Forum:2019 Pacific typhoon season

September
Added this section already, especially given the fact that there are two JMA TDs and one invest which might form in September that are currently being monitored in the WPac. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 13:42, August 31, 2019 (UTC)

93W.INVEST
Another invest on Tropical Tidbits, located out in the open Pacific. This basin really is on fire. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  00:11, September 2, 2019 (UTC)
 * Still a low on JMA. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 09:54, September 2, 2019 (UTC)

JMA Tropical Depression (93W.INVEST)
JMA has upped this to a depression and it's located to the east of the Philippines. Likely to become Peipah (assuming 14W becomes Faxai) and Marilyn. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  21:32, September 4, 2019 (UTC)

Remnants of JMA Tropical Depression (93W)
Or maybe not. JMA has downgraded this to a low, but there's plenty of sea ahead of it, so it's never too late, I guess? Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 17:14, September 5, 2019 (UTC)
 * No longer on Tropical Tidbits. Look at 95W for development. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  20:14, September 6, 2019 (UTC)

JMA Tropical Depression (SCS between 91W & the Philippines)
Apparently JMA has upgraded this to a TD. Still not present in JTWC's page though. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 04:31, September 2, 2019 (UTC)

Scratch that. This is actually at the South China Sea. May be absorbed by 91W though, as the latter system is actually forecast to move eastward after making a turn near Hainan. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 09:54, September 2, 2019 (UTC)

JMA Tropical Depression (94W.INVEST)
It's actually been invested and added to JTWC's page with a code red (TCFA issued). A bit strange how it's developing so close to Kajiki, they almost seem like one single system due to the monsoon's influence. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:05, September 3, 2019 (UTC)
 * No longer on JMA's weather map, but still code red on JTWC. Seems that Kajiki will either merge with this one or completely absorb it. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 12:01, September 3, 2019 (UTC)

Remnants of JMA Tropical Depression (94W.INVEST)
Looks like this is dying out or merging with Kajiki. TCFA cancelled. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  23:00, September 3, 2019 (UTC)

95W.INVEST
New invest in the middle of the Pacific. Code yellow as of the moment. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 13:10, September 6, 2019 (UTC)
 * A candidate for Peipah. Hopefully it'll be a fishspinner. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  20:12, September 6, 2019 (UTC)
 * Upped to code orange. More likely than 96W to become Peipah tbh. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  03:52, September 9, 2019 (UTC)
 * May not become a fishspinner though. Weather models still do not have a consensus on this one. Still code orange on JTWC. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 07:20, September 10, 2019 (UTC)

JMA Tropical Depression (95W.INVEST)
Finally upgraded by JMA to a TD. Expected to be named Marilyn by PAGASA once this enters their jurisdiction. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 10:55, September 10, 2019 (UTC)

JMA Tropical Depression (95W/Marilyn)
Named by PAGASA as it enters their area of responsibility. ~  Steve 😔   9/11  Never forget. 🙏  AMERICA IS STRONG! 🗽🇺🇸  06:41, September 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Code red, TCFA issued on JTWC. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  15:39, September 13, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Depression Marilyn (95W)
Downgraded to a low on JMA. PAGASA's still issuing advisories though. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  21:08, September 13, 2019 (UTC)

Remnants of Marilyn (95W)
PAGASA has issued their last advisory. Still code red on JTWC but they might downgrade it soon. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  15:20, September 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Still code red, TCFA still on. Currently considered by JTWC as a monsoon depression. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 05:42, September 15, 2019 (UTC)
 * Back down to code yellow. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:24, September 15, 2019 (UTC)

JMA Tropical Depression (96W.INVEST)
A wild depression has popped up near Taiwan. Already invested but not on JTWC's outlook yet. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:01, September 7, 2019 (UTC)
 * Now code yellow on JTWC. I don't think this would be anything, as it seems to follow Lingling's [cold] wake. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 07:29, September 7, 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't really see much coming out of this either, but there's still a chance it could steal "Peipah" (hopefully not). Now code orange on JTWC. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  03:53, September 9, 2019 (UTC)
 * This system was actually considered as a subtropical depression by JTWC, though it has been dropped from their weather map now. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 07:18, September 10, 2019 (UTC)

