- 1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season
Infobox hurricane season
Basin=SPac
Year=1999
Track=1998-1999 South Pacific cyclone season summary.jpg
First storm formed=December 23 ,1998
Last storm dissipated=March 18 1999
Strongest storm name=Dani
Strongest storm pressure=930
Strongest storm winds=95
Average wind speed=10
Total depressions=
Total storms=
Total hurricanes=8
Total intense=
Fatalities=
Da
Inflated=
five seasons=1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01The 1998-99 South Pacific cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle oftropical cyclone formation. It began onNovember 1 ,1998 and ended onApril 30 ,1999 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the southernPacific Ocean east of 160°E. Additionally, the regional tropical cyclone operational plan defines a "tropical cyclone year" separately from a "tropical cyclone season", and the "tropical cyclone year" runs fromJuly 1 ,2001 toJune 30 ,2002 .http://www.wmo.ch/web/www/TCP/OperationPlans/TCP24-English2004.pdf]Tropical cyclones between 160°E and 120°W and north of 25°S are monitored by the
Fiji Meteorological Service inNadi . Those that move south of 25°S are monitored by theTropical Cyclone Warning Centre inWellington ,New Zealand .__TOC__
torms
Tropical Cyclone Cora
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Cora 1998 track.png
Formed=December 23
Dissipated=December 28
10-min winds=75
1-min winds=90
Pressure=960This storm brought some damage to Tonga.Tropical Cyclone Dani
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Dani 1999 track.png
Formed=January 15
Dissipated=January 22
10-min winds=95
1-min winds=115
Pressure=930Tropical Cyclone Olinda
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Olinda 1999 track.png
Formed=January 20
Dissipated=January 23
10-min winds=55
1-min winds=55
Pressure=985See the Coral Sea/Eastern Australia article.Tropical Cyclone Pete
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Pete 1999 track.png
Formed=January 21
Dissipated=January 26
10-min winds=50
1-min winds=55
Pressure=985See the Coral Sea/Eastern Australia article.Tropical Cyclone Ella
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Ella 1999 track.png
Formed=February 11
Dissipated=February 13
10-min winds=45
1-min winds=45
Pressure=985Tropical Cyclone Frank
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Frank 1999 track.png
Formed=February 18
Dissipated=February 21
10-min winds=80
1-min winds=95
Pressure=955This storm regenerated from Rona.Tropical Cyclone Gita
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Gita 1999 track.png
Formed=February 27
Dissipated=March 2
10-min winds=45
1-min winds=40
Pressure=990This storm was named by Wellington TCWC.Tropical Cyclone Hali
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=SPac
Track=Hali 1999 track.png
Formed=March 12
Dissipated=March 18
10-min winds=65
1-min winds=50
Pressure=975torm names
South Pacific tropical cyclones are usually assigned names by the RSMC in Nadi, or
Fiji Meteorological Service . As soon as a tropical depression becomes a tropical cyclone it is named by the warning centre having responsibility for it at that time. If a tropical depression becomes a tropical cyclone in the Wellington RSMC area of responsibility, MetService, in consultation with RSMC Nadi, will name the cyclone by using the next name from the list.cite web|year=1999|title=Tropical Cyclone Operational Plan for the South Pacific and South-East Indian Ocean|accessdate=2008-08-15|publisher=World Meteorological Organization|url=http://www.wmo.ch/pages/prog/www/Peng/tcp/documents/doc/Op-pln99.doc]Retirement
After the season ended, the names "Cora" and "Dani" were retired from the list.cite web|year=2005|title=Retired Tropical Cyclone Names|accessdate=2008-08-15|publisher=Hurricane Alley.net|url=http://www.hurricanealley.net/retired.htm#Nadi/Fiji_Area_of_Responsibility] They were replaced by the names "Colin" and "Donna".cite web|year=2007|title=Tropical Cyclone names|accessdate=2008-08-15|publisher=Met Office|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/tropicalcyclone/names.html]
ee also
*
List of Southern Hemisphere cyclone seasons
* Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1998, 1999
* Pacific hurricane seasons: 1998, 1999
* Pacific typhoon seasons: 1998, 1999
* North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1998, 1999References
External links
* [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.html Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)]
* [http://www.met.gov.fj/index.php Fiji Meteorological Service (RSMC Nadi)]
* [http://www.wmo.int/index-en.html World Meteorological Organization]
* [http://ftp.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/TCP_vO/Reports/RA%20V%20TCC-VIII%20FINAL%20REPORT.pdf RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee Final Report]
* [http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1999atcr/pdf.html Joint Typhoon Warning Center 1999 ATCR]
* [http://www.met.gov.fj/documents/TC_Seasonal_Summary_98-991190690557.pdf 1998-99 Seasonal Summary from FMS]
* [http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/tropical_cyclones_1999_summaries_and_track_data.htm July 1998 to June 1999 Tropical Cyclone Summaries and Operational Track Data]
* [http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/1999/summ1998-99.htm Gary Padgett's Southern Hemisphere 1998-1999 Tropical Cyclone Season Review]
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