The 2007–08 Australian region cyclone season was only the second season to have a tropical cyclone form in July. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. The season officially began on 1 November 2007, and lasted until 30 April 2008. However a tropical cyclone moving into the region from the South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season on 29 July, meant that the season started 29 days after the Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone year started on 1 July 2007. The timeline includes information which was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the

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, such as information about a Cyclone that was not upgraded operationally, has been included. __TOC__

Timeline of storms

Pre season

;1 July :0000 UTC – The 2007–08 Tropical Cyclone year begins. ;29 July :1800 UTC – Tropical Cyclone 01, moves in to the east of 90E and into the area of

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's area of responsibility, from

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's area of responsibility. :2100 UTC – The

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designates Tropical Cyclone 01 as Tropical Cyclone 01S. ;30 July :0400 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Perth operationally issues its first warning on Tropical Cyclone 01S, designating it as a Tropical Low. :0900 UTC – The Joint Typhoon Warning Center issues its final advisory on Tropical Cyclone 01S as it begins to dissipate 310 km west of the

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. :1200 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Perth reports in their Tropical cyclone report that Tropical Cyclone 01S weakened into a tropical low. ;31 July :0600 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Perth operationally issues its last warning on Tropical Low 01S, as it moves back into RSMC La Réunion's area of responsibility. *There were no other tropical cyclones in the Australian region during the pre season.

November

;13 November :0000 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in

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reports that a Tropical Low has formed, near south-eastern

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. :0600 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Perth reports that a Tropical Low has formed, to the southwest of

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. :1500 UTC – The Joint Typhoon Warning Center designates the Tropical low that was previously located to the near south-eastern

as Tropical Cyclone 02P. ;14 November :0300 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Brisbane reports that the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Port Moresby has named Tropical Cyclone 02S as Tropical Cyclone Guba. :1200 UTC – TCWC Perth upgrades the Tropical Low that was previously located to the southwest of

to Tropical Cyclone Lee. :2100 UTC – The Joint Typhoon Warning Center designates Tropical Cyclone Lee as Tropical Cyclone 03S. ;15 November :0000 UTC – Tropical Cyclone Lee intensifies into a category 2 tropical cyclone. :0600 UTC – TCWC Perth issues its last advisory on Tropical Cyclone Lee, as it moves west of 90°E into

's area of responsibility, and is renamed Severe Tropical Storm Ariel. ;16 November :0000 UTC – Tropical Cyclone Guba intensifies into a category 2 tropical cyclone. :1200 UTC – Tropical Cyclone Guba intensifies into a category 3 severe tropical cyclone. ;17 November :1200 UTC – Severe Tropical Cyclone Guba weakens into a category 2 tropical cyclone. ;18 November :0000 UTC – Tropical Cyclone Guba weakens into a category 1 tropical cyclone. ;19 November :2100 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Brisbane issues its last warning on Tropical cyclone Guba as it weakens into a tropical low.

December

;26 December :1800 UTC – A developing Tropical Low forms to the south of

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. ;27 December :0600 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Perth issues its first warning for the developing Tropical Low previously located to the south of

. ;28 December :0000 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Perth upgrades the developing Tropical Low previously located to the south of

to Tropical Cyclone Melanie. :0900 UTC – The Joint Typhoon Warning Center designates Tropical Cyclone Melanie as Tropical Cyclone 08S. :1800 UTC – Tropical Cyclone Melanie intensifies into a category 2 cyclone. ;31 December :0000 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Perth reports that a Tropical Low has formed to the northwest of the

. :0600 UTC – Tropical Cyclone Melanie weakens into a category 1 cyclone.

January

;1 January :1800 UTC – Tropical Cyclone Melanie weakens into a Tropical Low. ;2 January :0600 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Perth issues its final warning on Tropical Low Ex Melanie as it Melanie had dissipated. ;3 January :0000 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Darwin reports that a tropical low has formed to the northeast of Wyndham. :2100 UTC – The Joint Typhoon Warning Center designates the Tropical Low previously located to the northeast of Wyndham as Tropical Cyclone 10S and issues its first advisory. ;4 January :0000 UTC – The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Darwin, previously located to the northeast of Wyndham as Tropical Cyclone Helen. :1200 UTC – Tropical Cyclone Helen Intenisfies into a Category two cyclone. :1800 UTC – Tropical Cyclone Helen weakens into a category one cyclone. :2100 UTC – Tropical Cyclone Helen weakens into a tropical low. ;6 January :0900 UTC – JTWC issues its final advisory on Tropical Cyclone 10S (Helen).