Remnants of JMA Tropical Depression (96W.INVEST)
It's dying out now, no longer a TD on JMA's weather map. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:58, September 11, 2019 (UTC)

97W.INVEST
Up on Tropical Tidbits all the way out near the Marshall Islands. ~  Steve 😔   9/11  Never forget. 🙏  AMERICA IS STRONG! 🗽🇺🇸  06:29, September 11, 2019 (UTC)

JMA Tropical Depression (97W.INVEST)
Upgraded to a TD on JMA's weather map. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  03:25, September 13, 2019 (UTC)
 * Code yellow on JTWC, along with 98W. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:38, September 13, 2019 (UTC)
 * Now code orange. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  15:38, September 13, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Depression 17W
Expected to remain as a TD, according to JTWC. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 05:42, September 15, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Peipah
It stole Peipah...sigh. Not expected to surpass it's current intensity. What an epic failure. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  15:24, September 15, 2019 (UTC)

98W.NONAME
Another on Tidbits, located just to the northwest of 95W/TD Marilyn. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  15:28, September 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Now code yellow on JTWC, along with 97W. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:39, September 13, 2019 (UTC)

JMA Tropical Depression (98W)
Now a TD per JMA. Weirdly, their weather map shows that ex-95W/Marilyn has a lower pressure (998 mb) than this one and 17W. Still code yellow on JTWC though. This is actually at Marilyn's northeast. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 05:45, September 15, 2019 (UTC)

Remnants of JMA Tropical Depression (98W)
Downgraded to a low on JMA, no longer on JTWC. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:43, September 16, 2019 (UTC)

Ryan1000's Retirement Predictions
With ten storms so far, and since Lekima caused considerable damage and loss of life in China, what are your thoughts on retirements thus far? Mine are here:

JMA: PAGASA: There's mine...for now. Ryan1000 13:25, August 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Pabuk - 20% - Made for the second consecutive typhoon season with a year-crossing storm, with over 150 million USD damage in Thailand, but the death toll was low, and it's not too likely to be retired.
 * Wutip - 1% - Strongest (and only category 5) February typhoon on record, and the second-earliest WPac cat 5 after Ophelia in 1958, but fortunately it remained mostly at sea, with only minor damage to Guam.
 * Sepat - 0% - The minor rain in Japan doesn't justify any chance.
 * Mun - 1% - Small damage and a few deaths won't cut it, and southern China has seen worse.
 * Danas - 2% - Rather minor storm.
 * Nari - 0% - See Sepat.
 * Wipha - 2% - Wasn't much different than Mun.
 * Francisco - 5% - Caused some damage and a death in Japan and South Korea, but will probably stay.
 * Lekima - 90% - Now this...THIS storm has a fairly good chance at going. Killed at least 89 people with over 7 billion in damage, mostly from flooding and storm surge. Possibly the second-costliest typhoon ever in China, behind only 2013's Fitow. Shanghai may have dodged the worst part of the storm, but they still got hit quite hard. Hard enough to be retired? Most likely.
 * Krosa - 2% - Killed 2 people with some minor damage, but won't be retired.
 * Bailu - 25% - Ineng may meet the Philippines retirement criteria but I doubt Bailu himself will go.
 * Podul - 4% - Minimal impacts at most.
 * Lingling - ?? - Still active, but might become severe for North Korea.
 * Kajiki - 1% - Stalled for some time near Vietnam but impacts are forgettable.
 * Faxai - ?? - Still active, but expected to hit near Tokyo as a minimal typhoon.
 * Ineng - 100% - Meets the damage criteria of at least 1 billion PHP, so bye.
 * All other names - 0% - No other names have met their mandatory retirement criteria (1 billion PHP and/or 300 deaths), so nothing else is getting retired here.

