP-Fiji_Outcomes_AUG2016 / Atlas StormSurge_RSMCLaReunion (item6)

Assistance_Implementation_CommitteeProgramme + Additif (item8)

PMDP / PTWS_Tsunami / JMA / JICA / ESCAP / TonkinAndTaylor / IFRC / SPC (item9)

2-6 May 2016
New Delhi, India

WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - 43rd session

Final Report - Annexes / Coordinated technical Plan 2016-2019 / Annual Operating Plan

SeasonReport_part1   SeasonReport_part2

21-26 April 2016
San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

RA IV Hurricane Committee Thirty-eighth Session

     Final Report    (English)  (Español)

      Appendix III    (English    Español)

      Appendix IV    (English    Español)

      Appendix V     (English    Español)

      Appendix VII   (English    Español)

Country Reports: (Downloadable under the agenda item 3.2 of HC-38)

Presentations (in PDF):

Chairman ReportSeason Report 2015, RSMC Miami Updates 2016;

BahamasBermuda, Canada, GOES (enes), CHAUS, Dominica, France, Mexico;

TCP Coordination TAFB 2016, CIFDPHC CompetenciesCIMH, RA IV TT DRRSWFDPICG CARIBE EWS.

16-19 February 2016

Honolulu, HI, USA

International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship - Third Workshop / IBTrACS-3: WORD / PDF

WMO International Workshop on Satellite Analysis of Tropical Cyclones -II / IWSATC-2 PDF

2-6 November 2015

Miami, FL, USA

Eighth Tropical Cyclone (TC) Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres (RSMCs)/Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs) Technical Coordination Meeting (TCM-8)

English

28 Sept - 2 Oct 2015

La Réunion, France

RA I Tropical Cyclone Committee - 21st session

Final Report (English) (Français)

TC names: 2016/2017 and 2017/2018, 2018/2019

13-17 April 2015
San Jose, Costa Rica

RA IV Hurricane Committee Thirty-seventh Session

     Final Report    (English)  (Español)

USA                        (English  -    Español)

Bahamas                 (English    Español)

Canada                   (English   -  Español)

Bermuda                  (Englsh    -   Español)

Dominican Republic  (English   -   Español)

Haiti                       (French

France                    (Englsh  -      Español)

Saint Maarten          (English -     Español)

9 - 13 February 2015 ESCAP - UN Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

Third Joint Session - WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones¦ ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (42nd session of PTC and 47th session on TC)

Joint Report

PTC-42

TC-47

26-30 May 2014
Port Vila, Vanuatu
RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee - 15th session - Report
7-10 April 2014
Cancun, Mexico

RA IV Hurricane Committee Thirty-sixth Session

     Final Report   (English)  (Español)

     Technical Plan   (English) (Español)

2-6 March 2014
Dhaka, Bangladesh
WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - 41st Session (PDF)
8-12 April 2013 Willemstad, Curaçao

RA IV Hurricane Committee Thirty-fifth Session

     Final Report   (English)  (Español)

Presentations:

      Hurricane Sandy by RSMC Miami (New)

      Supper Storm Megi

2012_Atlantic_Summary

      Chairman's Report

      TC Position Estimate

      RSMC Miami Potential New Products

      2012 Hurricane Season - Bermuda

      2012 Hurricane Season - Dominican Republic

      2012 Hurricane Season - Meteo-France

    2012 Hurricane Season - Mexico

      Canadian Hurricane Sandy Summary

      2012 Hurricane Season Summary for Eastern Canada

      2012 Tropical Cyclone Impacts - US (New)

      TAFB_New Zones_Offshore

      Experimental 5-day genesis forecasts

      Tropical Cyclone Programme - Coordination

      Hurricane Forecaster Competencies

      Advances in TC Ensemble

      Thorpex

25 Feb - 1 March 2013 Colombo, Sri LankaWMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - Fortieth session (PDF)
12-15 Nov. 2012 
Citeko, West Java, Indonesia

7th Tropical Cyclone RSMCs/TCWCs Technical Coordination Meeting

(PDF)

3 - 7 September 2012 Maputo, MozambiqueRA I  Tropical Cyclone Committee for the South-West Indian Ocean - Twentieth session (English) (French)
11 - 15 April 2012 Jacksonville, Florida USA

RA IV Hurricane Committee Thirty-fourth Session

Final Report   (English)  (Español)
                    (English)  (Español)

Seasonal Review by Members and Presentations

5 - 9 March 2012
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - Thirty-ninth session (PDF)

Country Reports:

           Bangladesh
           India
           Maldives
           Myanmar  
           Oman
           Pakistan
           Sri Lanka
           Thailand

8 - 12 March 2011
George Town, Grand Cayma

RA IV Hurricane Committee Thirty-third Session

English (PDF) (WORD)
Spanish (WORD)

