Timeline of the 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season explained

The 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season was a below-average season with only four tropical cyclones, forming within the South Pacific to the east of 160°E.[1] The season officially ran from November 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008, although the first cyclone, Tropical Depression 01F, formed on October 17.

Within the South Pacific, tropical cyclones are monitored by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) in Nadi, Fiji, and the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) in Wellington, New Zealand. RSMC Nadi attaches an F suffix to tropical disturbances that form in or move into the South Pacific. The United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issues unofficial warnings within the South Pacific, designating tropical cyclones with a number and a P suffix. RSMC Nadi and TCWC Wellington both use the Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale, and measure wind speeds over a period of ten minutes, while the JTWC measures sustained winds over a period of one minute and uses the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale.

This timeline includes information from post-storm reviews by RSMC Nadi, TCWC Wellington and the JTWC. It documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season. Reports among warning centers often differ; as such, information from all three agencies has been included.

Timeline of storms

October

October 17
  • 1800 UTC, (0600 FST, October 17) – RSMC Nadi reports that Tropical Disturbance 01F has formed about 880 km (545 mi) to the northwest of Port Vila, Vanuatu.[2] [3] [4] [5]
  • 2100 UTC, (0900 FST, October 17) – RSMC Nadi reports that Tropical Disturbance 01F has intensified into a tropical depression.[6]
    October 19
  • 0900 UTC, (2100 FST) – RSMC Nadi issues the final advisory on Tropical Depression 01F.[7]

    November

    November 1
    November 20
    November 22
    November 24
    November 25
    November 27
    November 28
    November 30

    December

    December 2
    December 3
    December 4
    December 5
    December 6
    December 7
    December 8
    December 9
    December 10
    December 11
    December 14
    December 26
    December 28

    January

    January 7
    January 9
    January 10
    January 11
    January 12
    January 13
    January 14
    January 15
    January 16
    January 17
    January 18
    January 19
    January 20
    January 21
    January 22
    January 24
    January 26
    January 27
    January 28
    January 29
    January 30
    January 31

    February

    thumb|Severe Tropical Cyclone Gene|alt=An image of a Tropical Cyclone to the east of Fiji. The Cyclone has a poorly defined eye with convection wrapping around the center

    February 1
    February 2
    February 3
    February 4
    February 6
    February 9
    February 17
    February 18

    March

    thumb|Tropical Depression 14F|alt=a poorly organized low pressure area

    March 19
    March 20
    March 21
    March 22
    March 23
  • 2100 UTC, (0900 FST, March 24) – RSMC Nadi issues the final advisory on Tropical Disturbance 14F.[43]

