 The exact status and nature of this weather event is unknown, with meteorologists and weather agencies having differing opinions.On October 28, 2006, a cut-off extratropical cyclone over the central north Pacific moved over an area of ocean with sea surface temperatures as high as 2 °C above normal, at 16 – 18 °C (60.8 – 64.4 °F), and stalled there for two days.By October 31, the system had acquired convection, a warmer-than-normal core, and an eye-like feature.