Overview of Tropical Cyclones in February 2015

Overview of Tropical Cyclones in February 2015

 

        One tropical cyclone, named Higos, occurred over the western North Pacific in February 2015.

        Higos formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific about 1 420 km east of Guam on the night of 7 February. It moved slowly at first and developed into a tropical storm the next morning. Higos moved generally northwestwards and continued to intensify in the next two days. It developed into a super typhoon on the afternoon of 10 February, reaching peak intensity with an estimated sustained winds of 185 km/h near its centre. Higos weakened rapidly thereafter and dissipated over the western North Pacific on the afternoon of 11 February.