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Hurricane season, 2008

The 2008 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it runs year-round in 2008, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November.^[1] These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... Image File history File links Lightning_NOAA.jpg‎ Description: Multiple cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes during night-time. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Pascal. ... The bar (symbol bar), decibar (symbol dbar) and the millibar (symbol mbar, also mb) are units of pressure. ... USD redirects here. ... The following is a list of Pacific typhoon seasons. ... Wikinews has related news: Hurricane season, 2006 The 2006 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2006, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. ... Wikinews has related news: Hurricane season, 2007 The 2007 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it runs year-round in 2007, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. ... Image File history File links WikiNews-Logo. ... Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone viewed from the International Space Station on March 26, 2004 Hurricane and Typhoon redirect here. ...

The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 2008 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical storms formed in the entire Western North Pacific basin are assigned a name by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Tropical depressions formed in this basin are given a number with a "W" suffix by the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center. In addition, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assigns names to tropical cyclones (including tropical depressions) that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility. These names, however, are not in common use outside of the Philippines. “Date line” redirects here. ... The following is a list of Pacific hurricane seasons. ... Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) is a government agency, which is a central place responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan. ... The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) is a joint United States Navy–United States Air Force task force located at Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ... The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, PAGASA, is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and services primarily for the protection of life and property and in support of economic, productivity and...

Seasonal forecasts

Since the 2000 season, the Laboratory for Atmospheric Research at the City University of Hong Kong has forecast the expected number of tropical cyclones, named storms, and typhoons in a season. Forecasts are released in April and June.^[2] Main campus of CityU The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) (Traditional Chinese: ) is one of the eight universities in Hong Kong. ... Main campus of CityU The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) (Traditional Chinese: ) is one of the eight universities in Hong Kong. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... First storm formed: May 5, 2000 Last storm dissipated: January 5, 2001 Strongest storm: Damrey - 155 knots Total storms: 26 Typhoons: 15 Super typhoons: 4 Total fatalities: 624 The 2000 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2000, but most tropical cyclones tend to form... Main campus of CityU The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) (Traditional Chinese: ) is one of the eight universities in Hong Kong. ...

This season, the CityUHK is predicting a slightly more active than usual season. An average season, according to the CityUHK, has 31 tropical cyclones, 27 named storms, and 17 typhoons. In its April forecast, the CityUHK predicted 33 total tropical cyclones, 30 named storms, and 19 typhoons.^[2]

Storms

Typhoon Neoguri (Ambo)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	April 13—April 20
Intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (10-min), 960 hPa (mbar)

Main article: Typhoon Neoguri (2008)

On April 11, area of convection with an area of low pressure was located between Palau and Yap. ^[3] Early on April 13, a low-level circulation developed near Mindanao.^[4] The JMA designated the system as a minor tropical depression on the same day,^[5] and PAGASA began warning on the system, naming it Tropical Depression "Ambo".^[6] The low continued to get better organized and early on April 14, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center began issuing advisories on Tropical Depression 02W, which was located about north of Zamboanga City, Philippines.^[7] Later that day, the agency upgraded it to tropical storm status, based on satellite intensity estimates.^[8] The JMA upgraded the system to a tropical storm, naming it Neoguri, the next day.^[9] Early April 16, the system was upgraded to severe tropical storm status,^[10] and then reached typhoon status a few hours later.^[11] The typhoon continued north, weakening as it did so.^[12][13] The cyclone made landfall as a weak tropical storm on Guangdong province in southern China,^[14] and the final advisories from both agencies were issued shortly after.^[15][16] Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) is a government agency, which is a central place responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. ... is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kilometres per hour (American spelling: kilometers per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... For other uses, see Pascal. ... The bar (symbol bar), decibar (symbol dbar) and the millibar (symbol mbar, also mb) are units of pressure. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A large low-pressure system swirls off the southwestern coast of Iceland, illustrating the maxim that nature abhors a vacuum. ... YAP (which stands for Yet Another Previewer or Yet Another Prolog) is the acronym used for two document previewing applications and one Prolog compiler. ... is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ... is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) is a joint United States Navy–United States Air Force task force located at Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ... Officially, the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano de Zamboanga/Spanish: Ciudad de Zamboanga). ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Not to be confused with the former Kwantung Leased Territory in north-eastern China. ...

