Revisions made to EPAC HURDAT:

Storm #6/1957 – 2008 Revision
02230 09/17/1957 M= 2  6 SNBR=  67 NOT NAMED   XING=1
02240 09/18*1701013  75    0X1741017  75    0X1781020  75    0*  0   0   0    0*
02240 09/18*1701013  75    0X1741017  75    0X1781020  75    0X1821023  75    0

Previous track just offshore.  New position is to bring the hurricane inland per
Ed’s book (NHC resource) and Mariner’s Weather Log (MWL).


Storm #10/1957 – 2008 Revision
02330 10/01/1957 M= 6 10 SNBR=  71 NOT NAMED   XING=1                           
02335 10/01*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*1741194  75    0*1751199  75    0*
02340 10/02*1801204  75    0*1891209  75    0*1981212  75    0*2031206  75    0*
02345 10/03*2081197  75    0*2161192  75    0*2241187  75    0*2301170  75    0*
02350 10/04*2361152  75    0*2391145  75    0*2421137  75    0*2501128  75    0*
02355 10/05*2581119  75    0*2641112  75    0*2701105  75    0X2941091  75    0*
02355 10/05*2581119  75    0*2641112  75    0*2701105  75    0X2941091  25    0*

02360 10/06X3221075  75    0X3311065  75    0X3281059  75    0*  0   0   0    0*
02360 10/06L3221075  20    0L3311065  20    0L3281059  20    0*  0   0   0    0*

Hurricane erroneously tracked well inland over very high mountains and throughout 
southwestern USA.  Track better reflects likely reality of remnant low. 


Storm #11/1957 – 2008 Revision
02370 10/17/1957 M= 5 11 SNBR=  72 NOT NAMED   XING=0                           
02375 10/17*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*1291029  75    0*1471035  75    0*
02380 10/18*1591042  75    0*1651052  75    0*1701060  75    0*1741062  75    0*
02385 10/19*1791063  75    0*1851063  75    0*1911063  75    0*1981063  75    0*
02390 10/20*2051063  75    0X2151062  75    0X2251061  75    0X2351061  75    0*
02390 10/20*2051063  75    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0    0*

02395 10/21X2451060  75    0X2551057  75    0X2651050  75    0*  0   0   0    0*
02395 10/21 Delete all points

Recommend deleting this hurricane landfall.  MWL says the hurricane rapidly 
dissipated before landfall. Also category 3 hurricane made landfall one day later
in the same area.  Original MWL never shows system inland.   


Storm #11/1958 – 2008 Revision
02800 09/30/1958 M= 7 11 SNBR=  85 NOT NAMED   XING=1                           
02805 09/30*1561003  75    0*1581008  75    0*1601013  75    0*1611018  75    0*
02810 10/01*1631023  75    0*1651028  75    0*1671033  75    0*1691039  75    0*
02815 10/02*1701045  75    0*1721049  75    0*1741054  75    0*1791062  75    0*
02820 10/03*1861070  75    0*1931076  75    0*2001082  75    0*2081089  75    0*
02825 10/04*2191095  75    0*2341099  75    0*2501103  75    0*2641107  75    0*
02830 10/05*2791110  75    0X2941112  75    0X3101112  75    0X3231110  75    0*
02830 10/05*2791110  75    0X2941112  45    0X3101112  25    0L3231110  20    0*

02835 10/06X3341104  75    0X3391089  75    0X3381062  75    0*  0   0   0    0*
02835 10/06L3341104  20    0L3391089  20    0L3381062  20    0*  0   0   0    0*

Change to remove hurricane intensity over southwestern USA and add a more 
reasonable weakening rate over high terrain.


Storm #10/1959 – 2008 Revision
03165 09/04/1959 M= 8 10 SNBR=  97 NOT NAMED   XING=1                           
03170 09/04*132 940  75    0*135 955  75    0*138 969  75    0*142 984  75    0*
03175 09/05*147 997  75    0*1541007  75    0*1611016  75    0*1711026  75    0*
03180 09/06*1791035  75    0*1801039  75    0*1801041  75    0*1801048  75    0*
03185 09/07*1801054  75    0*1811060  75    0*1831066  75    0*1851072  75    0*
03190 09/08*1881077  75    0*1921080  75    0*1961082  75    0*2011083  75    0*
03195 09/09*2091085  75    0*2191090  75    0*2291096  75    0*2401102  75    0*
03200 09/10*2501109  75    0*2561116  75    0*2601124  75    0*2681133  75    0*
03205 09/11*2791143  75    0X2961151  75    0X3181159  75    0*  0   0   0    0*
03205 09/11*2791143  75    0X2961151  45    0X3181159  25    0*  0   0   0    0*

Hurricane over hilly terrain of Baja California for 36 hours and couldn’t have 
maintained hurricane intensity.  System dissipates before reaching southern 
California and best track change smoothes the dissipation stage.


