Timeline of the 2007-08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
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Landfall (meteorology)
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, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation.
The 2007-08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
2007-08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2007–08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 15, 2007, and ended on April 30, 2008, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles, which ended May 15...
was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone
Tropical cyclone
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formation. It began on November 15, 2007, ended on April 30, 2008, with the exception for Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
and the Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
, which ended May 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the basin, which is west of 90°E
Longitude
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and south of the Equator
Equator
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. Tropical cyclones in this basin are monitored by the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre in Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
.
October
October 11- 1200 UTCCoordinated Universal TimeCoordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time. Computer servers, online services and other entities that rely on having a universally accepted time use UTC for that purpose...
- The Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Center in MauritiusMauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
begins issuing advisories on a tropical disturbance while located 785 km (490 mi) southeast of the SeychellesSeychellesSeychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
.
October 12
- 0600 UTC - Météo-FranceMétéo-FranceMétéo-France is the French national meteorological service.The organisation was established by decree in June 1993 and is a department of the Ministry of Transportation. It is headquartered in Paris but many domestic operations have been decentralised to Toulouse...
designates the disturbance as Tropical Disturbance 01-20072008.
October 13
- 1200 UTC - Tropical Disturbance 01-20072008 dissipates over open waters.
November
November 15- 1200 UTC - Météo-France begins advisories on Tropical Cyclone Lee, which is redesignated Severe Tropical Storm Ariel by MauritiusMauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
as it crosses 90°E and out of TCWC PerthBureau of MeteorologyThe Bureau of Meteorology is an Executive Agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. It was established in 1906 under the Meteorology Act, and brought together the state meteorological services that existed before then...
's area of responsibility.
November 17
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ariel to a moderate tropical storm.
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Ariel to a tropical depression.
November 18
- 0900 UTC - The JTWC designates 98S.INVEST as Tropical Cyclone 04S.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France designates Tropical Cyclone 04S as Tropical Disturbance 03R.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 03R to a Tropical Depression
November 19
- 0600 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services names Tropical Depression 03R as Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe.
- 0900 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe to Severe Tropical Storm Bongwe.
November 20
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Bongwe to a moderate tropical storm.
November 22
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France reupgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe to a severe tropical storm.
November 23
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France redowngrades Severe Tropical Storm Bongwe to a moderate tropical storm.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe to a depression.
- 2100 UTC - The JTWC issues its last advisory on Tropical Cyclone 04S.
November 24
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression 3 (ex-Bongwe) to a tropical disturbance.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Tropical Disturbance 3 (ex-Bongwe).
December
December 12- 1800 UTC - Météo-France declares 96S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 04R.
December 13
- 0900 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 04R, south-southwest of Diego Garcia as Tropical Cyclone 06S.
December 14
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 04R to Tropical Depression 04R.
December 17
- 0600 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Service upgrades Tropical Depression 04R and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Celina.
December 18
- 0300 UTC - The JTWC issues its final tropical cyclone advisory on a weakening Tropical Cyclone 06S (Celina).
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Celina to a tropical depression.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 97S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 05R.
- 1500 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 05R, east-southeast of Diego Garcia as Tropical Cyclone 07S.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France upgraded Tropical Disturbance 05R to Tropical Depression 05R.
December 19
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Celina to a tropical disturbance.
December 20
- 1200 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 05 and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Dama.
December 21
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Dama to a tropical depression.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Tropical Disturbance 04R (Celina) as it begins to dissipate.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Tropical Depression 05R (Dama).
- 1500 UTC - JTWC issues its final advisory on Tropical Cyclone 07S (Dama) as its transists into an extropical system.
December 31
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France designates 91S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 06R.
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 06R to Tropical Depression 06R.
- 1500 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Depression 06R west of Antananarivo, Madagascar as Tropical Cyclone 09S.
January
January 1- 0000 UTC - Seychelles Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 06R and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Elnus.
January 2
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Elnus to a tropical depression.
January 3
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Elnus to a tropical disturbance.
January 4
- 0300 UTC - The JTWC issues its final advisory on Tropical Cyclone 09S (Elnus) as it weakens and begins its extratropical transition.
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France re-classifies Tropical Disturbance Elnus as Extratropical Depression Elnus.
January 5
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Extratropical Depression Elnus.
January 7
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France designates 95S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 07R.
January 8
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Tropical Disturbance 07R noting that it had dissipated.
January 24
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 97S.INVEST, north-northwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar as Tropical Disturbance 08R.
January 25
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 08R to Tropical Depression 08R.
- 1800 UTC - Seychelles Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 08R to Moderate Tropical Storm Fame.
January 26
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Fame to Severe Tropical Storm Fame.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 98S.INVEST, northeast of Réunion as Tropical Disturbance 09R.
January 27
- 0300 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 09R as Tropical Cyclone 14S.
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 09R to Tropical Depression 09R.
- 1200 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services designates Tropical Depression 09R as Moderate Tropical Storm Gula.
- 1300 UTC - Severe Tropical Storm Fame becomes Tropical Cyclone Fame just as it makes landfall near BesalampyBesalampyBesalampy is a town and commune on the west coast of Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Besalampy, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 15,000 in 2001 commune census....
, MadagascarMadagascarThe Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. - 1800 UTC - Tropical Cyclone Fame is downgraded to Overland Depression Ex-Fame.
January 28
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Overland Depression Ex-Fame.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Gula to Severe Tropical Storm Gula.
