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    TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2018

    Table 4.2    Tropical cyclone warnings for shipping issued in 2018

    Tropical Cyclone Name
    No. of warnings
    issued
    Date and time of issue of
    Duration
    (hours)
    First warning
    Last warning
    Date/Month
    Time+
    Date/Month
    Time+
    Tropical Storm Bolaven 12 3/ 1 0000 4/ 1 0600 30
    *Tropical Storm Ewiniar 48 2/ 6 1200 8/ 6 0900 141
    Tropical Storm Gaemi 15 14/ 6 0300 15/ 6 1800 39
    Super Typhoon Maria 10 10/ 7 0900 11/ 7 1200 27
    *Tropical Storm Son-Tinh
    (First passage)
    22 16/ 7 0600 18/ 7 2100 63
    *(Second passage) 21 21/ 7 1800 24/ 7 0300 57
    Tropical Depression 19 21/ 7 0300 23/ 7 0300 48
    *Severe Tropical Storm Bebinca 65 9/ 8 0900 17/ 8 0300 186
    Tropical Storm Yagi 8 12/ 8 0000 12/ 8 2100 21
    Tropical Storm Rumbia 6 15/ 8 1800 16/ 8 0900 15
    Tropical Depression 17 23/ 8 0300 25/ 8 0300 48
    *Tropical Storm Barijat 27 10/ 9 0300 13/ 9 0900 78
    *Super Typhoon Mangkhut 26 14/ 9 0900 17/ 9 1200 75
    *Super Typhoon Yutu 39 29/10 0900 2/11 2100 108
    Tropical Depression Toraji 11 17/11 0600 18/11 1200 30
    Severe Tropical Storm Usagi 40 20/11 2100 25/11 1500 114
    Tropical Depression 7 29/12 0300 29/12 2100 18
    Total 393         1029

    * Tropical cyclones for which tropical cyclone warning signals were issued in Hong Kong.
    + Times are given in UTC.

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