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INTRODUCTION
This report is published annually, and summarizes Western North Pacific and Central North Pacific tropical cyclones. During 1960, no tropical cyclones were reported in the Central North Pacific.
Effective on 1 May 1959, CINCPAC, through CINCPACFLT, redesignated Fleet Weather Central, Guam as Fleet Weather Central/Joint Typhoon Warning Center (FWC/JTWC), Guam with the following additional responsibilities:
1. To provide warnings to U.S. Government agencies for all tropical cyclones west of 180 degrees longitude.
2. To determine tropical cyclone reconnaissance requirements and priorities.
3. To conduct investigative and post analysis programs including the preparation of annual typhoon summaries.
4. To conduct forecasting and detection research as practicable.
Fuchu Air Force Weather Central, assisted as necessary by Fleet Weather Facility YokosukaE was designated as alternate JTWC in case of failure of FWC/JTWC, Guam. Responsible for the issuance of tropical warnings for the Central North Pacific, east of 180 degrees and west of 140 degrees, is the Joint Hurricane Warning Center in Hawaii, a coordinated agency composed of the U.S. Weather Bureau, Honolulu, the Air Force Kunia Weather Center, and Fleet Weather Central, Pearl Harbor.
The JTWC, which is an integral section of FWC\JTWC, Guam, is staffed by two Air Force and two Navy meteorologists, and three enlisted men from each service. The senior Air Force Officer has been designated as the Director, JTWC.
The background for the cover of this report is the 12002 surface chart on 22 August 1960.