Overview of Tropical Cyclones in November 2008

Three tropical cyclones occurred over the western North Pacific and South China Sea in November 2008. 

Maysak formed as a tropical depression over the central part of the South China Sea about 540 km northeast of Nansha on the morning of 7 November.  Moving west-northwestwards, it intensified into a tropical storm that evening.  Maysak moved northwestwards on 8 November.  It intensified into a severe tropical storm and turned to move north-northeastwards that evening.  Under the influence of the northeast monsoon, Maysak turned to move southwards and weakened into a tropical storm on 9 November.  It weakened into a tropical depression and subsequently an area of low pressure over the central part of the South China Sea on 10 November. 

Haishen formed as a tropical depression about 740 km east of Iwo Jima on 15 November and moved northeastwards.  It intensified into a tropical storm the next day and moved east-northeastwards. Haishen became an extra-tropical cyclone to the east-southeast of Japan on 17 November.

Noul formed as a tropical depression about 170 km east-southeast of Nansha on 16 November.  Moving west-northwestwards, Noul intensified into a tropical storm that evening.  Noul made landfall over southern Vietnam the next day and weakened into a tropical depression.  Noul weakened into an area of low pressure over southern Vietnam on 18 November.  Noul had reportedly resulted in some 15 people being killed, two missing and eight others injured in Vietnam, over 100 fishing boats sank and over 8000 hectares of crops damaged.