Timeline of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season
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This timeline documents all of the events of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season which was the period that tropical cyclones formed in the Western Pacific Ocean during 2009, with most of the tropical cyclones forming between May and November. The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator between 100°E
and the International Date Line
. Tropical storms that form in the entire Western Pacific basin are assigned a name by the Japan Meteorological Agency
. Tropical depressions that form 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.
During the season, a total of 41 tropical cyclones, were designated as Tropical Depressions by either, the Japan Meteorological Agency
(JMA), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
(PAGASA), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center
(JTWC), and or other National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
such as the China Meteorological Administration
and the Hong Kong Observatory
. As they run the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre
for the Western Pacific, the JMA assigns names to Tropical Depressions should they intensify into a tropical storm. PAGASA also assign local names to tropical depressions which form within their area of responsibility; however, these names are not in common use outside of PAGASA’s area of responsibility.
January 3
January 6
February 13
May 2
May 3
May 4
May 5
May 6
May 7
May 8
May 9
May 10
May 11
May 13
June 16
June 17
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June 19
June 20
June 21
June 22
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June 24
June 25
June 26
June 27
November 22
December 4
December 5
December 6
December 8
100th meridian east
The meridian 100° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
and the International Date Line
International Date Line
The International Date Line is a generally north-south imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, passing through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, that designates the place where each calendar day begins...
. Tropical storms that form in the entire Western Pacific basin are assigned a name by the Japan Meteorological Agency
Japan Meteorological Agency
The or JMA, is the Japanese government's weather service. Charged with gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan, it is a semi-autonomous part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport...
. Tropical depressions that form in this basin are given a number with a "W" suffix by the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force located at the Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
. In addition, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration 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...
(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.
During the season, a total of 41 tropical cyclones, were designated as Tropical Depressions by either, the Japan Meteorological Agency
Japan Meteorological Agency
The or JMA, is the Japanese government's weather service. Charged with gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan, it is a semi-autonomous part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport...
(JMA), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration 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...
(PAGASA), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force located at the Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
(JTWC), and or other National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
such as the China Meteorological Administration
China Meteorological Administration
The China Meteorological Administration , headquartered in Beijing, is the national weather service for the People's Republic of China.-History:...
and the Hong Kong Observatory
Hong Kong Observatory
Hong Kong Observatory is a department of the Hong Kong government. The Observatory forecasts weather and issues warnings on weather-related hazards...
. As they run the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre
A Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre is responsible for the distribution of information, advisories, and warnings regarding the specific program they have a part of, agreed by consensus at the World Meteorological Organization as part of the World Weather Watch.-Tropical...
for the Western Pacific, the JMA assigns names to Tropical Depressions should they intensify into a tropical storm. PAGASA also assign local names to tropical depressions which form within their area of responsibility; however, these names are not in common use outside of PAGASA’s area of responsibility.
January
January 1- 0000 UTC – The 2009 Pacific typhoon season2009 Pacific typhoon seasonThe 2009 Pacific typhoon season was the period that tropical cyclones formed in the Western Pacific Ocean. The season ran throughout the year during 2009, with most tropical cyclones forming between May and November. The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator...
officially begins.
January 3
- 0000 UTC - The JMA reports that a tropical depression has formed about 985 km (612.1 mi), to the southeast of ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
in the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. - 0900 UTC – PAGASA names the tropical depression as AuringTropical Depression Auring (2009)Tropical Depression Auring formed as a tropical disturbance late on December 30, 2008, to the southeast of Manila in the Philippines. Over the next few days the disturbance gradually developed before early on January 3, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
.
January 6
- 1200 UTC - The JMA issues its final advisory on Tropical Depression Auring as it dissipates.
- 1800 UTC – PAGASA reports that Tropical Depression Auring has weakened into a tropical disturbance and issues the final advisory.
February
February 12- 1000 UTC — PAGASA reports that Tropical Depression Bising has formed to the east of Mindanao in the Philippines.