Storm #15/1959 – 2008 Revision
03335 10/23/1959 M= 7 15 SNBR= 102 NOT NAMED   XING=1                           
03340 10/23*126 967  75    0*127 976  75    0*130 985  75    0*135 993  75    0*
03345 10/24*1401000  75    0*1451008  75    0*1501016  75    0*1561023  75    0*
03350 10/25*1611029 100    0*1651034 100    0*1681039 110    0*1701045 110    0*
03355 10/26*1721052 120    0*1751056 120    0*1781058 120    0*1831057 120    0*

03360 10/27X1881053 120    0X1931048 120    0X1971044 140  958X2011040  45    0*
03360 10/27X1881053 120    0X1931048 140  958X1971044 140  958X2011040  45    0*

03365 10/28X2051037  45    0X2101033  25    0X2161029  25    0X2221026  25    0*
03370 10/29X2281023  25    0X2341021  25    0X2401020  25    0*  0   0   0    0*

Change to make the Great Hurricane of 1959 become a Cat 5 over water instead of 
over land.  Kept intensity inland the same because of 135+ kt wind report in 
Manzanillo.  May have been stronger than 140 kt offshore.


Storm #7/1960 HYACINTH – 2008 Revision
03610 10/21/1960 M= 3  7 SNBR= 109 HYACINTH    XING=1
03610 10/21/1960 M= 3  7 SNBR= 109 HYACINTH    XING=0
                         
03615 10/21*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*1831052  75    0*1891060  75    0*
03620 10/22*1971066  75    0*2091071  75    0*2191073  75    0X2241073  75    0*
03625 10/23X2281072  75    0X2311071  75    0X2341070  75    0*  0   0   0    0*
03625 10/23X2281072  75    0X2311071  45    0X2341070  25    0*  0   0   0    0*

Recommend deleting as a landfall.  MWL states that Hyacinth rapidly dissipated 
as it approached the coast.  Original track never brought it inland, even after 
extrapolation in the 1970s.  Suggested changes show a smooth dissipation and 
keep with general intensity assignments of the era.


Storm #1/1961 IVA – 2008 Revision
03635 06/09/1961 M= 4  1 SNBR= 110 IVA         XING=1                           
03640 06/09*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*1351000  75    0*1401008  75    0*
03645 06/10*1461014  75    0*1531017  75    0*1601019  75    0*1681020  75    0*
03650 06/11*1761020  75    0X1871019  75    0X1981017  75    0X2051009  75    0*
03650 06/11*1761020  75    0X1871019  45    0X1981017  35    0X2051009  25    0*

03655 06/12X208 993  75    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*
03655 06/12L208 993  20    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*

This is to fix erroneous maintenance of hurricane conditions over very high 
terrain of central Mexico.


EP051962 – UNNAMED – 2013 Revision
Replacing value at:  1962-08-29 06Z was 18.0N 140.0W with 18.0N 141.0W
Typographical error


Storm #9/1962 DOREEN – 2008 Revision
04150 10/01/1962 M= 5  9 SNBR= 128 DOREEN      XING=1                           
04155 10/01*1391040  75    0*1401046  75    0*1431052  75    0*1471057  75    0*
04160 10/02*1511061  75    0*1561065  75    0*1611068  75    0*1681069  75    0*
04165 10/03*1751070  75    0*1841071  75    0*1921073  75    0*2021080  75    0*
04170 10/04*2111090  75    0*2281093  75    0*2461088  75    0*2651076  75    0*
04170 10/04*2111090  75    0*2281093  75    0*2461088  75    0*2651076  45    0*

04175 10/05*2801060  75    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*
04175 10/05*2801060  25    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*

This change is to provide a more reasonable rate of dissipation over the high 
terrain of Mexico.


CP011963 – UNNAMED – 2013 Revision
Replacing value at:  1963-08-07 00Z was 22.7N 173.3W with 21.7N 173.3W

Typographical error


Storm #1/1964 NATALIE – 2008 Revision
04490 07/06/1964 M= 3  1 SNBR= 137 NATALIE     XING=1                           
04495 07/06*1681049  45    0*1821057  45    0*1961062  45    0*2091064  45    0*
04500 07/07*2221066  45    0X2341068  45    0X2461071  45    0X2621076  45    0*
04500 07/07*2221066  45    0X2341068  45    0X2461071  45    0X2621076  25    0*

04505 07/08X2821083  45    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*
04505 07/08L2821083  20    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*

This change is also to provide a more reasonable rate of dissipation over the 
high terrain of Mexico.


