Forum:2019 Pacific typhoon season

Future start
WPac's next year is coming up in a month and a half. I'll make the betting pools for this basin later, as the WPac season has no official bounds and we could still get a few more named storms before 2019 in this or the NIO basins. Ryan1000 03:58, November 20, 2018 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Pabuk
The first named storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season is here, although this technically formed as TD 36W at the end of last year and crossed into this year, so it doesn't count as the first storm to form this year in the betting pools. Still, this is the second consecutive year in which a storm crossed calendar years in the WPac, which is pretty neat. Hopefully Pabuk won't do much harm. Ryan1000 12:41, January 1, 2019 (UTC)

Landfall in Thailand
Pabuk is now moving ashore in Thailand as a tropical storm and is expected to move into the NIO basin soon. This has already been a year-crosser, and a rare one at that, but now it's moving into the NIO too? This is one strange storm. However, conditions for development aren't favorable in the NIO, and Pabuk could die without affecting land once it crosses the Malay Peninsula. Ryan1000 12:14, January 4, 2019 (UTC)

Remnants of Pabuk
Crossed over to NIO, but Pabuk immediately died out. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 14:39, January 6, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Depression 01W
Another Depression has formed out to sea now, though it's not expected to become very strong as it moves west due to less than ideal conditions. Ryan1000 08:24, January 5, 2019 (UTC)
 * Actually, some models strengthen this system into a weak to moderate typhoon as it approaches the Philippines. We'll just have to wait and see. -  PORY GONAL  15:38, January 5, 2019 (UTC)
 * Scratch that. JTWC has issued its final warning, and if I am not mistaken, JMA did not even recognize this system. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 14:42, January 6, 2019 (UTC)

Remnants of 01W
The remnants of this now has a high chance according to JTWC. --Sandy156 (talk) 03:46, January 19, 2019 (UTC)
 * Now a medium chance. --Sandy156 (talk) 16:42, January 19, 2019 (UTC)

JMA Tropical Depression/Remnants of 01W (Amang)
Still medium chance on JTWC but both JMA and PAGASA has re-upgraded this system to a TD, receiving the name Amang. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 08:21, January 20, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Wutip
We have a new storm in the WPac, named Wutip by the JMA (and Betty by PAGASA). It's forecast to move northwest and potentially approach or hit Guam, while intensifying to a category 3 or stronger storm, according to the JTWC. Ryan1000 02:05, February 20, 2019 (UTC)

Typhoon Wutip
Now a typhoon, forecast to become a 120 mph cat 3 but miss Guam to the southwest. Ryan1000 03:52, February 21, 2019 (UTC)
 * One quick correction Ryan, it hasn’t entered the PAGASA area of responsibility yet, and according to the forecast track, will not enter it. Anyways, it intensified into a Category 2 typhoon. Still will peak at a Category 3 with 120 mph winds.  Sandy 156   :)  16:18, February 21, 2019 (UTC)

I thought I saw it as betty on the WP page; maybe it was a typo or hasn't gone into the area yet. Nvm. In any instance, Wutip looks like it'll miss Guam to the southwest. Ryan1000 02:44, February 22, 2019 (UTC)
 * Now a Cat3.  Sandy 156   :)  17:32, February 22, 2019 (UTC)
 * Now a super typhoon with 155 mph winds. IbAHAn1829 \I like weather/ \Contributions/ 15:48, February 23, 2019 (UTC)

Wutip weakened a bit to 130 mph recently, but I'll say, I didn't expect Wutip to become a near-cat 5 super typhoon. That made Wutip the strongest February typhoon on record and the second-strongest storm so early in the year after 1958's Ophelia, according to Dr. Masters latest category 6 blog post. Ryan1000 07:19, February 24, 2019 (UTC)
 * Was a Cat 5 super typhoon one time, but it has since weakened into a Cat 4 super typhoon.  Sandy 156   :)  14:29, February 25, 2019 (UTC)

Down to cat 3 now, but is getting sheared considerably in less favorable conditions. Should dissipate sometime this weekend or so. With Wutip becoming a 5, it seems Wutip was one of only two cat 5's in the WPac in January or February, with the other, of course, being Ophelia as mentioned above. Ryan1000 17:09, February 26, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Wutip (2nd time)
Down to a TS, and is pretty much sheared to bits by now. Ryan1000 23:47, February 27, 2019 (UTC)
 * It was amazing how we saw a super typhoon so early in the year. It surpassed Higos '15 to become the strongest February super typhoon on record. Now that its being reduced to a naked swirl, it's time to say goodbye to what has been an awesome storm to witness! Unfortunately I don't think Guam has come out completely unscathed. So far Wikipedia's seasonal effects table reports minimal damage from Wutip. ~  Steve ❄   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:04, February 28, 2019 (UTC)

Post-Tropical Cyclone Wutip (Betty)
Down and out. Ryan1000 14:01, March 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * It's been ages since I last commented on something here, and I was shocked to see a WPac Cat 5 typhoon in February. By the way, before Wutip dissipated, it actually got named by PAGASA, as it entered its area of responsibility (that's why I added it to this one too). Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 12:39, March 2, 2019 (UTC)

95W.INVEST
A TCFA has been issued on the JTWC and has been recognized as a tropical depression by the JMA. This might not become anything much other than either a tropical depression or storm (in that case it will be named "Sepat"). IbAHAn1829 \I like weather/ \Contributions/ 13:53, March 14, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Depression 03W (Chedeng)
This has been 03W for some time now, named Chedeng by PAGASA. It's taking aim at the southernmost island in the Philippines, Mindanao. Ryan1000 10:51, March 18, 2019 (UTC)
 * Final Warning now issued by JTWC. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 16:24, March 18, 2019 (UTC)

90W.INVEST
Another disturbance formed in this basin. Currently, this one’s a code orange by the JTWC.  Sandy 156   :)  00:38, May 3, 2019 (UTC)
 * Long gone.  Sandy 156   :)  02:02, May 15, 2019 (UTC)

94W.INVEST
A disturbance formed in the quiet Pacific, coded orange by the JTWC. Models are taking the invest to either Japan or Korea.  Sandy 156   :)  04:13, June 20, 2019 (UTC)

Named by PAGASA, but no longer forecast to develop. ~ KN2731 {talk} 05:44, June 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * Correction: wasn't named by PAGASA. My mistake. ~ KN2731 {talk} 13:29, June 24, 2019 (UTC)

JMA Tropical Depression (Dodong)
Code red now on JTWC. Will most likely be named Dodong by PAGASA, not sure if it would be strong enough to be named Sepat. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 07:41, June 25, 2019 (UTC)


 * Has now been named Dodong by the PAGASA. ph  tracking  09:33, June 25, 2019 (UTC)


 * Currently expected to stay at sea, but may affect Japan in the coming days. I also just want to note that JMA actually upgraded 94W to a TD a few days ago (around Saturday/Sunday). Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 10:11, June 25, 2019 (UTC)


 * TCFA issued by JTWC. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 12:58, June 25, 2019 (UTC)

95W.INVEST
Here comes another one. Too early to tell if it will develop, however. ~ KN2731 {talk} 05:44, June 23, 2019 (UTC)