Cyclone Dovi (2003)
Cyclone Dovi reached Category 4 in the South Pacific between February 4, 2003 and February 15, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 910 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Dovi, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2003 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- February 4, 2003 to February 15, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 130 kt (150 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 910 mb (26.87 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 758 km (471 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 20.9
- Identifier
- SH152003
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 10.2S 162.9W | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 10.7S 162.9W | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 11.3S 163.0W | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 12.0S 163.0W | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 12.8S 162.9W | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 13.6S 162.8W | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 14.4S 162.6W | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 15.2S 162.7W | 65 kt | 994 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 15.8S 163.3W | 65 kt | 976 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 16.3S 163.8W | 75 kt | 981 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 16.7S 164.4W | 80 kt | 976 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 17.1S 165.0W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 17.5S 165.5W | 115 kt | 948 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 17.9S 166.0W | 125 kt | 936 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 18.3S 166.6W | 130 kt | 910 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 18.7S 167.4W | 130 kt | 910 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 19.4S 168.0W | 130 kt | 910 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 20.0S 168.6W | 130 kt | 910 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 20.8S 168.9W | 125 kt | 936 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 21.6S 169.1W | 115 kt | 927 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 22.4S 169.2W | 105 kt | 956 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 23.2S 169.0W | 95 kt | 966 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 24.0S 168.8W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 24.7S 168.4W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 25.4S 168.7W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 26.2S 169.0W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 26.5S 169.1W | 50 kt | 985 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 26.8S 169.1W | 50 kt | 985 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 27.1S 169.1W | 50 kt | 985 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 27.5S 169.0W | 45 kt | 987 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 27.8S 169.0W | 45 kt | 987 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 28.0S 169.0W | 35 kt | 988 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 28.1S 169.0W | 35 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 28.2S 168.9W | 30 kt | 993 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 28.5S 168.7W | 30 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 28.8S 168.8W | 30 kt | 992 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 29.2S 169.0W | 30 kt | 994 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 29.6S 169.3W | 30 kt | 995 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 30.1S 169.5W | 30 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 30.8S 169.7W | 25 kt | 999 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 31.7S 169.8W | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 32.3S 170.0W | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2003
- Tropical Storm YolandeSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone ZoeSouth Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone AmiSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone BeniSouth Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm CillaSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone EricaSouth Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone EsetaSouth Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm FiliSouth Pacific · 2003
- Cyclone GinaSouth Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm EpiSouth Pacific · 2003
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.