TG's Retirements

 * Pabuk: 5% - To be honest, Pabuk was a fairly notable system (mostly for the NIO), but otherwise, it is definitely not retirement worthy.
 * Wutip: 0% - Strongest NHem February storm on record, but luckily stayed out to sea. Wasn't the prettiest C5, but it was nevertheless a very interesting storm.
 * Sepat: 0% - Lol, no.
 * Mun: 0% - For this storm to have likely not reached winds of even 30 mph on reports, nor a really visible circulation, I don't see any reason to retire this thing lol.
 * Danas: 1% - Very minor storm. Lucky to not have caused much more for similar storms that have struck the Korean Peninsula at that strength.
 * Nari: 0% - Caused literally no damage, despite striking land. Thankfully, no deaths occurred in Japan.
 * Wipha: 5% - In my honest opinion, I believe that Wutip was likely stronger than it actually was according to JTWC, but its damage or deaths is nowhere near enough for retirement. Unfortunately, 10 fatalities occurred in this system.
 * Francisco: 0% - Since Japan doesn't retire names, I've went ahead and put this at 0%, although it would not have been much higher than 1%. Francisco was a fun storm to track, and thankfully, did not follow its original forecast of being a C2 typhoon upon Korean landfall. Only 1 fatality occurred in Francisco.
 * Lekima: 99% - Lekima was one of the most destructive typhoons of the decade, and one of the costliest for China on record. Lekima was also fairly deadly, and I believe that China will definitely request this storm. $7.3 billion is beyond enough for retirement in this basin. Although China is pretty weird about its retirements, it would really surprise me if they did not retire this.
 * Krosa: 1% - It was nice to have another major. No major damage from this storm, thankfully.
 * Bailu: 0% - Ongoing.

PAGASA: All names - 0%. T G  2 0 1 9 16:05, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

Steve's retirements & other things
Explanations of tabs:
 * Main: Lists retirement chances and grades for all storms.
 * In summary...: Categorizes all named storms based on how likely they are to be retired.
 * Replacement Names: Every storm listed as "Might Either Stay, Or Be Retired" or higher on the previous tab each gets a top 10 list of my favorite replacement names that may be chosen. This tab will not be done for the WPac because it's simply too complicated to figure out replacements for this basin.
 * How Far Can This Season Go?: An outlook for the future of the season. Lists what names may be used in the future, and gives percentages of how likely those names will be used this year. Also gives a background for what to expect this year.

Main= Below the storms, you will find a list of all colors used and explanations for things that I did.

All intensities are based off of JTWC's 1-min winds. JMA tropical depressions or intensities (such as the severe tropical storm category) are not included, exceptions are made if the JMA named a storm that the JTWC never tracked.

