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FOREWARD
This report is published annually and summarizes Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclones. Annex A is added to summarize Tropical Cyclones from 180 degrees eastward to the North American Coast.
When directed by CINCPAC in May 1959, CINCPACFLT redesignated Fleet Weather Central Guam as Fleet Weather Central/Joint Typhoon Warning Center (FWC/JTWC), Guam with the following responsibilities:
1. To provide warnings to U. S. Government agencies for all tropical cyclones west of 180 degrees longitude north of the equator to the Asiatic coast and Malayan Peninsula.
2. To determine tropical cyclone reconnaissance requirements and assign priorities.
3. To conduct investigative and post analysis programs including preparation of the Annual Typhoon Report.
4. To conduct tropical cyclone forecasting and detection research as practicable.
Fuchu Air Force Weather Central, coordinating with Fleet Weather Facility Yokosuka was designated as alternate JTWC in case of failure of FWC/JTWC Guam.
The JTWC, which is an integral section of FWC/JTWC Guam, is staffed by three Air Force and three Navy meteorologists and three enlisted men from each service. The senior Air Force Officer has been designated as the Director, JTWC.
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, is responsible for surveillance and issuance of warnings in the Central North Pacific area north of the equator between 180 degrees and 140 degrees west.
The Fleet Weather Central, Alameda, California, is responsible for issuance of warnings between 140 degrees west and the North American Coast.