1801_BOLAVEN


Tropical Storm Bolaven


The low pressure area(LPA) located northeast of Indonesia developed into a tropical Depression on December 30, 2017. It then moved westward and entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in the 1st of January 2018. It continued to move west before it intensified into a Tropical Storm and was named "Bolaven" by JMA. While in the West Philippine Sea, It rapidly weakened and dissipated near Vietnam on January 4, 2018.