Timeline of The 2008–09 South-West Indian Ocean Cyclone Season - January

January

January 8

• 0600 UTC - Météo France designates 98S.INVEST northeast of the remnants of Ex TC Billy as Area of Disturbed Weather 05-20082009.
• 1200 UTC - Météo France upgrades Area of Disturbed Weather 05-20082009 to Tropical Disturbance 05-20082009.

January 9

• 1200 UTC - Météo France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 05-20082009 to Moderate Tropical Storm Dongo.
• 1500 UTC - The Joint Typhoon Warning Center begins issuing advisories on Tropical Cyclone 06S (Dongo).

January 11

• 0000 UTC - Météo France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Dongo to a severe tropical storm.

January 12

• 0000 UTC - Météo France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Dongo to a moderate tropical storm.
• 0600 UTC - Météo France declares Moderate Tropical Storm Dongo as an extratropical depression.
• 1500 UTC - The Joint Typhoon Warning Center issues their final advisory on Tropical Cyclone 06S (Dongo).

January 13

• 0000 UTC - Météo France issues their final advisory on Extratropical Depression Dongo.

January 17

• 0600 UTC - Météo France issues the first advisory on Tropical Disturbance 06-20082009, northeast of Madagascar

January 18

• 0600 UTC - Météo France issues the first advisory on Tropical Disturbance 07-20082009, west of southern Madagascar.

January 18

• 0600 UTC - Météo France issues the first advisory on Tropical Disturbance 07-20082009, west of southern Madagascar.
• 0600 UTC - Méteo France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 06-20082009 to a tropical depression.
• 1800 UTC - Méteo France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 07-20082009 to a tropical depression.

January 19

• 0000 UTC - Madagascar Weather Services designates Tropical Depression 06-20082009 as Moderate Tropical Storm Eric.
• 0600 UTC - Madagascar Weather Services designates Tropical Depression 07-20082009 as Moderate Tropical Storm Fanele.
• 1200 UTC - Méteo France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Fanele to a severe tropical storm.

January 20

• 0000 UTC - Méteo France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Fanele to a tropical cyclone.
• 0600 UTC - Méteo France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Fanele to an intense tropical cyclone.

January 21

• 0000 UTC - Méteo France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Eric to a tropical depression.
• 0215 UTC - Intense Tropical Cyclone Fanele makes landfall over western Malagasy coastline.
• 0600 UTC - Méteo France re-classifies Intense Tropical Cyclone Fanele to a depression overland.

January 22

• 0000 UTC - Méteo France classifies Depression Overland, Ex-Fanele as it completely crosses Madagascar as a tropical disturbance.
• 0600 UTC - Méteo France upgrades Tropical Disturbance, Ex-Fanele to a tropical depression.
• 1200 UTC - Méteo France upgrades Tropical Depression, Ex-Fanele to a moderate tropical storm.

January 23

• 0000 UTC - Moderate Tropical Storm Fanele transists into an extratropical system.
• 1200 UTC - Méteo France issues its final advisory on Extratropical Depression, Ex-Fanele.