The

2007–08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2007–08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was the third most active tropical cyclone season, along with the 1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, 1985–86 season and behind the 1993–94 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seas ...

was a cycle of the annual

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season in the South-West

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in the Southern Hemisphere. It began on November 15, 2007, and ended on April 30, 2008, with the exception for

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and the

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, which ended May 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the basin, which is west of 90°E and south of the Equator. Tropical cyclones in this basin are monitored by the

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. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipations in the basin. __TOC__

Timeline

October

;October 11 :1200

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- The Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Center in

begins issuing advisories on a tropical disturbance while located 785 km (490 mi) southeast of the

. ;October 12 :0600 UTC -

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designates the disturbance as ''Tropical Disturbance 01-20072008''. ;October 13 :1200 UTC - Tropical Disturbance 01-20072008 dissipates over open waters.

November

;November 15 :1200 UTC - Météo-France begins advisories on Tropical Cyclone Lee, which is redesignated Severe Tropical Storm Ariel by

as it crosses 90°E and out of TCWC Perth's area of responsibility. ;November 17 :0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ariel to a moderate tropical storm. :0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Ariel to a tropical depression. ;November 18 :0900 UTC - The JTWC designates 98S.INVEST as Tropical Cyclone 04S. :1200 UTC - Météo-France designates Tropical Cyclone 04S as Tropical Disturbance 03R. :1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 03R to a Tropical Depression ;November 19 :0600 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services names Tropical Depression 03R as Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe. :0900 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe to Severe Tropical Storm Bongwe. ;November 20 :1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Bongwe to a moderate tropical storm. ;November 22 :0000 UTC - Météo-France reupgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe to a severe tropical storm. ;November 23 :0000 UTC - Météo-France redowngrades Severe Tropical Storm Bongwe to a moderate tropical storm. :1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe to a depression. :2100 UTC - The JTWC issues its last advisory on Tropical Cyclone 04S. ;November 24 :0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression 3 (ex-Bongwe) to a tropical disturbance. :1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Tropical Disturbance 3 (ex-Bongwe).

December

;December 12 :1800 UTC - Météo-France declares 96S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 04R. ;December 13 :0900 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 04R, south-southwest of Diego Garcia as Tropical Cyclone 06S. ;December 14 :0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 04R to Tropical Depression 04R. ;December 17 :0600 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Service upgrades Tropical Depression 04R and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Celina. ;December 18 :0300 UTC - The JTWC issues its final tropical cyclone advisory on a weakening Tropical Cyclone 06S (Celina). :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Celina to a tropical depression. :1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 97S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 05R. :1500 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 05R, east-southeast of Diego Garcia as Tropical Cyclone 07S. :1800 UTC - Météo-France upgraded Tropical Disturbance 05R to Tropical Depression 05R. ;December 19 :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Celina to a tropical disturbance. ;December 20 :1200 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 05 and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Dama. ;December 21 :0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Dama to a tropical depression. :1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Tropical Disturbance 04R (Celina) as it begins to dissipate. :1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Tropical Depression 05R (Dama). :1500 UTC - JTWC issues its final advisory on Tropical Cyclone 07S (Dama) as its transists into an extropical system. ;December 31 :0000 UTC - Météo-France designates 91S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 06R. :0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 06R to Tropical Depression 06R. :1500 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Depression 06R west of Antananarivo, Madagascar as Tropical Cyclone 09S.

January

;January 1 :0000 UTC - Seychelles Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 06R and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Elnus. ;January 2 :0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Elnus to a tropical depression. ;January 3 :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Elnus to a tropical disturbance. ;January 4 :0300 UTC - The JTWC issues its final advisory on Tropical Cyclone 09S (Elnus) as it weakens and begins its extratropical transition. :0600 UTC - Météo-France re-classifies Tropical Disturbance Elnus as Extratropical Depression Elnus. ;January 5 :1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Extratropical Depression Elnus. ;January 7 :0000 UTC - Météo-France designates 95S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 07R. ;January 8 :1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Tropical Disturbance 07R noting that it had dissipated. ;January 24 :1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 97S.INVEST, north-northwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar as Tropical Disturbance 08R. ;January 25 :1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 08R to Tropical Depression 08R. :1800 UTC - Seychelles Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 08R to Moderate Tropical Storm Fame. ;January 26 :1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Fame to Severe Tropical Storm Fame. :1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 98S.INVEST, northeast of Réunion as Tropical Disturbance 09R. ;January 27 :0300 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 09R as Tropical Cyclone 14S. :0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 09R to Tropical Depression 09R. :1200 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services designates Tropical Depression 09R as Moderate Tropical Storm Gula. :1300 UTC - Severe Tropical Storm Fame becomes Tropical Cyclone Fame just as it makes landfall near Besalampy,

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. :1800 UTC - Tropical Cyclone Fame is downgraded to Overland Depression Ex-Fame. ;January 28 :1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Overland Depression Ex-Fame. :1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Gula to Severe Tropical Storm Gula. ;January 29 :0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Gula to Tropical Cyclone Gula. :1800 UTC - The remnants of Fame emerge over water after traversing Madagascar, and Météo-France reissues advisories on Tropical Depression Ex-Fame. ;January 30 :0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Gula to Severe Tropical Storm Gula. :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Gula to Moderate Tropical Storm Gula.