As the typhoon approached and passed Hainan Province, about 120,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas.^[17] According to the China Meteorological Administration, it was the earliest in the year a tropical cyclone had ever impacted China (the old record was for Typhoon Wanda on May 3, 1971). ^[18] 42,000 residents were displaced in the aftermath of Neoguri. ^[19] 18 Chinese fisherman and 22 Vietnamese fisherman remain missing due to the passage of the storm.^[20] Three fatalities have been confirmed in China, two due to a road being covered in a mud flow, and another due to winds blowing a sheet of aluminum into a person, throwing them off the roof of a stadium. ^[21] Not to be confused with the unrelated provinces of Henan and Hunan Hainan (海南; pinyin: Hǎinán) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located at the southern end of the country. ... The 1971 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1971, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1971 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1971, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. ...

The name "Neoguri" was submitted by South Korea, and refers to the Raccoon Dog.^[22] It has been suggested that tanuki be merged into this article or section. ...

Typhoon Rammasun (Butchoy)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	May 7—May 13
Intensity	195 km/h (120 mph) (10-min), 915 hPa (mbar)

Early on May 7 PAGASA designated an area of low pressure which was about 790 km east of Mindanao as Tropical Depression Butchoy. ^[23] Around the same time the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) also designated the area of low pressure as a Tropical depression with the JTWC assigning the number 03W to the depression. ^{[24] [25]} Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) is a government agency, which is a central place responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kilometres per hour (American spelling: kilometers per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... For other uses, see Pascal. ... The bar (symbol bar), decibar (symbol dbar) and the millibar (symbol mbar, also mb) are units of pressure. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, PAGASA, is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and services primarily for the protection of life and property and in support of economic, productivity and...

Later that day the JMA upgraded the Tropical Depression to Tropical Storm status with the JMA assigning the name Rammasun to the storm. ^[26] The name Rammasun was submitted by Thailand and is named after the Thai God of Thunder. ^[27] It quickly organized, intensifying into a typhoon on May 9.^[28] Rapid intensification continued and it strengthened into a Category 4-equivalent typhoon by early on May 10,^[29] and a super typhoon by midday.^[30] is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rammasun continued on a northerly path, and reached a peak of 105 knots and 915 hPa on May 10.^[31] Soon after, the typhoon began slowly weakening. The JTWC downgraded it to a typhoon on May 11.^[32] On May 12, the weakening became more rapid, and the JMA downgraded the system to a severe tropical storm,^[33] while the JTWC issued its last advisory, noting that it was extratropical.^[34] The JMA, however, held onto Rammasun until early May 13, when it downgraded the cyclone to a low and issued its final advisory.^[35] Though it never hit land, it was the third strongest May typhoon in recorded history, behind Damrey of 2000 and Phyllis in 1958.^{[citation needed]} A knot is a unit of speed abbreviated kt or kn. ... HPA means Physiology Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis: The hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenal glands work together to regulate hormone levels and maintain homeostasis. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... First storm formed: May 5, 2000 Last storm dissipated: January 5, 2001 Strongest storm: Damrey - 155 knots Total storms: 26 Typhoons: 15 Super typhoons: 4 Total fatalities: 624 The 2000 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2000, but most tropical cyclones tend to form... The 1958 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1958, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. ...