    April

    April 4
    April 7
    April 17
    April 18
    April 19
    April 30

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. An average season has nine tropical cyclones, about half of which become severe tropical cyclones.
    2. Web site: Marine Weather Bulletin 2007-10-17 18z . . 2007-10-17 . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080419081658/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/10140.txt . April 19, 2008 .
    3. UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time.
    4. FST stands for Fiji Standard Time, which is equivalent to UTC+12.
    5. The figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (knots, miles, or kilometers), following the convention used in the Fiji Meteorological Service's operational products for each storm. All other units are rounded to the nearest digit.
    6. Web site: . Tropical Disturbance Summary 2007-10-17 23z . 2007-10-17 . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055805/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20036.txt . May 13, 2008 .
    7. Web site: Tropical Disturbance Summary 2007-10-19 09z . . 2007-10-19 . 2009-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055805/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20036.txt . May 13, 2008 .
    8. Web site: Tropical Cyclone Season Summary 2007–08. 2008-12-01. Fiji Meteorological Service. World Meteorological Organization. 2010-03-01.
    9. Web site: Tropical Disturbance Summary 2007-11-20 18z . . 2007-11-20 . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://archive.today/20240522135353/https://www.webcitation.org/5TVLCpC1R?url=http://listserv.uiuc.edu/wa.cgi%3FA2=ind0711c&L=wx-tropl&D=0&T=0&P=85166 . 2024-05-22 .
    10. Web site: Tropical Disturbance Summary 2007-11-22 18z . . 2007-11-22 . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://archive.today/20240522165033/https://www.webcitation.org/5bzcX0bfA?url=http://listserv.illinois.edu/wa.cgi%3FA2=ind0711d&L=wx-tropl&D=0&T=0&X=558D791777B97BA4EA&P=13303 . 2024-05-22 .
    11. Web site: Tropical Disturbance Summary 2007-11-24 21z . . 2007-11-24 . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071209162945/http://www.met.gov.fj/index.php?id=54&area=Tropical_Disturbance_Summary&file=20036.txt . 2007-12-09 .
    12. Web site: Tropical Disturbance Summary 2007-11-25 09z . . 2007-11-25 . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071209162945/http://www.met.gov.fj/index.php?id=54&area=Tropical_Disturbance_Summary&file=20036.txt . 2007-12-09 .
    13. Web site: Tropical Disturbance Summary 2007-11-27 21z . 2007-11-27 . . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055805/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20036.txt . May 13, 2008 .
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    16. Web site: Tropical Disturbance Summary 2007-11-30 09z . . 2007-11-30 . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055805/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20036.txt . May 13, 2008 .
    17. Web site: Tropical Disturbance summary 2007-02-02 21z . . 2007-12-02 . 2010-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055805/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20036.txt . May 13, 2008 .
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    19. Web site: Tropical Cyclone Daman (05P) best track analysis. 2009-03-31. Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 2010-03-01.
    20. Web site: Tropical Disturbance Summary 2007-12-11 05z . . 2007-12-11 . 2010-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080304144619/http://www.met.gov.fj/slowlinks/aifs_prods/20036.txt . March 4, 2008 .
    21. Web site: MT Archive. Severe Weather Warnings issued on 2007-12-14. 2007-12-15. 2010-03-01.
    22. Web site: Tropical Disturbance summary 2007-12-26 09z . . 2007-12-26 . 2010-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080304144619/http://www.met.gov.fj/slowlinks/aifs_prods/20036.txt . March 4, 2008 .
    23. Web site: Tropical Disturbance summary 2007-12-28 09z . . 2007-12-28 . 2010-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080304144619/http://www.met.gov.fj/slowlinks/aifs_prods/20036.txt . March 4, 2008 .
    24. Web site: 2008-01-09 . Tropical Disturbance Summary 2008-01-09 21z . . 2010-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080304144619/http://www.met.gov.fj/slowlinks/aifs_prods/20036.txt . March 4, 2008 .
    25. Web site: Tropical Cyclone Elisa (11P) best track analysis. Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 2009-03-31. 2010-03-01.
    26. Web site: Marine Weather Bulletin 2008-01-12 18z . 2008-01-12 . . 2009-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080419081658/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/10140.txt . April 19, 2008 .
    27. Web site: Tropical Disturbance Summary 2008-01-12 21z . 2008-01-12 . . 2009-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055805/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20036.txt . May 13, 2008 .
    28. Web site: Tropical Disturbance Summary 2008-01-13 21z . . 2008-01-13 . 2009-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055805/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20036.txt . May 13, 2008 .
    29. Web site: . Tropical Disturbance summary 2008-01-14 09z . 2008-01-14 . 2009-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055805/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20036.txt . May 13, 2008 .
    30. Web site: Tropical Cyclone Funa (12P) best track analysis. Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 2009-03-31. 2010-03-01.
    31. RSMC Nadi — Tropical Cyclone Centre . Tropical Cyclone Funa forms near Vanuatu . 2012-02-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080911050618/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/Media_release_TC_FUNA.pdf . 2008-09-11 . 2008-01-16 . PDF . Fiji Meteorological Service . dead .
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    36. Web site: Tropical Cyclone Gene (15P) best track analysis. 2009-03-31. Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 2010-03-01.
    37. Web site: Tropical Disturbance summary 2008-02-18 00z . . 2008-02-18 . 2009-03-12 . dead . https://archive.today/20240522135546/https://www.webcitation.org/5ViBGcodC?url=http://listserv.uiuc.edu/wa.cgi%3FA2=ind0802c&L=wx-tropl&D=0&T=0&X=33FCC02835882A2E0F&Y=Jason_w_rees@hotmail.com&P=54188 . 2024-05-22 .
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    39. Web site: Marine Weather Bulletin 2008-03-19 18z . . 2008-03-19 . 2009-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080419081658/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/10140.txt . April 19, 2008 .
    40. Web site: Tropical Disturbance summary 2008-03-19 21z . . 2008-03-19 . 2009-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080304144619/http://www.met.gov.fj/slowlinks/aifs_prods/20036.txt . March 4, 2008 .
    41. Web site: Tropical Depression 14F (24P) best track analysis. 2009-03-31. Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 2010-03-01.
    42. Web site: Severe Weather Warnings on 2008-03-22. 2008-03-22. MT Archive. 2010-03-03.
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    45. Web site: Severe Weather Warnings on 2008-04-05. 2008-04-05. MT Archive. 2010-03-03.
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    47. Web site: Tropical Depression 16F (27P) best track analysis. 2009-03-31. Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 2010-03-01.
    48. Web site: Severe Weather Warnings on 2008-04-17. 2008-04-17. MT Archive. 2010-03-03.
    49. Web site: Tropical Disturbance Summary 2008-04-19 23z . . 2009-03-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055805/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20036.txt . May 13, 2008 .