February 13
- 0900 UTC — PAGASA reports that Tropical Depression Bising has weakened into a low pressure area and issues the final advisory on the system.
March
- There were no tropical depressions reported in the North Western Pacific ocean during March.
April
April 30- 0300 UTC — PAGASA reports that Tropical Depression Crising has formed to the west of MindoroMindoroMindoro is the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. It is located off the coast of Luzon, and northeast of Palawan. The southern coast of Mindoro forms the northeastern extremum of the Sulu Sea.-History:...
in the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
May
May 1- 0900 UTC — PAGASA reports that Tropical Depression Dante has formed about 80 km (49.7 mi) east of Legaspi City, AlbayAlbayAlbay is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Legazpi City and the province borders Camarines Sur to the north and Sorsogon to the south. Also to the northeast is Lagonoy Gulf....
in the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. - 1200 UTC — The JMA designates Tropical Depression Dante as a Tropical Depression whilst reporting that an other Tropical Depression has formed to the northwest of Guam.
- 2100 UTC — PAGASA issues its final warning on Tropical Depression Crising as it is downgraded to an area of low pressure.
May 2
- 0600 UTC — The JTWC designates Tropical Depression Dante as Tropical Depression 01W.
- 1200 UTC — The JTWC reports that Tropical Depression 01W has intensified into a Tropical Storm.
- 1800 UTC — The JMA reports that a Tropical Depression has formed to the east of Long KhanhLong KhanhLong Khanh is a district of Đồng Nai Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 137,444. The district covers an area of 194 km². The district capital lies at Long Khánh....
in VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. - 1800 UTC — The JMA upgrades Tropical Depression Dante as Tropical Storm Kujira.
May 3
- 1200 UTC — The JMA designates the tropical depression previously located to the east of Long KhanhLong KhanhLong Khanh is a district of Đồng Nai Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 137,444. The district covers an area of 194 km². The district capital lies at Long Khánh....
in VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
as Tropical Storm Chan-hom. - 1200 UTC — The JMA upgrades Tropical Storm Kujira to a severe tropical storm.
- 1200 UTC — The JTWC designates Tropical Storm Chan-hom as Tropical Depression 02W.
- 1800 UTC — The JTWC upgrades Tropical Depression 02W to a Tropical Storm.
May 4
- 0000 UTC — The JMA upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Kujira to a typhoon.
- 0600 UTC — The JTWC upgrades Tropical Storm Kujira to a Category 1 typhoon.
- 1200 UTC — The JTWC reports that Typhoon Kujira has intensified into a Category 3 Typhoon.
- 1800 UTC — The JTWC reports that Typhoon Kujira has reached its 1 minute peak windspeeds of 215 km/h (135 mph) which makes it a Category 4 Typhoon.
- 1800 UTC — The JMA reports that Typhoon Kujira has reached its 10 minute peak windspeeds of 160 km/h (100 mph).
- 1800 UTC — The JMA upgrades Tropical Storm Chan-hom to a severe tropical storm.
May 5
- 0000 UTC — The JTWC reports that Typhoon Kujira has weakened into a Category 2 Typhoon.
- 0600 UTC — The JTWC reports that Typhoon Kujira has reintensified into a minimal Category 3 Typhoon.
- 1500 UTC — PAGASA issues its final advisory on Typhoon Dante (Kujira) as it moves out of their area of responsibility.
- 1800 UTC — The JTWC reports that Typhoon Kujira has weakened into a Category 1 Typhoon.
May 6
- 1500 UTC — Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom enters the PAGASA's Area of Responsibility and is assigned the name Emong by PAGASA.
- 1800 UTC — The JMA upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom to a typhoon as it reaches its -minute peak windspeeds of 120 km/h (75 mph).
- 1800 UTC — The JTWC upgrades Tropical Storm 02W to a Category 1 Typhoon.
May 7
- 0000 UTC — The JMA downgrades Typhoon Kujira to a Severe Tropical Storm.
- 0000 UTC — The JTWC issues its last advisory on Typhoon 01W (Kujira) as it becomes extratropical.