International Names:
 * <font color="#00faf4">Pabuk : <font color="#00A">6%, <font color="#F90">D - Formed on the last day of 2018 and crossed over, becoming the earliest named storm ever. This achievement ups its grade a bit. Very small chance of retirement just because it caused $156 million and 8 deaths in Thailand, but Indochina is pretty snubbish when it comes to retirements.
 * <font color="#5ebaff">01W : <font color="#AAA">N/A, <font color="#F00">F - Lasted a long time for a TD/disturbance, so I'll give it a bit of credit for that.
 * <font color="#F55">Wutip : <font color="#95A">0.1%, <font color="#A0F">S - What an amazing storm. Became the first C5 super typhoon in the month of February! And as a bonus, barely anyone was affected! Only $3.3 million in damage gives it a negligible retirement chance.
 * <font color="#5ebaff">03W : <font color="#AAA">N/A, <font color="#A00">F- - Forgettable, at least it didn't steal a name. Only caused minor damages.
 * <font color="#00faf4">Sepat : <font color="#AAA">~0%, <font color="#A00">F- - Only considered subtropical by JTWC, it was quite the fail. Just a rainmaker for Japan - no damage or deaths.
 * <font color="#00faf4">04W : <font color="#AAA">N/A, <font color="#A00">F- - JMA kept it a TD, thank god.
 * <font color="#00faf4">Mun : <font color="#95A">0.2%, <font color="#A00">F- - An epic fail, but doesn't get a Z because it caused impacts in China/Vietnam, albeit very minor.
 * <font color="#00faf4">Danas : <font color="#30A">1%, <font color="#F30">E - Another minor storm. Some damage and deaths, but it's not going.
 * <font color="#00faf4">Nari : <font color="#AAA">~0%, <font color="#A00">F- - This failure just brought rain to Japan with no further impacts.
 * <font color="#00faf4">Wipha : <font color="#30A">2%, <font color="#F30">E - Struck in a similar region to Mun, but was worse. Considering Vietnam received the brunt of impacts, it shouldn't go.
 * <font color="#FF5">Francisco : <font color="#95A">0.05%, <font color="#AF0">C - Japan received the brunt of impacts, but Korea got some as well. It shouldn't be retired for Korean impacts alone, but IMO, a non-zero chance exists due to Korea. Gets some grading points for becoming the first typhoon since Wipha and ending an excruciating wait.
 * <font color="#F85"> LEKIMA : <font color="#300">99.999%, <font color="#0FA">B+ - Now the costliest in Chinese history, so this is definitely going. The only problem is that they are a bit weird with retirements, so there's still a non-zero chance it will somehow be snubbed. Lekima's grade is nerfed a bit due to the devastation.
 * <font color="#FB5">Krosa : <font color="#AAA">~0%, <font color="#0F5">B - We got another major, nice. But it was sorta disappointing that it never re-intensified on its way to Japan like forecasts predicted. Caused the most impacts to Japan but they number, not name, storms and thus don't request anything. Negligible impacts to the Mariana Islands and the Korean Peninsula won't warrant retirement.
 * <font color="#00faf4">Bailu : <font color="#30A">1%, <font color="#F60">D- - Became a STS by JMA, and caused some impacts from the Philippines to China. Impacts seem too light for retirement.
 * <font color="#00faf4">Podul : <font color="#30A">1%, <font color="#F30">E - Struck the Philippines, Hainan island, and Indochina, but impacts so far are not enough for it to be retired.
 * <font color="#F85">Lingling : <font color="#30A">1%, <font color="#00F">A+ - Became a powerful typhoon as well as the first storm ever to make landfall in North Korea at typhoon intensity. Doesn't look like it was as bad as expected.
 * <font color="#5ebaff">Kajiki : <font color="#95A">0.001%, <font color="#A00">F- - A name-stealer (never even considered a TS by JTWC) that brought only light impacts. Most impacts were in Vietnam, which never retires names, but parts of Hainan and China got very meager impacts as well.
 * <font color="#F85">Faxai : <font color="#AAA">~0%, <font color="#05F">A - Another strong typhoon, became the strongest to ever strike Tokyo. This powerful strike shouldn't come without at least some devastation. But considering that Japan doesn't retire names, there's no chance of retirement.
 * <font color="#00faf4">Peipah : <font color="#000">TBA, <font color="#000">TBA - Currently active. The retirement percentage and grading will be released or become official when this storm dissipates.

PAGASA:
 * <font color="#00faf4"> INENG : <font color="#100">100% - Caused Php1.1 billion to Ilocos Norte, which meets their damage requirement.
 * No other storms meet their retirement criteria (1 billion PHP and/or 300 deaths).

Intensity colors: <font color="#5ebaff">TD, <font color="#00faf4">TS , <font color="#FF5">C1 , <font color="#FD5">C2 , <font color="#FB5">C3 , <font color="#F85">C4 , <font color="#F55">C5 (160-180 mph) , <font color="#905">185+ mph

Based on SSHWS color coding as used on Wikipedia and other sites, and colors the names of the cyclones above. The colors were slightly adjusted so that "C1" would be easier to see on a white background. Special dark red/purplish color gives recognition for the most powerful of the powerful storms. TDs are still included for grading only, even though they can’t be retired (except in areas like PAGASA). TC names have special formatting depending on retirement chance. For 0 to 24%, they are bolded just like how the color codings appear. For 25% to 49%, they are also italicized. For 50% to 74%, they are bolded, italicized, and underlined. Lastly, for 75% to 100%, the names are BOLDED, ITALICIZED, UNDERLINED, AND IN ALL CAPS.