February

;4 February :0600 UTC – TCWC Perth designates 92S.INVEST as tropical low., :2200 UTC – TCWC Perth issues its last shipping warning associated with the low. ;8 February :0600 UTC – TCWC Perth re-issues shipping warnings on the tropical low. ;10 February :0000 UTC – TCWC Perth issues its last shipping warning associated with the low. ;10 February :0000 UTC – TCWC Perth begins shipping warnings on 98S.INVEST, a new tropical low located 60 kilometres south-southeast of Kuri Bay. ;13 February :0000 UTC – TCWC Perth upgrades the tropical low 430 km northwest of Broome as Tropical Cyclone Nicholas. ;16 February :0600 UTC – TCWC Perth upgrades Tropical Cyclone Nicholas to Severe Tropical Cyclone Nicholas. ;18 February :0600 UTC – TCWC Perth downgrades Severe Tropical Cyclone Nicholas to a tropical cyclone. ;20 February :0300 UTC – Tropical Cyclone Nicholas makes landfall north of Carnarvon., :0600 UTC – TCWC Perth downgrades Tropical Cyclone Nicholas to a tropical low. ;27 February :0600 UTC – TCWC Darwin identifies a tropical low near the Northern Territory. ;29 February :0900 UTC – The JTWC designates an area northeast of Australia as Tropical Cyclone 20P., :2100 UTC – The JTWC issues its last advisory on Tropical Cyclone 20P as it becomes extratropical.

March

;1 March :0900 UTC – The JTWC designates the tropical low as Tropical Cyclone 21S., :1200 UTC – TCWC Perth upgrades Tropical Cyclone 21S, 245 km north of Broome, to Tropical Cyclone Ophelia. ;6 March :2100 UTC – The JTWC issues its last advisory on dissipating Tropical Cyclone Ophelia. ;7 March :0000 UTC – TCWC Perth issues its last advisory on Tropical Cyclone Ophelia. ;24 March :0200 UTC – TCWC Perth designates 97S.INVEST as a Tropical Low., :1200 UTC – The JTWC designates the tropical low as Tropical Cyclone 26S. ;25 March :0600 UTC – TCWC Perth upgrades the Tropical Low east-southeast of Cocos Island as Tropical Cyclone Pancho. ;26 March :1200 UTC – TCWC Perth upgrades Tropical Cyclone Pancho to Severe Tropical Cyclone Pancho. ;28 March :1200 UTC – TCWC Perth downgrades Severe Tropical Cyclone Pancho to a tropical cyclone. ;29 March :0300 UTC – TCWC Perth downgrades Tropical Cyclone Pancho to a tropical low and issues its final warning., :0900 UTC – The JTWC issues their final warning on Tropical Cyclone 26S.

April

;20 April :1200 UTC – TCWC Jakarta reports that a tropical low has formed about to the west-southwest of

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. ;21 April :1200 UTC – In their post storm review the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Perth reports that the Tropical Depression previously located about 500

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(1000 kilometres) to the south east of

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, has intensified into a tropical cyclone but is not upgraded at this time operationally. ;22 April :0000 UTC – The Tropical Depression previously located about 500

(1000 kilometres) to the south east of

, moves south of 10S and into the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Perth's area of responsibility and is upgraded to Tropical Cyclone Rosie. :0600 UTC – TCWC Perth reports that the tropical depression has moved into TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility and developed into a category one tropical cyclone. :1200 UTC – TCWC Perth reports that the tropical cyclone has intensified into a category two tropical cyclone. ;23 April :0000 UTC – TCWC Jakarta names the tropical cyclone, Durga. :1200 UTC – TCWC Perth reports that Tropical Cyclone Rosie, has weakened into a tropical low. ;25 April :0600 UTC – TCWC Perth reports that Tropical Cyclone Durga, has weakened into a tropical low. :1800 UTC – TCWC Perth reports that Tropical Low Durga has dissipated.

Post season

;1 May :The 2007–08 Australian region cyclone season officially ends. ;30 June :The 2007–08 Tropical Cyclone Year ends after no tropical cyclones have developed during the post season.

References

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