The season officially ended on November 30 , 2003 , although Tropical Storm Odette formed on December 4 to the northwest of Colombia from a tropical disturbance ; it became the second December tropical storm on record to form in the Caribbean Sea , after a hurricane in 1822 .
Also , Tropical Storm Odette formed on December 4 and Tropical Storm Peter formed on December 7 , both formed after the season ended .