Seasonal Forecasts
| Source Record |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Record high: | 1997–98:16 | 1982–83:10 | |
| Record low: | 2003–04: 3 | 1994-95:1 | |
| NIWA | 8–10 | - | |
| FMS | 9 | 4.5 | |
| Actual activity | 7 | 0 | |
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During September and October 2008, both RSMC Nadi and New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) issued seasonal forecasts which contained information on how many tropical cyclones that were predicted to develop within the upcoming season. Both agencies expected that the season would see a near average amount of tropical cyclone activity within the South Pacific basin as ENSO neutral conditions were predicted to last throughout the season. As a result of these conditions, RSMC Nadi and NIWA both predicted that 5–8 tropical cyclones would exist within the basin.
Read more about this topic: Cyclone Hettie (2009)