February

;February 1 :0000 UTC - Météo-France reupgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Gula to Severe Tropical Storm Gula. :0600 UTC - Météo-France declares Fame extratropical. :1200 UTC - Météo-France redeclares Fame as tropical and issues its last advisory. :1200 UTC - Météo-France redowngrades Severe Tropical Storm Gula to Moderate Tropical Storm Gula. :1800 UTC - Météo-France declares Gula extratropical. ;February 2 :0000 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Extratropical Depression Ex-Gula. ;February 4 :0600 UTC - Météo-France designates 93S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 10R. ;February 5 :0000 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 10R to Tropical Depression 10R. :0600 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Service upgrades Tropical Depression 10R to Moderate Tropical Storm Hondo. :1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Hondo to Tropical Cyclone Hondo. ;February 6 :1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Hondo to Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo. ;February 7 :0600 UTC - Météo-France designates 94S.INVEST as Tropical Depression 11R. :1200 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 11R to Moderate Tropical Storm Ivan. :1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo to Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo. :1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Ivan to Severe Tropical Storm Ivan. ;February 8 :0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo to an intense tropical cyclone. ;February 10 :0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo to a tropical cyclone. ;February 11 :0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Hondo to a severe tropical storm. :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Hondo to a moderate tropical storm. :1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ivan to Tropical Cyclone Ivan. ;February 12 :0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Ivan to a severe tropical storm. :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Hondo to a "filling depression" and issues its final advisory. :1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ivan to a moderate tropical storm. ;February 14 :0600 UTC - Météo-France reupgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Ivan to Severe Tropical Storm Ivan. ;February 15 :1200 UTC - Meteo-France reupgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ivan to Tropical Cyclone Ivan . ;February 16 :1200 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Ivan to Intense Tropical Cyclone Ivan. ;February 17 :0615 UTC - Intense Tropical Cyclone Ivan makes landfall near Fanoarivo, Madagascar. :1200 UTC - Meteo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Ivan to Overland Depression Ex-Ivan ;February 18 :1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Overland Depression Ex-Ivan. ;February 21 :0000 UTC - Hondo regenerates, and Météo-France re-issues advisories on Tropical Disturbance Ex-Hondo. :0000 UTC - Ivan regenerates, and Météo-France re-issues advisories on Filling Depression Ex-Ivan. :1500 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance Ex-Hondo to Tropical Depression Ex-Hondo. ;February 22 :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Filling Depression Ex-Ivan to a zone of disturbed weather and issues its last advisory. :1500 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Ex-Hondo to a tropical disturbance. ;February 24 :1500 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Tropical Disturbance Ex-Hondo.

March

;March 4 :1800 UTC - Météo-France designates 97S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 12R. ;March 5 :0300 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 12R as Tropical Cyclone 22S. :0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 12R as Tropical Depression 12R. :1200 UTC - Seychelles Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 12R to a tropical storm and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Jokwe. ;March 6 :1200 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe. ;March 7 :0000 UTC - Météo-France designates 99S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 13R. :0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm. :1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe. :1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 13R to Tropical Depression 13R. :1500 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Depression 13R as Tropical Cyclone 23S. :1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe. ;March 8 :1015 UTC - Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe makes landfall between

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and Angoche City. :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a tropical cyclone. ;March 9 :0000 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Depression 13R to Moderate Tropical Storm 13R. :0300 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services names Moderate Tropical Storm 13R Moderate Tropical Storm Kamba. :0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm. :1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Kamba to Severe Tropical Storm Kamba. :1800 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe. ;March 10 :0000 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Kamba to Tropical Cyclone Kamba. :1200 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Kamba to Intense Tropical Cyclone Kamba. ;March 11 :0000 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe. :0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a tropical cyclone. :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Kamba to a tropical cyclone. ;March 12 :0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Kamba to a severe tropical storm. :0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm. :0300 UTC - The JTWC issues its final warning on Tropical Cyclone 23S (Kamba). :0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Kamba to a moderate tropical storm. :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Kamba to a filling depression and issues its final advisory. ;March 13 :0600 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe. :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm. ;March 14 :0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to a moderate tropical storm. :1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Jokwe to a tropical depression. :1800 UTC - The JTWC issues its final warning on Tropical Cyclone 22S (Jokwe). ;March 15 :0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Jokwe to a tropical disturbance and issues its final advisory. ;March 20 :1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 94S.INVEST as Zone of Disturbed Weather 14R. ;March 21 :1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Zone of Disturbed Weather 14R to Tropical Disturbance 14R. :1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 14R to Tropical Depression 14R. :2100 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Depression 14R as Tropical Cyclone 25S. ;March 22 :0000 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 14R and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Lola. :1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Lola to a tropical depression. ;March 24 :0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Lola to a tropical disturbance. :0900 UTC - The JTWC issues its final advisory on dissipating Tropical Cyclone 25S. ;March 25 :0600 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Tropical Disturbance Lola to Tropical Depression Lola. :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Lola to a tropical disturbance. ;March 26 :1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Disturbance Lola to a zone of disturbed weather and issues its final advisory.

References

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