Retirement percentage colors: <font color="#AAA">~0%, 0%, or N/A ; <font color="#95A">0.001-0.4%, <font color="#60A">0.5-0.9% , <font color="#30A">1-4% , <font color="#00A">5%-9% , <font color="#05A">10-14% , <font color="#0AA">15-19% , <font color="#0A5">20-24% , <font color="#0A0">25-29% , <font color="#3B0">30-34% , <font color="#6C0">35-39% , <font color="#9D0">40-44% , <font color="#CE0">45-49% , <font color="#FF0">50% , <font color="#FC0">51-54% , <font color="#F90">55-59% , <font color="#F60">60-64% , <font color="#F30">65-69% , <font color="#F00">70-74% , <font color="#D00">75-79% , <font color="#B00">80-84% , <font color="#900">85-89% , <font color="#700">90-94% , <font color="#500">95-98% , <font color="#300">99-99.999% ; <font color="#100">~100%, 100% ; <font color="#000">TBA

Percentages come in color-coded ranges, meaning any percentage within a range is the same color. "N/A" is gray like "0%," and is used for tropical depressions or any other storm that cannot be retired. "N/A" is only used for retirements because every storm is assigned a grade. "TBA" is black and is used for both retirement percentages and grading when a system is currently active. If the retirement percentage becomes clear when a system is currently active, a "preliminary percentage" will be assigned until after the storm dissipates and impacts become even more clear. "~0%" and "~100%" with the tilde (meaning asymptotically certain/approximately equal) is used for any basin that does not have retirement requirements, meaning the vast majority of basins. The versions without the tilde are only used in basins with agencies that have retirement requirements where it’s absolutely certain to be retired or not retired, like PAGASA.

Grading colors: <font color="#A0F">S, <font color="#50F">A++ , <font color="#00F">A+ , <font color="#05F">A , <font color="#0AF">A- , <font color="#0FA">B+ , <font color="#0F5">B , <font color="#0F0">B- , <font color="#5F0">C+ , <font color="#AF0">C , <font color="#FF0">C- , <font color="#FC0">D+ , <font color="#F90">D , <font color="#F60">D- , <font color="#F30">E , <font color="#F00">F , <font color="#A00">F- , <font color="#500">Z , <font color="#000">TBA

Ranks a storm’s performance. Mostly not correlated with retirement percentages, except if a storm performed well but has a high retirement chance. If that is true, a negative correlation comes into play for moral reasons (if a storm receives a 100% retirement chance, don’t really expect anything above "A"). It’s based on the educational grading system, with a few key differences. "S-rank," used in some games, is used to denote a rank above A, the best of the best, and is reserved for the following: record-breakers in unusuality (a Atlantic hurricane in March, for example), longevity (On the scale of John ‘94, San Ciriaco 1899, Nadine ‘12, Ginger, Inga), intensity (185+ mph, but often only fishspinners), and persistence/ stubbornness (like Genevieve ‘14 or Otis ‘17). For moral reasons, the devastating storms (like Katrina, Irma, or Haiyan) never get this rank - usually only fishspinners do. "A++" occurs if a storm doesn’t quite satisfy "S"-criteria, but still performed really well regardless. A+ to D- and F is copied from the educational grading system - I’m sure you can understand what those mean. "E" is sort of an in-between grade (that fills in the gap between letters D and F) for storms that didn’t quite fail (possibly because they peaked above 50 mph or did other things), but were still pathetic. "F-" is even worse than F, denoting some of the worst failures (but not bad enough for "Z"). Lastly, notice that the grading system generally goes down the alphabet (A to F), lower letters for bigger failures. If this would continue, we would have "G", "H", and all the way down to "Y" (S is the exception in my scale). All of these letters would be redundant in a simple grading scale. To denote the worst failures of them all, I would like to skip all the way down to the final letter, "Z". Even worse than "F-", this is used to denote the shortest-lived TDs, name-stealers that peak at 40 mph for only 6-12 hours and last only a day in full, and just the most pathetic failures of all time.