Storm #10/1967 KATRINA – 2008 Revision
05985 08/30/1967 M= 5 10 SNBR= 174 KATRINA     XING=1                           
05990 08/30*1781072  45    0*1821080  45    0*1891088  45    0*1991097  45    0*
05995 08/31*2091107  75    0*2191114  75    0*2291118  75    0*2461113  75    0*
06000 09/01*2631110  75    0*2721116  75    0*2811124  75    0*2901132  75    0*
06005 09/02*3001141  75    0*3091146  75    0*3191146  75    0*3271134  45    0*
06005 09/02*3001141  75    0*3091146  75    0*3191146  45    0*3271134  25    0*

06010 09/03X3321108  45    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0
06010 09/03L3321108  20    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0

This is to take out the hurricane over Arizona that is currently in the best 
track.  MWL says that its remnants made it into Arizona, not a full hurricane.  
It is highly unlikely that it kept hurricane strength over the southwestern US. 
Recommend weakening to TS over Arizona and show a typical dissipation thereafter.


Storm #15/1967 OLIVIA – 2008 Revision
06250 10/06/1967 M=10 15 SNBR= 179 OLIVIA      XING=1
06290 10/13*2231123  45    0*2321118  45    0*2401113  45    0*2531108  75    0*
06295 10/14*2651110  75    0*2691116  75    0*2701122  75    0X2711127  45    0*
06295 10/14*2651110  90    0*2691116 110    0*2701122  75    0X2711127  45    0*

06300 10/15X2711132  25    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*
06305 HR

Change is based on a ship report of 939 mb.  In addition, wind report of 110 kt 
matches approximate pressure/wind relationship that confirms the ship.  
Recommend Category 3 for hurricane landfall based on ship and land station (all MWL).


Storm #18/1968 SIMONE – 2008 Addition
This storm is missing from the best track file.  Here is a suggested best track:
0xxxx 10/18*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*135 915  45    0*
0xxxx 10/19*138 918  45    0*143 922  45    0*147 926  35    0*  0   0   0    0*

Also add landfall x=1 because system crossed the coast as a TS


For whatever reason, Simone 1968 is not in the best track, despite its existence 
chronicled in many publications.

The track of the system is based off the 1968 Navy Annual Tropical Cyclone Report,
Annex A.  No intensities are noted in the Navy report.  However the 1968 MWR 
article says that winds of 40 to 45 kt were reported as the ship was (apparently) 
moving through the center.  MWL mentions the same short-lived storm, though it has 
the ship reporting 40-50 kt maximum winds and a pressure of 1005.4 mb in the center.  
45 kt is chosen as the maximum intensity, which better fits the relatively high 
pressure of 1005 mb reported than 50 kt.  45 kt is also a useful value because of 
the uncertainty involved since it is the value of generic tropical storms in the 
EPAC database.  


Storm #16/1974 ORLENE – 2008 Revision
11100 09/21/1974 M= 4 16 SNBR= 288 ORLENE      XING=1                           
11105 09/21*158 975  30    0*161 980  30    0*162 988  40    0*1651007  40    0*
11110 09/22*1691026  40    0*1741037  40    0*1801046  40    0*1871052  50    0*
11115 09/23*1941058  50    0*1991063  50    0*2061067  55    0*2221071  60    0*
11115 09/23*1941058  50    0*1991063  50    0*2061067  65    0*2221071  75    0*

11120 09/24*2401070  80    0X2551062  25    0X2701045  25    0*  0   0   0    0*
11120 09/24*2401070  90    0X2551062  25    0X2701045  25    0*  0   0   0    0*

Change is based on a reconnaissance report of 110 kt (measured) by an Air Force 
plane.  The level is unknown so used a conservative 80% reduction to reach a 
landfall intensity of 90 kt.  MWL states the hurricane rapidly intensified right 
before landfall.


