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2.2.12<br />

DUJUAN (0912)<br />

2 September – 11 September<br />

<strong>TCAR</strong><br />

CHAPTER 2 - TROPICAL CYCLONES 2008<br />

DUJIAN (0912) formed as a tropical depression over the sea east of the Luzon at 18 UTC on 2 September. At<br />

first it started to move westwards, it later turned to move eastwards and intensified into a tropical storm at 18<br />

UTC on 3 September. Turning to move northeastwards, it intensified further into a severe tropical storm at 00<br />

UTC on 5 September and attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained wind of 93 km/h and a central<br />

pressure of 980 hPa . Dujian moved east-northeastwards across the western North Pacific to the south of<br />

Japan. It became an extra-tropical cyclone overt the western North Pacific to the east of Japan at 06 UTC on<br />

10 Sept. No significant damages were reported.<br />

2009<br />

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