Rammasun brushed the Japanese coastline as it became extratropical on May 13 delivering strong winds and high waves. Along with moderate to heavy rain, winds gusted up to 52 mph (83 kph) as the storm moved out to sea.^[36]

A strong storm from the "tail" of Rammasun struck the Philippines as it passed south of Japan. The winds brought by the storm caused severe damage to some buildings and numerous amounts of tress some weighing tonnes were uprooted. The damage may have been due to a possible tornado but there is no clarification for this possibility. At least 40 people were injured and damage totaled to 11 million PHP ($280,000 USD). ^[37][38]

The name "Rammasun" was submitted by Thailand, and means "God of Thunder".^[22]

Severe Tropical Storm Matmo (Dindo)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	May 14—May 17
Intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min), 992 hPa (mbar)

A tropical disturbance formed to the east of the Philippines on May 13. Later that day, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the developing system and then designated it as Tropical Depression 04W the next day.^[39][40] Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) is a government agency, which is a central place responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. ... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kilometres per hour (American spelling: kilometers per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... For other uses, see Pascal. ... The bar (symbol bar), decibar (symbol dbar) and the millibar (symbol mbar, also mb) are units of pressure. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Midday May 15, the JMA designated the system as Tropical Storm Matmo.^[41] The name was submitted by the United States and means "heavy rain" in the Chamorro language.^[42][22] PAGASA named the cyclone "Dindo" a few hours later.^[43] The JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical storm as the day drew to a close.^[44] However, the system then weakened as it moved north away from the Philippines; PAGASA and the JTWC issued their last advisories on May 16,^[45][46] and the JMA first thing May 17.^[47] is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Chamorro (Chamoru in Chamorro) is the native language of the Chamorro or Chamoru of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

JMA upgraded Matmo as Severe Tropical Storm in the best track.^[48]

Typhoon Halong (Cosme)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	May 14—May 20
Intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min), 970 hPa (mbar)

Early on May 14 PAGASA upgraded a tropical disturbance west of the Philippines to Tropical Depression Cosme.^[49] Later that day the JTWC issued a TCFA,^[50] later the first advisory on the system as Tropical Depression 05W.^[51] On May 16, the JMA upgraded 05W to Halong.^[52] Later that day, it was upgraded to a Severe Tropical Storm by JMA,^[53] and a Typhoon by JTWC,^[54] and reached its peak of 60 knots early May 17.^[55] It made landfall on western Pangasinan early May 17,^[56] and weakened while crossing northern Luzon,^[57][58] but after reaching open waters it re-organized while accelerating northeastward. The system intensified to a severe tropical storm again,^[59] but never reached its previous peak intensity and began weakening as it moved northeast.^[57] The JTWC and the JMA issued their final advisories on May 20.^[60][61] Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) is a government agency, which is a central place responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. ... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kilometres per hour (American spelling: kilometers per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... For other uses, see Pascal. ... The bar (symbol bar), decibar (symbol dbar) and the millibar (symbol mbar, also mb) are units of pressure. ... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pangasinan, officially Province of Pangasinan (Pangasinan: Luyag na Pangasinan), is one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In Luzon, the storm caused 58 deaths and $94 million (USD) in damage. The storm destroyed 43,365 houses and damaged 188,830 more.^[62]

The name "Halong" was submitted by Vietnam after Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site and popular tourist attraction in northern Vietnam.^[63] Ha Long Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Hạ Long) is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. ...

Typhoon Nakri (Enteng)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	May 26—June 3
Intensity	195 km/h (120 mph) (10-min), 930 hPa (mbar)

