Tropical Cyclone Report
Tropical Depression Three-E
27 - 29 June 2002
Lixion A. Avila
National Hurricane Center
6 July 2002
Tropical Depression Three-E developed from a
well-defined tropical wave that emerged off the west coast of
Africa on 12 June. It moved westward and crossed the Lesser
Antilles on the 17th with a marked cyclonic wind shift.
After crossing Central America, the wave continued westward and the
shower activity increased considerably. By 23 June, there was a
distinct disturbance with multiple low-level centers as indicated
by data from QuikSCAT. One center became dominant and it is
estimated that a tropical depression formed at 1200 UTC 27 June
about 970 n mi southwest of the southern tip of Baja California,
Mexico. The depression changed little in organization during the
following 24 to 36 hours . Rapid weakening occurred on the
29th as strong shear separated the
low-level center from the thunderstorm activity. A swirl of low
clouds continued moving westward for a few more days. The best
track positions and intensities are listed in Table 1 and
Figure 1
shows a plot of the depression's track.
Table 1: Best track, Tropical Depression Three-E, 27-29
June 2002.
Date/Time
(UTC) | Position | Pressure
(mb) | Wind Speed
(kt) | Stage |
Lat.
(°N) | Lon.
(°W) |
| 27 / 1200 | 11.8 | 121.9 | 1007 | 30 | tropical depression |
| 1800 | 12.1 | 123.0 | 1007 | 30 | " |
| 28 / 0000 | 12.3 | 124.4 | 1007 | 30 | " |
| 0600 | 12.3 | 125.7 | 1006 | 30 | " |
| 1200 | 12.2 | 127.0 | 1007 | 30 | " |
| 1800 | 12.3 | 128.8 | 1007 | 30 | " |
| 29 / 0000 | 12.5 | 131.4 | 1008 | 25 | " |
| 29/ 0600 | 12.8 | 133.1 | 1009 | 25 | dissipating |
| 28 / 0600 | 12.3 | 125.7 | 1006 | 30 | minimum pressure |
Figure 1:
Best track positions for Tropical Depression Three-E, 27-29 June 2002.
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