In summary...= RETIRED: LEKIMA, INENG

Likely Retired: 

Might Either Stay, Or Be Retired: 

Likely Staying: 

Staying: Pabuk, Wutip, Sepat, Mun, Danas, Nari, Wipha, Francisco, Krosa, Bailu, Podul, Lingling, Kajiki, Faxai, all PAGASA names so far except Ineng

Projected retirements for currently active storms:
 * Peipah - Staying

Retirement chance ranges for:
 * "Retired": 80-100%
 * "Likely Retired": 60-79%
 * "Might Either Stay, Or Be Retired": 40-59%
 * "Likely Staying": 20-39%
 * "Staying": 0-19%

How Far Can This Season Go?=
 * For international names, I expect that this season will end at or around Fengshen.
 * It's also possible that this season will only make it up to Matmo, Halong, or Nakri, or go further to Kalmaegi, Fung-wong, or Kammuri.
 * Phanfone or beyond is looking unlikely, while the season ending at Bualoi or before is also unlikely.
 * For the PAGASA, I expect that this season will end at or around Ursula.
 * It's also possible that this season will only make it up to Ramon, Sarah, or Tisoy, or go further to Viring or Weng.
 * Yoyoy or beyond is looking unlikely, while the season ending at Quiel or before is also unlikely.
 * It's likely we will see around 3 systems this year that will be devastating enough to earn retirement (international) and 1-2 retirees for PAGASA. The first candidate is Lekima. The others are expected to occur in September, October, or November, with a very small chance for December or by the end of August. PAGASA retirees are also expected in those months.

International Names:
 * Chances that Tapah will be used: <font color="#100">~100% - I expect to see this by late September.
 * Chances that Mitag will be used: <font color="#100">~100% - Expected by the end of September.
 * Chances that Hagibis will be used: <font color="#300">99.99% - Expected by early October.
 * Chances that Neoguri will be used: <font color="#500">96% - Almost certain to form, probably in early-mid October.
 * Chances that Bualoi will be used: <font color="#900">88% - Expected to occur by mid-late October.
 * Chances that Matmo will be used: <font color="#D00">77% - Probably will form by the end of October or in November.
 * Chances that Halong will be used: <font color="#F30">68% - Still in favor of getting this far. Will probably be in November.
 * Chances that Nakri will be used: <font color="#F90">59% - Chances still slightly in favor. Expected to form in November or December. May be the season's last storm.
 * Chances that Fengshen will be used: <font color="#FF0">50% - A coin toss. If it does form, it will most likely be by the end of November or December. Most likely out of all of them to be the last storm.
 * Chances that Kalmaegi will be used: <font color="#9D0">42% - The chances are getting lower. If Kalmaegi does come this year, it should be in December.
 * Chances that Fung-wong will be used: <font color="#3B0">33% - Only a slight chance of getting this far in 2019.
 * Chances that Kammuri will be used: <font color="#0A0">25% - Only about a 1/4 chance of getting here. I'm doubting it.
 * Chances that Phanfone will be used: <font color="#0AA">16% - I really doubt it. The season will really have to explode.
 * Chances that Vongfong will be used: <font color="#00A">9% - The chances have dwindled into the single digits. This should be a 2020 storm.
 * Chances that Nuri will be used: <font color="#30A">4% - Nope. I expect to see this name in 2020.
 * Chances that Sinlaku will be used: <font color="#30A">1% - Chances are becoming negligible. Hyperactive miracle activity will have to somehow take place the rest of the season, making this year much above average. Should not happen, unless...
 * Chances that Hagupit will be used: <font color="#95A">0.3% - Chances are dwindling towards zero.
 * Chances that Jangmi will be used: <font color="#95A">0.001% - I would be left with absolutely no words if the season somehow got to this point...
 * Chances that Mekkhala or beyond will be used: <font color="#AAA">~0% - A 2020 storm for sure.

