TCAR - Typhoon Committee

2.2.20
LUPIT (0920)
14 – 31 October
TCAR
CHAPTER 2 - TROPICAL CYCLONES 2008
LUPIT (0920) formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific southeast of Guam at 12 UTC
on 14 October and moved west-northwestwards. It intensified into a tropical storm at 12 UTC on 15 October
and severe tropical storm at 06 UTC then typhoon at 18 UTC on 16 octoberr. It attained its peak intensity with
maximum wind of 176 km/h and a central pressure of 930 hPa at 18 UTC on 18 October. Lupit gradually turned
to move slowly from northwards to generally westwards and weakened into a severe tropical storm at 06 UTC
on 23 October off the northeastern coast of Luzon. It then turned to move northeastward traversing the sea to
the south of Japan. While accelerating along the northeasterly track, it became an extra-tropical cyclone at 00
UTC on 27 October and dissipated in the area north of Aleutian Islands at 00 UTC on 31 October. No significant
damages were reported.
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