A tropical disturbance formed south of Guam on May 25.^[64] On May 26, the JMA recognized it as a weak tropical depression,^[65] and later that day, the JTWC issued a TCFA on the system.^[66] Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) is a government agency, which is a central place responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... Kilometres per hour (American spelling: kilometers per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... For other uses, see Pascal. ... The bar (symbol bar), decibar (symbol dbar) and the millibar (symbol mbar, also mb) are units of pressure. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early on May 27, the JTWC issued its first advisory on Tropical Depression 06W.^[66] Hours after, the JMA designated the system as Tropical Storm Nakri.^[67] Early on May 28, the JMA upgraded it to a severe tropical storm.^[68] Twelve hours later, the JTWC upgraded 06W to a typhoon. Later that day, Nakri strengthened at a more rapid pace and the rapid intensification continued into May 29, when Nakri strengthened to a Category 4-equivalent typhoon. PAGASA then issued its first advisory on the the storm on early on May 30 and named it "Enteng". By May 31 it began to weaken as it moved north.^[69] But on the next day, it started to re-intensify slightly.^[70] On June 2, it begin to undergo transition to an extratropical system.^[71] And later, both JTWC and JMA stopped issuing advisories as it already degenerated to an extratropical low.^[72][73] is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A fictitious synoptic chart of an extratropical cyclone affecting the UK & Ireland. ...

The name Nakri was submitted by Cambodia and refers to a type of flower found in the country.^[22]

Typhoon Fengshen (Frank)

Typhoon Fengshen (Frank) Typhoon 07W 1
Current storm status Typhoon (JMA)
Current storm status Category 1 typhoon (1-min mean)
As of:	0900 UTC June 22
Location:	15.8°N 119.9°E As of 0900 UTC June 22: 55 nm (101 km, 63 mi) NW of Manila, Philippines
Winds:	70 kt (130 km/h, 80 mph) average (10-min mean) 65 kt (120 km/h, 75 mph) sustained (1-min mean) gusting to 115 kt (215 km/h, 130 mph)
Pressure:	970 hPa (28.64 inHg)
Movement:	NNW at 10 kt (20 km/h, 12 mph)
See more detailed information.

PAGASA monitored a low-pressure area east of Mindanao early on June 16. Two days later, it was named Tropical Depression "Frank". Then the next day PAGASA upgraded it to a tropical storm. A bit later the JMA classified this as a Tropical Storm and gave it the name Fengshen. On the 19th of June Fengshen/Frank was upgraded to Typhoon Status. The name "Fengshen" was submitted by the People's Republic of China and is the Mandarin Chinese name for the God of Wind, Fengshen (Chinese: 风神).^[22] Fengshen has been the sixth typhoon to reach the Philippines in 2008.^[74] The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. ... Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) is a government agency, which is a central place responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. ... ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the geographical term. ... Longitude is the east-west geographic coordinate measurement most commonly utilized in cartography and global navigation. ... Look up Northwest in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... A knot is a unit of speed abbreviated kt or kn. ... Kilometres per hour (American spelling: kilometers per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... A knot is a unit of speed abbreviated kt or kn. ... Kilometres per hour (American spelling: kilometers per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... A knot is a unit of speed abbreviated kt or kn. ... Kilometres per hour (American spelling: kilometers per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... For other uses, see Pascal. ... Pressure is the application of force to a surface, and the concentration of that force in a given area. ... ESE also stands for Extensible Storage Engine. ... Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ...

On June 20, Fengshen made landfall in Samar, in the central Philippines, traveling northwest.^[75] At least 20 people have been killed by the typhoon as it drops torrential rain causing flooding and mudslides.^[76] In Iloilo City, 30 thousand people were forced onto rooftops when a nearby reservoir burst.^[77] In the Bicol Region, more than 200 thousand people sought temporary shelter from the typhoon.^[77] For other uses, please see Samar (disambiguation). ... Map of Iloilo showing the location of Iloilo City Coordinates: 10. ... Bicol Region or Bicolandia is one of the 16 regions of the Philippines occupying the Bicol Peninsula at the southeastern end of Luzon island and some other islands. ...