PAGASA:
 * Chances that Nimfa will be used: <font color="#100">~100% - Might be here by mid-late September.
 * Chances that Onyok will be used: <font color="#100">~100% - Most likely by the end of September.
 * Chances that Perla will be used: <font color="#300">99.9% - Expected by early October.
 * Chances that Quiel will be used: <font color="#500">95% - Expected in mid-October.
 * Chances that Ramon will be used: <font color="#B00">84% - Chances still highly in favor, might be seen by late October.
 * Chances that Sarah will be used: <font color="#F00">71% - An end of October-November assuming it comes.
 * Chances that Tisoy will be used: <font color="#F60">60% - Chances are still in favor. Most likely will be in November.
 * Chances that Ursula will be used: <font color="#FF0">50% - May or may not come, might be the last of the season in December.
 * Chances that Viring will be used: <font color="#6C0">39% - An outside chance of seeing this.
 * Chances that Weng will be used: <font color="#0A0">28% - Only a slight chance, but it's getting more doubtful.
 * Chances that Yoyoy will be used: <font color="#0A5">20% - Weird name lol. Most likely not getting this far down.
 * Chances that Zigzag will be used: <font color="#05A">13% - Another funny name! But it is very doubtful the season will reach this name.
 * Chances that Abe will be used: <font color="#00A">6% - Not getting into the auxiliary list unless a miracle explosion occurs.
 * Chances that Berto will be used: <font color="#30A">2% - The PAGASA region will need to consume several shots of energy drinks and caffeine to get this far, somehow. I don't expect to come close.
 * Chances that Charo will be used: <font color="#60A">0.5% - Ok, now this is just getting out of hand.
 * Chances that Dado will be used: <font color="#95A">0.05% - The formation of this would leave me without words....
 * Chances that Estoy or beyond will be used: <font color="#AAA">~0% - Not happening this year.

~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  04:03, August 26, 2019 (UTC) (Last updated: 15:34, September 15, 2019 (UTC))

Sandy's retirements and grades
Ok, here we go!

(Retirement colors:  0%, <font color="00CC00">0.01%/0.1% , 1% , 2.5% , 5% , <font color="#9ACD32">7.5% , 10% , 15% , <font color="CCCC00">20% , <font color="FFFF00">25% , <font color="FFCC33">30% , <font color="#CCCC66">35% , <font color="CC9966">40% , <font color="#FF9933">45% , 50% , <font color="#CC9900">55% , 60% , <font color="#663300">65% , 70% , <font color="#CC3300">75% , 80% , <font color="#CC0000">85% , <font color="#990000">90% , 95% , <font color="#FF69B4">99% , <font color="FF1493">100% , <font color="#0000FF">TBA , Fail% , N/A ) 

(Category colors: <font color="#00faf4">TS, <font color="#CCFFFF">STS , <font color="#F3E5AB">C1 , <font color="#ffe775">C2 , <font color="#ffc140">C3 , <font color="#ff8f20">C4 , <font color="#ff6060">C5 )

(Grading colors:  S, A+++ , <font color="#CD7F32">A++ , A+ , <font color="#00CC66">A , A- , <font color="00FFCC">B+ , B , <font color="00CCFF">B- , <font color="0099FF">C+ , C , <font color="3333CC">C- , D+ , D , D- , E , F , Z , <font color="#0000FF">TBA )

JMA:


 * <font color="#00faf4">Pabuk :  C , <font color="9ACD32">7.5%  — A great year and basin crossover storm that is the earliest named storm in the WPac and NIO on record. It impacted the Malay Peninsula, inflicting $157 million (USD) and causing 10 deaths. I doubt this will be going.


 * <font color="#ff6060">Wutip : <font color="CD7F32">A++ , <font color="00CC00">0.1%  — A wonderful C5 typhoon that is the strongest tropical cyclone in the NHEM ever recorded in the month of February. Wutip inflicted only $3.3 million (USD) on Guam and Micronesia, which means it’s staying.


 * <font color="#00faf4">Sepat :  F ,  0%  — Um, pretend this storm didn’t exist.