January 29
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Gula to Tropical Cyclone Gula.
- 1800 UTC - The remnants of Fame emerge over water after traversing Madagascar, and Météo-France reissues advisories on Tropical Depression Ex-Fame.
January 30
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Gula to Severe Tropical Storm Gula.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Gula to Moderate Tropical Storm Gula.
February
February 1- 0000 UTC - Météo-France reupgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Gula to Severe Tropical Storm Gula.
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France declares Fame extratropical.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France redeclares Fame as tropical and issues its last advisory.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France redowngrades Severe Tropical Storm Gula to Moderate Tropical Storm Gula.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France declares Gula extratropical.
February 2
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Extratropical Depression Ex-Gula.
February 4
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France designates 93S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 10R.
February 5
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 10R to Tropical Depression 10R.
- 0600 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Service upgrades Tropical Depression 10R to Moderate Tropical Storm Hondo.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Hondo to Tropical Cyclone Hondo.
February 6
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Hondo to Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo.
February 7
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France designates 94S.INVEST as Tropical Depression 11R.
- 1200 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 11R to Moderate Tropical Storm Ivan.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo to Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Ivan to Severe Tropical Storm Ivan.
February 8
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo to an intense tropical cyclone.
February 10
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo to a tropical cyclone.
February 11
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Hondo to a severe tropical storm.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Hondo to a moderate tropical storm.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ivan to Tropical Cyclone Ivan.
February 12
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Ivan to a severe tropical storm.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Hondo to a "filling depression" and issues its final advisory.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ivan to a moderate tropical storm.
February 14
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France reupgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Ivan to Severe Tropical Storm Ivan.
February 15
- 1200 UTC - Meteo-France reupgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ivan to Tropical Cyclone Ivan .
February 16
- 1200 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Ivan to Intense Tropical Cyclone Ivan.
February 17
- 0615 UTC - Intense Tropical Cyclone Ivan makes landfall near Fanoarivo, Madagascar.
- 1200 UTC - Meteo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Ivan to Overland Depression Ex-Ivan
February 18
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Overland Depression Ex-Ivan.
February 21
- 0000 UTC - Hondo regenerates, and Météo-France re-issues advisories on Tropical Disturbance Ex-Hondo.
- 0000 UTC - Ivan regenerates, and Météo-France re-issues advisories on Filling Depression Ex-Ivan.
- 1500 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance Ex-Hondo to Tropical Depression Ex-Hondo.
February 22
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Filling Depression Ex-Ivan to a zone of disturbed weather and issues its last advisory.
- 1500 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Ex-Hondo to a tropical disturbance.
February 24
- 1500 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Tropical Disturbance Ex-Hondo.
March
March 4- 1800 UTC - Météo-France designates 97S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 12R.
March 5
- 0300 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 12R as Tropical Cyclone 22S.
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 12R as Tropical Depression 12R.
- 1200 UTC - Seychelles Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 12R to a tropical storm and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Jokwe.
March 6
- 1200 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
March 7
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France designates 99S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 13R.
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 13R to Tropical Depression 13R.
- 1500 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Depression 13R as Tropical Cyclone 23S.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
March 8
- 1015 UTC - Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe makes landfall between Mozambique IslandIsland of MozambiqueThe Island of Mozambique lies off northern Mozambique, between the Mozambique Channel and Mossuril Bay. It has a population of around 14,000 people and is part of Nampula Province.-History:...
and Angoche CityAngocheAngoche is a city of Nampula Province in Mozambique. The city was named António Enes until 1976, after the 19th century Portuguese journalist and colonial administrator, António José Enes...
. - 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a tropical cyclone.
March 9
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Depression 13R to Moderate Tropical Storm 13R.
- 0300 UTC - Mauritus Meteorological Services names Moderate Tropical Storm 13R Moderate Tropical Storm Kamba.
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Kamba to Severe Tropical Storm Kamba.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
March 10
- 0000 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Kamba to Tropical Cyclone Kamba.
- 1200 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Kamba to Intense Tropical Cyclone Kamba.
March 11
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a tropical cyclone.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Kamba to a tropical cyclone.
March 12
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Kamba to a severe tropical storm.
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm.
- 0300 UTC - The JTWC issues its final warning on Tropical Cyclone 23S (Kamba).
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Kamba to a moderate tropical storm.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Kamba to a filling depression and issues its final advisory.
March 13
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm.
March 14
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to a moderate tropical storm.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Jokwe to a tropical depression.
- 1800 UTC - The JTWC issues its final warning on Tropical Cyclone 22S (Jokwe).
March 15
- 0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Jokwe to a tropical disturbance and issues its final advisory.
March 20
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 94S.INVEST as Zone of Disturbed Weather 14R.
March 21
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Zone of Disturbed Weather 14R to Tropical Disturbance 14R.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 14R to Tropical Depression 14R.
- 2100 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Depression 14R as Tropical Cyclone 25S.
March 22
- 0000 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 14R and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Lola.
- 1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Lola to a tropical depression.
March 24
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Lola to a tropical disturbance.
- 0900 UTC - The JTWC issues its final advisory on dissipating Tropical Cyclone 25S.
March 25
- 0600 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Tropical Disturbance Lola to Tropical Depression Lola.
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Lola to a tropical disturbance.
March 26
- 1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Disturbance Lola to a zone of disturbed weather and issues its final advisory.
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