Maritime tragedy

A cruise ship, the Princess of the Stars, was stranded near Sibuyan Island, and the Philippine Coast Guard was unable to make a rescue attempt because of high waves.^[74] A rescue ship reached the MV Princess of Stars, more than 24 hours after it lost radio contact at 12:30 p.m. EDT (04:30 GMT) on Saturday.^[78] Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Senior Grade Arman Balilo, however, lamented: "They haven't seen anyone. They're scouring the area. They're studying the direction of the waves to determine where survivors may have drifted."^[79] Xinhua reported that the four survivors witnessed "that the captain of the ship ordered the abandoning of the ship at noon Saturday, but many passengers did not even wear life vests when the ship capsized." Four survivors, Jesus Gica, Oliver Amorin, Jessie Buot, and Renato Lanorio, told GMA news that "the ship did not malfunction, but only slowed down its speed as it encountered big waves off the coast of Romblon." Gica saw many people jump, but "the waves were so big and the rains so strong that few of them could have possibly survived; the crew were so busy saving themselves that they did not care to help the passengers to wear safety vests, and that some of the passengers passed out while children and the elderly failed to wear life vests because they could no longer move when the ship was turning upside down."^[80][81] San Fernando Mayor Nanette Tansingco confirmed that four others aboard died and hundreds of passengers were still missing. Dozens of people trooped to the offices of owner Sulpicio Lines, in Cebu and Manila North Harbor in Manila. The victims' families accused Sulpicio and the Philippine Coast Guard of allowing the ship to set sail despite the bad weather. They further blamed Sulpicio for not personally informing them about the tragedy, the details of the accident, and the condition of the ship plus its passengers. Sulpicio's counsel Manuel Espitan, however stated that "the ship never received advice from Coast Guard, while Metro Manila was still under public storm signal No. 1 when the ship left the port." BBC quoted Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as saying: "Why did you allow it to sail and why was there no ample warning? I want answers."^[82] Sibuyan is a crescent-shaped island of Romblon Province, Philippines. ... The Philippine Coast Guard (Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas) is the coast guard of the Philippines. ... The Philippine Coast Guard (Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas) is the coast guard of the Philippines. ... Xinhua (Chinese:新华通讯社/新華通訊社, pinyin:xīnhuá tōngxùnshè) is also the short for Xinhua News Agency Xinhua (Chinese:新化县/新化縣, pinyin:xīnhuà xiàn) is a county in Hunan,China, See Xinhua County. ... GMA can refer to: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines GMA Network, a leading broadcast network in the Philippines Good Morning America, a morning show on ABC Intel GMA, Intel Graphic Media Accelerator, a line of integrated graphic processors (IGP) Good Morning Australia, a 5 day-a-week morning... Romblon is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. ... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... The Philippine Coast Guard (Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas) is the coast guard of the Philippines. ... For the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), also known by her initials G.M.A., is the 14th and current president of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

By June 22, Fengshen is anticipated to hit central Luzon.^[83] The typhoon is expected to reach eastern Taiwan between June 23 and 24, and is currently 1,300 kilometres from the country.^[84] Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...

Current storm information

According to its 05 PM advisory June 22, 2008 (PST), PAGASA located Typhoon Frank (at 10 AM) in the vicinity of Tarlac or 40 kms South of Dagupan (furthermore, Frank. It has maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph. It is moving North Northwest at 15 kph. Public Storm Signal #3 is raised over La Union, Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Pampanga. Signal #2 is over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Southern Aurora, Northern Quezon, Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Lubang Island and Metro Manila . Meanwhile Signal #1 is over Apayao, Cagayan, Kalinga, Isabela, Rest of Aurora, Southern Quezon, Polillo Island, Marinduque and Mindoro Provinces. Public Storm Warning Signals elsewhere are now lowered. As of the 05 PM advisory, is still crossing Central Luzon and is expected to exit over the coast of Pangasinan tonight. ^[85]

• See the latest JMA warning on Typhoon Fengshen.
• See the latest JTWC warning on Typhoon 07W
• See the latest PAGASA advisory on Typhoon Frank.