EP071976 – GWEN – 2013 Revision
Replacing value at:  1976-08-14 06Z was 24.0N 136.0W with 24.0N 137.0W

Typographic error


EP081976 – HYACINTH – 2013 Revision
Replacing value at: 1976-08-08 18Z was 13.7N 108.9W with 13.7N 107.9W

Typographic error


EP101978 – JOHN – 2013 Revision
Replacing value at: 1978-08-25 00Z was 16.3N 145.2E with 16.3N 146.2W

Typographical error


EP131978 – MIRIAM – 2013 Revision
Replacing value at: 1978-08-29 18Z was 16.3N 149.2W with 15.3N 149.2W

Typographical error


Storm #11/1981 KNUT – 2008 Revision
15235 09/19/1981 M= 3 11 SNBR= 384 KNUT    XING=1                           
15240 09/19*1551045  30    0*1581060  35    0*1611074  45    0*1671088  50    0*
15245 09/20*1761095  50    0*1861099  55    0*1971102  55    0*2081106  55    0*
15250 09/21*2161094  50    0*2251081  45    0*2331070  40    0*  0   0   0    0*
15250 09/21*2161094  50    0*2251081  45    0*2331070  40    0X2411059  30    0*

This adjustment is to move the track inland based on MWL and extrapolation.  For 
the 1981-1987 period, many storms simply stopped near or offshore because Redwood
City stopped writing advisories on them before moving inland.  Changes are 
cosmetic to show actual landfalls.


Storm #1/1983 ADOLPH – 2008 Revision
16540 05/21/1983 M= 8  1 SNBR= 412 ADOLPH      XING=1                           
16545 05/21* 71 915  25    0* 74 927  25    0* 78 938  30    0* 81 947  40    0*
16550 05/22* 84 955  45    0* 87 967  45    0* 88 977  45    0* 91 987  50    0*
16555 05/23* 94 994  55    0* 981002  55    0*1001010  55    0*1041018  65    0*
16560 05/24*1081026  80    0*1141032  95    0*1201039  95    0*1251045  95    0*
16565 05/25*1301050  95    0*1341054  90    0*1391059  85    0*1441061  80    0*
16570 05/26*1481060  65    0*1521058  60    0*1581055  60    0*1651054  55    0*
16575 05/27*1741052  50    0*1821051  45    0*1921052  40    0*2021053  35    0*
16580 05/28*2121056  35    0*2231058  35    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*
16580 05/28*2121056  35    0*2231058  35    0X2341060  30    0*  0   0   0    0*

Extrapolated inland based on MWL.


Storm #19/1983 TICO – 2008 Revision
17485 10/11/1983 M= 9 19 SNBR= 430 TICO        XING=1                           
17490 10/11*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0* 851004  25    0* 871009  30    0*
17495 10/12* 881014  30    0* 911020  30    0* 941026  30    0*1021029  30    0*
17500 10/13*1121029  35    0*1211029  35    0*1301029  40    0*1381029  45    0*
17505 10/14*1421029  55    0*1471029  60    0*1531031  75    0*1571033  80    0*
17510 10/15*1611036  75    0*1621039  75    0*1631042  80    0*1651045  80    0*
17515 10/16*1681049  80    0*1711054  75    0*1721060  80    0*1731068  95    0*
17520 10/17*1741074 100    0*1751084  90    0*1751090 100    0*1761097 100    0*
17525 10/18*1791101 100    0*1831104 105    0*1881104 110    0*1931102 105    0*
17530 10/19*2011095 115    0*2111083 110    0*2231070 110    0*  0   0   0    0*
17530 10/19*2011095 115    0*2111083 110    0*2231070 110    0X2351055  75    0*

Extrapolated inland based on MWL


Storm #7/1984 GENEVIEVE – 2008 Revision
17995 07/07/1984 M= 8  7 SNBR= 439 GENEVIEVE   XING=0
17995 07/07/1984 M= 8  7 SNBR= 439 GENEVIEVE   XING=1                         
18000 07/07*  0   0   0    0*105 955  30    0*109 961  30    0*113 968  35    0*
18005 07/08*117 978  40    0*117 988  50    0*120 997  60    0*1231004  65    0*
18010 07/09*1301014  65    0*1371022  75    0*1451032  90    0*1531043  90    0*
18015 07/10*1611051  90    0*1701061  90    0*1791070  90    0*1881078 100    0*
18020 07/11*1941084 100    0*2001089  90    0*2041090  80    0*2071090  65    0*
18025 07/12*2091090  65    0*2111090  55    0*2131091  50    0*2141093  50    0*
18030 07/13*2171096  50    0*2181100  45    0*2201103  35    0*2221106  35    0*
18035 07/14*2271108  30    0*2351109  25    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*
18035 07/14*2271108  30    0*2351109  25    0X2431110  25    0*  0   0   0    0*

Extrapolated inland based on MWL (did not remain offshore)