- 0600 UTC — JMA downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Kujira to a Tropical Storm.
- 0600 UTC — The JTWC reports that Typhoon Chan-hom has reached its 1 minute peak windspeeds of 155 km/h (100 mph) which makes it a Category 2 typhoon.
- 1200 UTC — The JTWC reports that Typhoon Chan-hom has weakened into a Category 1 Typhoon.
- 1200 UTC — The JMA downgrades Typhoon Chan-hom to a Severe Tropical Storm.
- 1500 UTC — PAGASA declares that Typhoon Chan-hom (Emong) has made landfall in Northern PangasinanPangasinanPangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...
. - 1800 UTC — The JMA downgrades Tropical Storm Kujira to an extratropical low.
- 1800 UTC — The JTWC reports that Typhoon Chan-hom has weakened into a Tropical Storm.
May 8
- 0600 UTC — The JMA downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom to a Tropical Storm.
May 9
- 0000 UTC — The JMA downgrades Tropical Storm Chan-hom to a tropical depression.
- 0000 UTC — The JTWC issues its last advisory on Tropical Storm 02W (Chan-hom) as it has dissipated.
- 1500 UTC — PAGASA issues its last advisory on Tropical Depression Emong (Chan-hom) as it weakens into a low pressure area.
May 10
- 0000 UTC — The JTWC reports that Chan-hom has regenerated into a Tropical Depression.
May 11
- 0600 UTC — The JTWC issues their final advisory on Chan-hom.
May 13
- 0600 UTC — The JMA reports that Tropical Depression Chan-hom has dissipated.
- 1200 UTC — The JMA reports that the remnants of Kujira have dissipated.
June
June 14- 0600 UTC — The JMA reports that a Tropical Depression has formed to the east of the Philippines.
- 1800 UTC — The JMA downgrades the Tropical Depression to an area of low pressure.
June 16
- 0600 UTC — The JMA reports that the area of low pressure, which was previously located to the east of the Philippines, now located to the west of the Philippines, has regenerated into a Tropical Depression.
- 0600 UTC — The JTWC designates the Tropical Depression located to the west of the Philippines as Tropical Depression 03W.
June 17
- 1800 UTC — The JTWC reports that Tropical Depression 03W has intensified into a tropical storm.
June 18
- 0600 UTC — The JMA upgrades Tropical Depression 03W to Tropical Storm Linfa.
June 19
- 1200 UTC — The JMA upgrades Tropical Storm Linfa to a severe tropical storm.
June 20
- 0600 UTC — The JTWC reports that Tropical Storm 03W has intensified into a category one typhoon.
- 0900 UTC — The JMA reports that Severe Tropical Storm Linfa has reached its 10-minute peak winds of 110 km/h (70 mph).
- 1200 UTC — The JTWC reports that Typhoon 03W has reached its peak winds of 140 km/h (85 mph).
June 21
- 0600 UTC — The JTWC downgrades Typhoon Linfa to a tropical storm.
- 1230 UTC — Severe Tropical Storm Linfa makes landfall on the Chinese provence of Fujian.
- 1500 UTC — The JMA downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Linfa to a tropical storm.
June 22
- 0000 UTC — The JTWC downgrades Tropical Storm 03W to a tropical depression.
- 0600 UTC — The JMA downgrades Tropical Storm Linfa to a tropical depression.
- 1200 UTC — The JMA reports that a Tropical depression has formed about 960 km/h (600 miles) to the southeast of Manila, in the Philippines.
- 1200 UTC — The JTWC issues its final advisory on Tropical Depression 03W. They also report that Tropical Depression 04W has formed about 960 km/h (600 miles) to the southeast of the Philippines.
- 2100 UTC — PAGASA designates Tropical Depression 04W as Tropical Depression Feria.
June 23
- 0000 UTC — The JMA issues its last advisory on Tropical Depression Linfa.
- 0000 UTC — The JTWC upgrades Tropical Depression 04W to a tropical storm.
- 0600 UTC — The JMA upgrades the tropical depression to a tropical storm and names it as Nangka.
