The Typhoon Opal (196716)

The SummaryTyphoon Opal (international code 196716) is a 1967 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Super Typhoon, max wind 79m/s, minimum central pressure 920hPa, not in China Landfall, 1967-09-15 was numbered off, recording 65 track points.

Typhoon Opal, international code 196716, international name OPAL, 1967 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1967-08-30 06:00:00, ended: 1967-09-15 06:00:00. Peak intensity: Super Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 920 hPa, max wind: 79m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Opal

Typhoon Opal at 1967-08-30 06:00:00 at 16.4°N, 168.8°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Storm.

It peaked at Super Typhoon intensity with max winds of 79 m/s (~284 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 920hPa, recorded at 1967-09-03 12:00:00.

1967-09-15 06:00:00 After, Typhoon Opal gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1967-09-15 06:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 65 track points.

Typhoon Opal Route Characteristics

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Opal (196716) 的生命史始 at Northwest Pacific远洋海域, 整体路径呈现典型的“NW行—转 toward NE”的抛物线形态. formed初期 (8月30日至9月1日) , 系统位 at 16°N-19°N, 164°E-168°E之间, 稳定 toward NW, The latitude缓慢N抬, During显著W进. 9月3日左右, Typhoon 中心抵达19.7°N, 160.3°E附近, 随后路径曲率发生变化, Moving direction逐渐由NW转为N, 进而转 toward NE.

From coordinate sequence analysis, between September 6th and September 9th, the Typhoon appeared at 26°N-27°N, 142°E-147°E with marked path turning and stagnation characteristics, latitude changes slowed, and the length continued to w-shift after the E-shift began, indicating that it was gradually enhanced by the influence of the W-band guided airflow.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

From the 30th of August's Tropical Storm (20m/s), the system rapidly enhanced in just four days, to September 3 has reached Super Typhoon intensity with max winds of jumping to 71m/s, and at follow-up observations recorded to peak wind speed 79m/s. It is worth noting that its Super Typhoon levelined Time longer, from September 3 to September 7 days in a row ofining high intensity state of more than 53m/s, until September 8 weakened into Severe Typhoon.

In 1997 Opel peaked only with Severe Typhoon, in 1973 with Typhoon, in 1970 with Severe Tropical Storm, and in 1976 with Opal even reached only Nameless Intensity.

Typhoon Opal routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1967-08-30 06:00:0016.4°N168.8°ETropical Storm20994
1967-08-31 00:00:0017.3°N167.9°ESevere Tropical Storm25982
1967-08-31 18:00:0017.9°N166.9°ETyphoon 33970
1967-09-01 12:00:0018.6°N165.1°ETyphoon 41974
1967-09-02 06:00:0018.9°N162.5°ESuper Typhoon51955
1967-09-03 00:00:0019.7°N160.3°ESuper Typhoon71940
1967-09-03 18:00:0020.7°N157.1°ESuper Typhoon77925
1967-09-04 12:00:0021.5°N154°ESuper Typhoon64940
1967-09-05 06:00:0022.8°N151.2°ESuper Typhoon56960
1967-09-06 00:00:0024.7°N149°ESuper Typhoon56940
1967-09-06 18:00:0026.1°N147.7°ESuper Typhoon53950
1967-09-07 12:00:0027.1°N146.3°ESevere Typhoon46954
1967-09-08 06:00:0027.4°N144.6°ESevere Typhoon48962
1967-09-09 00:00:0027.1°N142.8°ESevere Typhoon43965
1967-09-09 18:00:0026.8°N141°ETyphoon 41965
1967-09-10 12:00:0026.6°N138.8°ESevere Typhoon46965
1967-09-11 06:00:0027.4°N136.8°ESevere Typhoon46965
1967-09-12 00:00:0028.3°N136.1°ESevere Typhoon46960
1967-09-12 18:00:0029.8°N136.8°ETyphoon 41962
1967-09-13 12:00:0031.2°N140°ETyphoon 38965
1967-09-14 06:00:0033.4°N142°ETyphoon 33968
1967-09-15 00:00:0033.8°N147.8°ETropical Storm20-
1967-09-15 06:00:0033°N149°ENameless15-

Sampled rows shown; all 65 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Opal is the 1967 Typhoon.

Typhoon Opal's international code is 196716, is the 1967 number 16 Typhoon, international name OPAL.

What is the most powerful Typhoon Opal?

Typhoon Opal peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 79m/s, minimum central pressure 920 hPa.

The Typhoon Opal Landfall.

According to records, Typhoon Opal is not in our coastal landfall.

Where can I view typhoon Opal's live track map?

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Opal's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/196716.

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