Forum:2018 Pacific typhoon season

Future Start
I surely hope this season is better than the trash season that was 2017. - Garfield (13/12/17)

predict that 2018 wpac season will be below-average tbh  Ｄ Ｅ Ｓ Ｋ Ｒ Ａ Ａ Ｔ Ｉ Ｎ Ｇ Ｏ 04:59, December 14, 2017 (UTC)


 * Yeah, it could be below average IMO. Hopefully it has better storms than 2017 though (the only storm I really like from this year's season was Noru). ~  Steve 🎅   Happy  Holidays!  🎄  05:16, December 14, 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree that noru was a great storm to track :D but sadly I think below average this year :( but that's good for the people living nearby right?  Ｄ Ｅ Ｓ Ｋ Ｒ Ａ Ａ Ｔ Ｉ Ｎ Ｇ Ｏ 05:21, December 14, 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, a break from typhoons is always good for populations. An exception to this could be weak tropical storms striking drought areas. ~  Steve 🎅   Happy  Holidays!  🎄  05:26, December 14, 2017 (UTC)
 * true, those are worse than a nice little fish c5 out in the ocean  Ｄ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｋ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ａ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｎ　Ｇ　Ｏ 05:27, December 14, 2017 (UTC)

HAPPY NEW YEAR ASIA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ｄ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｋ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ａ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｎ　Ｇ　Ｏ 15:29, December 31, 2017 (UTC)

Just turned New Year in Hong Kong and China's Pacific coast  Ｄ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｋ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ａ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｎ　Ｇ　Ｏ 16:01, December 31, 2017 (UTC)

Off topic but shouldn't Maria be pre-empively retired? Ｄ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｋ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ａ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｎ　Ｇ　Ｏ 19:26, February 8, 2018 (UTC)

JMA Tropical Depression
carried over from last year.1004 mbar/35 mph.JoeBillyBob (talk) 06:43, January 1, 2018 (UTC)

Tropical Depression Agaton
We already have our first storm of the season for PAGASA.JoeBillyBob (talk) 09:44, January 1, 2018 (UTC)
 * Early start for PAGASA. Still counted as part of the 2017 season though; this system was recognized by JMA on the 30th of December. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 10:32, January 1, 2018 (UTC)
 * This could have a good chance of becoming Bolaven (Agaton) by tomorrow. T  G  My Birthday 13:59, January 1, 2018 (UTC)
 * Well just like Anonymous said, it’s still counted as part of the 2017 season since it formed in 2017. If you want to see more of it, then I’ll leave it right here. Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:16, January 1, 2018 (UTC)

Tropical Depression 01W (Agaton)
Designated as 01W (Agaton) awhile ago. @68.106.0.77, we have to leave it here because it is now considered part of the 2018 season according to JMA and JTWC. T G  My Birthday 22:37, January 1, 2018 (UTC)


 * Because this storm technically formed at the end of last year as a JMA tropical depression, this is a year crossover storm for the WPac, so this doesn't count as the first storm forming of the 2018 season, even though it's still active in 2018. Anyhow, things aren't looking good for this storm for intensifying much, though it could cause extensive flooding to the central Philippines. Hopefully impacts aren't too bad for them. Ryan1000 23:56, January 1, 2018 (UTC)
 * Yeah, hopefully Agaton spares the Philippines from destruction and deaths after what Kai-tak and Tembin did. This is probably the first year-crossover system I ever tracked in the WPac. Slight chance that this intensifies to a weak "Bolaven" in the South China Sea. ~  Steve 🎉   2018  is here!  🎆  06:56, January 2, 2018 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Bolaven (Agaton)
Its now Bolaven but I believe it has weaken to a td.190.11.233.72 06:28, January 3, 2018 (UTC)
 * Nope, JMA currently has it up as a 35 knot/40 mph/1002 mbar tropical storm. But the JTWC still has it up as a TD. Expected to continue on a path tracking towards southern Vietnam. Unfortunately, 2 deaths have occurred so far according to Wikipedia's season effects table :( ~  Steve 🎉   2018  is here!  🎆  06:36, January 3, 2018 (UTC)

Tropical Depression Bolaven
It died. Still a TD on JMA's weather map, but should be completely gone soon. ~ KN2731 {talk} 14:41, January 4, 2018 (UTC)

Remnants of Bolaven
Now it's dead. BTW, there's an active system in the SWIO (Ava) that may need some attention, because it's about to run parallel to the eastern Madagascar coast and be potentially destructive there. I wish the SHem forums would get more activity... ~  Steve 🎉   2018  is here!  🎆  06:46, January 5, 2018 (UTC)

90W.INVEST
This is interesting. We have a very equatorial invest, located at only 1.3N, and in the same region as Vamei. Could this repeat Vamei's stunt and become a tropical cyclone here? It's medium chance (code orange) on the JTWC outlook, BTW. ~  Steve ❄   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  05:13, January 12, 2018 (UTC)
 * Nope, it dissipated. But it went as low as 1.1°N before it moved north and died. ~ KN2731 {talk} 11:33, January 16, 2018 (UTC)

91W.INVEST
Another VERY equatoral invest (2.2 N) on jtwc.192.171.48.37 21:58, January 25, 2018 (UTC)


 * It's dead without becoming anything. ~  Steve ❄   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  05:42, January 28, 2018 (UTC)

93W.NONAME
Another equatorial invest that could be a re-tembin or Kai-tak for the philippines.No.1 Mobile (talk) 13:31, February 6, 2018 (UTC)

Jumped to code orange quite quickly,this could be bad.No.1 Mobile (talk) 01:44, February 7, 2018 (UTC)


 * Code red, TCFA issued. This invest is currently located way out to sea near 150E. Potential Sanba does look like a future Philippines threat. I hope it isn't as bad as Kai-tak or Tembin. ~  Steve ❄   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:04, February 8, 2018 (UTC)
 * ====JMA Tropical Depression====

JMA has offically declared this a TD.No.1 Mobile (talk) 03:42, February 8, 2018 (UTC)

94W.INVEST
Up on Tropical Tidbits and NRL, and located just east of the southern Philippines. ~  Steve ❄   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:04, February 8, 2018 (UTC)