21 - 25 February 2011
New Delhi, India

WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - Thirty-eighth session (PDF)
13 - 16 April 2011
Honolulu, HawaiI, USA
International Workshop on Satellite Analysis of Tropical Cyclones (Final)
20 - 24 September 2010 Nairobi, KenyaRA I  Tropical Cyclone Committee for the South-West Indian Ocean - Nineteenth session (English) (French)
26 - 19 April 2010,
Bali, Indonesia

RA V Tropicla Cyclone Committee for the South Pacific and South-East Indian Ocean, Thirteenth session

English (PDF)   (WORD)

8 - 12 March 2010, Hamilton, Bermuda

RA IV Hurricane Committee Thirty-second Session

English (PDF) (WORD) Spanish (PDF) (WORD)

15 - 19 February 2010,
Phuket, Thailand
WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - Thirty-seventh session (PDF)
2-5 November 2009, Brisbane, Australia

Sixth Tropical Cyclone RSMCs/TCWCs Technical Coordination Meeting (PDF)

Presentations: Australia
                      Honolulu
                      Jakarta 
                      La Reunion
                      Miami
                      Nadi
                      New Delhi 
                      Port Moresby
                      Tokyo 
                      Wellington

20 - 24 April 2009
Nassau, Bahamas

RA IV Hurricane Committee Thirty-first Session

Final Report ( English) ( Español)

Seasonal Review by Members and Presentations

2 - 6 March 2009
Muscat, Oman

WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - Thirty-sixth session (PDF)
6 - 10 October 2008 Lilongwe, MalawiRA I  Tropical Cyclone Committee for the South-West Indian Ocean - Eighteenth session (English) (French)
11 - 17 July 2008,
Alofi, Niue

RA V Tropicla Cyclone Committee for the South Pacific and South-East Indian Ocean, Twelth session

( Final Report, Appendix IV, Appendix VI-1, Appendix VI-2)

5 - 9 May 2008,
Manama, Bahrain
WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones - Thirty-fifth session (PDF)
23 - 28 April 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA

RA IV Hurricane Committee Thirtieth Session

Final Report (English) (Español)

Technical Plan (English) (Español)

Seasonal Review by Members

21 - 26 November 2007, Macao, ChinaESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Fortieth Session
27 March - 3 April 2007,
Curacao, Netherlands and Antille
pdf

RA IV Hurricane Committee, Twenty-ninth session (RA IV/ HC-29)
English (pdf)

27de Marzo - 3 de APril 2007pdf

Comité de Huracanes de la AR IV, Vigésima novena reunion
Español (pdf)

25 February - 1 March 2007,
Male, Maldives

pdfWMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones Thirty-fourth session
English (pdf)

4-9 December 2006, Manila, Philippines

pdf

ESCAP/WMO TYPHOON COMMITTEE THIRTY-NINTH SESSION (Including Typhoon Committee Strategic Plan 2007-2011) English (PDF)

11-15 Sep 2006,

Manila, Philippines

Fourth Regional Workshop on Storm Surge and Wave Forecasting      Info Note
4 - 8 May 2006
Adelaide, Australia
pdf

RA V Tropicla Cyclone Committee for the South Pacific and South-East Indian Ocean, Eleventh session
English (pdf)

30 March - 4 April 2006
San Juan, Puerto Rico

RA IV Hurricane Committe, Twenty-eigth session (RA IV/ HC-28)
English (pdf)

30 January-4 February 2006
Dhaka, Bangladesh

WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones 
Thirty-third session
English (pdf)

03-07 October 2005
Gaborone, Botswana
pdf

RA I  Tropical Cyclone Committee for the South-West Indian Ocean - Seventeenth session
English (pdf)

25-29 July 2005
Beijing, China

Third Regional Workshop on Storm surge and Wave Forecasting - A Hands-On Forecast Training Laboratory
English (Word)

31 March-5 April 2005
San José, Costa Rica

RA IV Hurricane Committe, Twenty-seventh session (RA IV/ HC-27)
English (pdf)

31 de Marso-5 de Abril 2005
San José, Costa Rica

Comité de Huracanes de la AR IV, Vigésima septima reunion
Español (pdf)

25-29 February 2005
New Delhi (India)
WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones 
Thirty-second session
English (pdf)
10-15 July 2004
Brisbane (Australia)
RA V  Tropical Cyclone Committee for the South Pacific and South-East Indian Ocean - Tenth session
English (pdf)
28 April-3 May 2004
Miami Beach, Florida
(USA)

RA IV Hurricane Committe, Twenty-sixth session (RA IV/ HC-26)
English (pdf)

28 de Abril-3 de Mayo 2004
Miami Beach, Florida
(USA)

Comité de Huracanes de la AR IV, Vigésima sexta reunion
Español (pdf)