Storm #17/1984 NORBERT – 2008 Revision
18435 09/14/1984 M=13 17 SNBR= 449 NORBERT     XING=1
18475 09/21*1731161 115    0*1691154 105    0*1661144 105    0*1651133 105    0*
18480 09/22*1651119 115    0*1651108 105    0*1661097 105    0*1701089 115    0*
18485 09/23*1741084 115    0*1781083 110    0*1831083 105    0*1881087 105    0*
18490 09/24*1931091 110    0*1991096 115    0*2071103 115    0*2151111 100    0*
18495 09/25*2231120  90    0*2311126 105    0*2411131 105    0*2511135  75    0*
18500 09/26*2611136  60    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*
18500 09/26*2611136  60    0*2711135  45    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*

Extrapolation and based on MWL report


Storm #18/1984 ODILE – 2008 Revision
18510 09/17/1984 M= 6 18 SNBR= 450 ODILE       XING=1                           
18515 09/17*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*1431015  30    0*
18520 09/18*1451022  35    0*1471029  35    0*1501036  35    0*1521041  40    0*
18525 09/19*1541045  45    0*1571049  50    0*1601050  55    0*1631047  55    0*
18530 09/20*1651045  65    0*1661041  65    0*1661036  65    0*1661032  65    0*
18535 09/21*1661026  65    0*1641019  65    0*1631012  65    0*1641009  80    0*
18540 09/22*1641008  80    0*1651007  90    0*1701020  85    0*1801020  50    0*
NEW** 09/23X1901020  25    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*

Based on extrapolation and info in MWL. 


Storm #21/1985 WALDO – 2008 Revision
19765 10/07/1985 M= 3 21 SNBR= 474 WALDO       XING=1                           
19770 10/07*1501061  25    0*1581073  30    0*1681081  35    0*1761088  45    0*
19775 10/08*1851093  50    0*1951096  60    0*2051097  65    0*2121097  75    0*
19780 10/09*2211093  80    0*2311083  90    0*               0*               0*
19780 10/09*2211093  80    0*2311083  90    0X2451071  65    0*               0*

Extrapolation based on MWL


Storm #14/1986 NEWTON – 2008 Revision
20480 09/18/1986 M= 6 14 SNBR= 490 NEWTON      XING=1                           
20485 09/18*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*1240945  25    0*1270958  25    0*
20490 09/19*1290970  25    0*1330982  25    0*1360996  25    0*1411010  30    0*
20495 09/20*1481020  35    0*1531029  40    0*1591038  45    0*1671046  45    0*
20500 09/21*1751052  50    0*1851059  65    0*1941064  65    0*2031068  65    0*
20505 09/22*2121073  65    0*2201077  65    0*2281084  65    0*2361091  65    0*
20510 09/23*2451097  70    0*2521099  75    0*2611099  65    0*2671098  65    0*
NEW** 09/23X2731097  50    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*

Extrapolation to bring inland


Storm #17/1986 ROSLYN – 2008 Revision
20590 10/15/1986 M= 8 17 SNBR= 493 ROSLYN      XING=1                           
20595 10/15*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*1020927  25    0*
20600 10/16*1030941  30    0*1050953  35    0*1070968  40    0*1080980  45    0*
20605 10/17*1100996  50    0*1131010  65    0*1151026  75    0*1171041  85    0*
20610 10/18*1191053  90    0*1211065 100    0*1231077 110    0*1271088 115    0*
20615 10/19*1301094 120    0*1341101 125    0*1381107 125    0*1441113 125    0*
20620 10/20*1521117 115    0*1611121 115    0*1711120  90    0*1811116  75    0*
20625 10/21*1911111  75    0*2021105  75    0*2081098  65    0*2141090  65    0*
20630 10/22*2201081  65    0*2271071  65    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0*
20630 10/22*2201081  65    0*2271071  65    0X2351060  45    0*  0   0   0    0*

Extrapolation to bring inland
CP011990 – AKA – 2013 Revision
Replacing value at: 1990-08-13 12Z was 15.0N 179.0W with 15.0N 179.0E

Typographical error


EP142003 – NORA – 2013 Revision
Replacing value at:  2003-10-08 06Z was 21.0N 108.0W with  20.6N 109.2W
Point inadvertently repeated

CP012009 – MAKA – 2013 Revision
The b-decks are missing 12 and 18Z on the 13th.  Convention in the best
tracks is to always give a 6 hourly latitude longitude, even for cases
like this that being as a TC, degenerate to a disturbance, and reform
into a TC.  Given that it was a "DB" immediately before and after
this missing two time periods, it stands to reason that it was a "DB"
in between as well:

20090813, 1200,  , DB, 14.2N, 179.7E,  25, 1011,
20090813, 1800,  , DB, 14.0N, 179.2E,  25, 1011,