 * <font color="#00faf4">Mun :  F , <font color="00CC00">0.01%  — This weak storm only caused minimal damage and a couple of deaths; it’ll stay.


 * <font color="#00faf4">Danas :  E ,  1%  — Danas was a rather minor storm to Korea, causing $6.42 million (USD) and 6 deaths.


 * <font color="#00faf4">Nari :  F ,  0%  — A weak storm that only caused rains in Japan.


 * <font color="#00faf4">Wipha :  E ,  5%  — Relatively minor storm, causing $44.3 million and 27 deaths. I also doubt this will be going.


 * <font color="#F3E5AB">Francisco :  C ,  0%  — Like TG said, Japan doesn’t request to retire names, they number them instead. This broke the streak of the consecutive TSs and only caused 1 death in Japan.


 * <font color="#ff8f20">Lekima :  A- , <font color="FF69B4">99%  — This will be going. Lekima inflicted $9.28 billion in China alone, becoming the costliest typhoon in China on record. China will highly likely request the name to be retired because of the damage. Impacts aside, this was a good storm to track.


 * <font color="#ffc140">Krosa :  B ,  0%  — Had a huge eye after its peak, caused $2.64 million in damages and 3 deaths but since Japan doesn’t retire names, it’s a 0%.


 * <font color="#CCFFFF">Bailu :  D- ,  1%  — A typical severe tropical storm, but was forecast to be a typhoon once. It caused some relatively minor impacts so far in China and the Philippines.


 * <font color="#00faf4">Podul :  TBA  — Currently active.

PAGASA:
 * Ineng: <font color="FF1493">100%  — This name is going. It caused 1.1 billion pesos to the Philippines.


 * All other names:  0% , they don’t meet the criteria of Php1 billion or/and 300 deaths.

 Sandy 156   :)  04:49, August 26, 2019 (UTC)

[Updated as of 00:35, August 29, 2019 (UTC)]

West Pacific Typhoon:
This season has already seen its fair share of typhoons, as listed below:

International Naming List:

 * Tropical Storm Pabuk - Caused some casualties in Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. (25%)
 * Typhoon Wutip - Imagine that the strongest typhoon this year happens in February. (0%)
 * Tropical Storm Sepat - Weak storm, caused rain, the end. (0%)
 * Tropical Storm Mun - It did stuff. (0%)
 * Tropical Storm Danas - Went to South Korea. (0%)
 * Tropical Storm Nari - Did barely anything. (0%)
 * Tropical Storm Wipha - Little too close to Hong Kong. Wrong time, Wipha. (0%)
 * Typhoon Francisco - Did things. (0%)
 * Typhoon Lekima - VERY bad typhoon. The name will be retired. (99%)
 * Typhoon Krosa - It spun fish and also affected Japan. (0%)
 * Tropical Storm Bailu - Haiyan's replacement was much less destructive and aggressive, minus the three unfortunate deaths. (0%)
 * Tropical Storm Podul - Currently affecting China. (??%)

PAGASA Naming List:
TheChosenWizard \I like weather/ \Contributions/ 01:49, August 29, 2019 (UTC)
 * Tropical Depression Amang - Caused landslides. (0%)
 * Tropical Depression Betty - Nothing. (0%)
 * Tropical Depression Chedeng - Weak, did barely anything. (0%)
 * Tropical Depression Dodong - Nope, nothing. (0%)
 * Tropical Depression Egay - Nothing. (0%)
 * Tropical Storm Falcon - Caused floods in Luzon. (0%)
 * Tropical Depression Goring - I have nothing to say. (0%)
 * Typhoon Hanna - Sank three boats, sadly taking the lives of 31 people. Other than that, this name will not be retired. (0%)
 * Tropical Storm Ineng - [The same as Betty, Chedeng, Dodong, Egay, and Goring. (0%)] You know what, scratch that. Ineng the monster caused a lot of damage to the Philippines. This chance goes up from zero to (99%).
 * Tropical Depression Jenny - The same as Ineng and five of the above names. Funny how all the storms that basically did nothing end with the letters "g" or "y". (0%)