- 0900 UTC — PAGASA reports that Tropical Storm Feria (Nangka) has made landfall on Borongan, Eastern SamarEastern SamarEastern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan.-Location:...
. - 1500 UTC — PAGASA reports that Tropical Storm Feria (Nangka) has made landfall on Masbate island.
June 24
- 0430 UTC — PAGASA reports that Tropical Storm Feria (Nangka) has made landfall in Calapan City, on Mindoro.
June 25
- 1800 UTC — PAGASA reports that Tropical Storm Feria {Nangka} has moved out of their area of responsibility.
June 26
- 1200 UTC — The JTWC downgrades Tropical Storm 04W (Nangka) to a tropical depression.
- 1800 UTC — The JMA downgrades Tropical Storm Nangka to a tropical depression as it makes landfall on the Chinese provence of Guangdong.
- 1800 UTC — The JTWC issues its final advisory on Tropical Depression Nangka.
June 27
- 0000 UTC — The JMA issues its last advisory on Tropical Depression Nangka.
July
July 9- 0900 UTC — PAGASA reports that Tropical Depression Gorio has formed 340 km (211.3 mi) to the east of Aparri, CagayanCagayanCagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte...
, in the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
September
- Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) reached landfall bringing severe floods killing up to 300 people in Metro Manila.
November
November 21- 0600 UTC — The JMA reports that a tropical depression has formed.
- 1800 UTC — The JMA reports that a tropical depression has formed about 880 km, (545 mi) to the southeast of Guam.
November 22
- 0000 UTC — The JTWC designates the depression previously located about 880 km, (545 mi) to the southeast of Guam as Tropical Depression 26W.
December
December 3- 1800 UTC — The JMA reports that a Tropical Depression has formed about 640 km (397.7 mi) to the northwest of Hagåtña, Guam.
December 4
- 0000 UTC — The JTWC designates the Tropical Depression as Tropical Depression 28W.
December 5
- 0000 UTC — The JTWC reports that Tropical Depression 28W, has intensified into a tropical storm.
- 1200 UTC — The JTWC reports that Tropical Storm 28W has weakened into an extratropical storm.
December 6
- 0600 UTC — The JMA issues its final advisory on Tropical Depression 28W.
December 8
- 0000 UTC — The JMA reports that a Tropical Depression has formed about 965 km (599.6 mi) to the southeast of Manila, Philippines.
- 1800 UTC — The JMA issues its final advisory on the Tropical Depression.
See also
- List of Pacific typhoon seasons
- 2009 Pacific hurricane season2009 Pacific hurricane seasonThe 2009 Pacific hurricane season was an active event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation, due to a moderate El Niño, unlike the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, which was relatively quiet. The season officially started on May 15 in the eastern Pacific, and on June 1 for the central...
- 2009 Atlantic hurricane season2009 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 2009 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average year, unlike the 2009 Pacific hurricane season, which was above average, both due to a moderate El Niño. During this year, nine tropical storms formed, the fewest since the 1997 season.An average season has ten tropical storms, six hurricanes...
- 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasonThe 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November...
- South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 2008-092008-09 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasonThe 2008–09 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 15, 2008, and officially ended on April 30, 2009, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles, for which it ended on May 15, 2009...
, 2009-102008-09 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasonThe 2008–09 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 15, 2008, and officially ended on April 30, 2009, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles, for which it ended on May 15, 2009... - Australian region cyclone seasons: 2008-092008-09 Australian region cyclone seasonThe 2008–09 Australian region cyclone season was an event in the cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially started on 1 November 2008, and officially ended on 30 April 2009...
, 2009-10 - South Pacific cyclone seasons: 2008-092008-09 South Pacific cyclone seasonThe 2008–09 South Pacific cyclone season began on December 1, 2008 with the formation of Tropical Disturbance 01F. This was 30 days after the season had officially begun on November 1, 2008. The season officially ended on April 30, 2009. Tropical cyclones that were between 160°E and 120°W and north...
, 2009-10
External links
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