TCAR - Typhoon Committee

2.2.22
NIDA (0922)
21 November – 3 December
TCAR
CHAPTER 2 - TROPICAL CYCLONES 2008
NIDA (0922) formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific to the southeast of Guam at 18 UTC
on 21 November and was moving slowly northwards. Turning to move northwestwards, Nida intensified into
tropical storm at 12 UTC on 23 November and a severe tropical storm at 00 UTC on 24 November. Continuing
its northwesterly track, Nida rapidly intensified into a typhoon 6 hours later and attained its peak intensity with
the maximum sustained wind of 213 km/h and central pressure of 905 hPa at 18 UTC on 25 November. Nida
was moving slowly again on 28 and 29 November. Then it moved west-northwestwards while weakening into a
severe tropical storm at 18 UTC on 1 December, a tropical storm at 12 UTC on 2 December. It further weakened
into a tropical depression at 00 UTC on 3 December and dissipated over the western North Pacific northwest
of Okinotorishima Islands at 18 UTC that day. No significant damages were reported.
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