TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2008

Six-hourly position and intensity data are tabulated in this section for the following tropical cyclones in 2008 over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea (i.e. the area bounded by the Equator, 45°N, 100°E and 180°).

Name of tropical cyclone
Typhoon Neoguri (0801)	Typhoon Rammasun (0802)
Tropical Storm Matmo (0803)	Severe Tropical Storm Halong (0804)
Typhoon Nakri (0805)	Typhoon Fengshen (0806)
Typhoon Kalmaegi (0807)	Typhoon Fung-wong (0808)
Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri (0809)	Tropical Storm Phanfone (0810)
Severe Tropical Storm Vongfong (0811)	Typhoon Nuri (0812)
Tropical Depression: 27 - 29 August	Typhoon Sinlaku (0813)
Typhoon Hagupit (0814)	Typhoon Jangmi (0815)
Tropical Storm Mekkhala (0816)	Tropical Storm Higos (0817)
Tropical Depression: 13 - 15 October	Tropical Storm Bavi (0818)
Severe Tropical Storm Maysak (0819)	Tropical Storm Haishen (0820)
Tropical Storm Noul (0821)	Typhoon Dolphin (0822)

In this section, surface winds refer to wind speeds averaged over a period of 10 minutes given in the unit of m/s (1 m/s is about 1.94 knots or 3.6 km/h). Intensities of tropical cyclones are classified as follows:-

(a)	T.D. :	- tropical depression
(b)	T.S. :	- tropical storm
(c)	S.T.S. :	- severe tropical storm
(d)	T. :	- typhoon

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