A non-tropical low formed in the Central Pacific Ocean on October 17th, which quickly gained tropical characteristics, being designated as Tropical Depression Five-C on the morning of October 19th. The storm intensified after a burst of very deep convection on the morning of October 20th, receiving the name Walaka as a result. Tropical Storm Walaka continued to move on a northwestwards track, and eventually crossed the International Date Line with 50 mph winds on the evening of October 23rd, entering the Western Pacific, where it subsequently intensified into a category 1 typhoon, where it peaked with 1 minute winds of 85 mph, and 10 minute winds of 75 mph, before weakening and dissipating near the Kamchatka Peninsula on October 26th. The remains of Typhoon Walaka persisted for 42 more hou