Other storms

JTWC Tropical Storm 01W

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	January 13—January 16
Intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min), 996 hPa (mbar)

In the second week of January, a disturbance west of the Philippines slowly developed. On January 13, the JTWC declared it Tropical Depression 01W.^[86] The JMA declared it a minor depression on the same day.^[87] It strengthened to a tropical storm according to the JTWC early on January 14.^[88] Later that day, the JTWC downgraded the storm to a depression,^[89] and issued its last advisory early on January 15.^[90] However, it regenerated into a depression later that night.^[91] It weakened again thereafter and the JTWC issued its final advisory again on January 16.^[92] The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. ... is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kilometres per hour (American spelling: kilometers per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... For other uses, see Pascal. ... The bar (symbol bar), decibar (symbol dbar) and the millibar (symbol mbar, also mb) are units of pressure. ... is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Timeline of recent events

See also: Timeline of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season

June

June 18

0800 UTC - PAGASA designates 94W.INVEST as Tropical Depression Frank. ^[93]

1200 UTC - The JTWC designates 94W.INVEST, west of Yap, as Tropical Depression 07W^[94]

1800 UTC - The JTWC upgraded Tropical Depression 07W to Tropical Storm 07W

June 19

0000 UTC - JMA designates Tropical Storm 07W as Tropical Storm Fengshen. ^[95]

0200 UTC - PAGASA upgrades Tropical Depression Frank to Tropical Storm Frank.^[96]

1200 UTC - JMA upgrades Tropical Storm Fengshen to Severe Tropical Storm Fengshen. ^[97]

1800 UTC - JMA upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Fengshen to Typhoon Fengshen. ^[98]

2100 UTC - JTWC upgrades Tropical Storm 07W (Fengshen) to Typhoon 07W (Fengshen).

June 20

0300 UTC - PAGASA upgrades Tropical Storm Frank (Fengshen) to Typhoon Frank (Fengshen).

0845 UTC - PAGASA declared that Typhoon Frank has made landfall on Eastern Samar.

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Storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones are named by the RSMC Tokyo-Typhoon Center of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Names are selected from the following lists, there is no annual list. Names were contributed by 13 members of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee, except for Singapore. The 13 nations or territories, along with the Federated States of Micronesia, each submitted 10 names, which are used in alphabetical order by the English name of the country. The list is the same as 2007 season with the exception of Sanba, Maliksi, Son Tinh, Leepi, and Mangkhut which respectively replaced Chanchu, Bilis, Saomai, Xangsane, and Durian, which were retired after the 2006 season. ^[99] The first storm of the season was named Neoguri, which was used for the first time this year, as its spelling was corrected from Noguri in 2002. The third storm of the season was Matmo, the first use of the name following its replacement of the retired name Chataan in 2002. Names in bold are storms that are currently active. Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) is a government agency, which is a central place responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan. ... Wikinews has related news: Hurricane season, 2007 The 2007 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it runs year-round in 2007, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. ... Lowest pressure 930 mbar (hPa) Damage $1. ... Lowest pressure 970 hPa (mbar) Fatalities 672 Damages $4. ... Lowest pressure 925 hPa (mbar) Damage $2. ... The name Xangsane has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. ... The name Durian is on the name list for the western north Pacific and has been used for two tropical cyclones since the name list was introduced in 2000. ... Super Typhoon Chataan was the 8th tropical depression (08W), the 6th named storm, and the 4th typhoon of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season. ...

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Philippines

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones within its area of responsibility. Lists are recycled every four years. ^[100] The names Ulysses, Vicky, and Warren were added to the list this year, replacing Unding, Violeta, and Winnie, respectively.^[101] The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, PAGASA, is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and services primarily for the protection of life and property and in support of economic, productivity and... Lowest pressure 950 mbar (hPa)[1] Damage $17. ...

See also

Tropical cyclones Portal

• List of Pacific typhoon seasons
• 2008 Pacific hurricane season
• 2008 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
• South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 2007-08, 2008-09
• Australian region cyclone seasons: 2007-08, 2008-09
• South Pacific cyclone seasons: 2007-08, 2008-09

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