The SummaryTyphoon Hester (international code 196816) is a 1968 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 28m/s, minimum central pressure 995hPa, not in China Landfall, 1968-10-20 was numbered off, recorded 8 track points.
Typhoon Hester, international code 196816, international name HESTER, 1968 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1968-10-18 12:00:00, ended: 1968-10-20 06:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 995 hPa, max wind: 28m/s.
Typhoon Hester at 1968-10-18 12:00:00 at 11.6°N, 112.3°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.
It peaked at Severe Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 28 m/s (~101 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 995hPa, recorded at 1968-10-19 06:00:00.
1968-10-20 06:00:00 After, Typhoon Hester gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1968-10-20 06:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 8 track points.
Typhoon Hester (196816)'s life history is short, presented as a whole from the E toward W Moving Trajectory across the Sea SW. From October 18, 1968 at 12 a.m. to 6 p.m., the system completed the whole process from formed to dispersed in about 42 h. In the initial phase, the system position at lat 11.6°N, 112.3° near, then stabilized toward W. Before October 19,06 a.m., the latitude was slightly S pressure, from 11.6°N to 10.9°N, and the length moved from 112.3°EW to 1110.4°E, showing a slight SW toward segment.
It is worth noting that between 06:00 and 12:00 on October 19th, the latitude remained at 10.9°N unchanged, indicating that at this time the system had a brief latitude toward stagnation or turn toward signs. Since then, the path took a noticeable turn, starting toward NW, the latitude gradually increased from 10.9°N to 12.0°N, the length continued to W to 106.7°E. Thro the process, the Typhoon did not touch any land, continued in maritime activity, and eventually dispersed in Vietnam with the E ocean.
在Intensity变化方面, Hester经历了典型的“快速增强-迅速减弱”过程. 初始为Nameless (15m/s) , 在18h内快速加强, at 10月19日06时达到peak intensity, 定为Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 达28m/s. 然而, 巅峰状态维持Time极短, 仅6h后wind speed即回落至25m/s, 并 at 同日18时进一步 weakened into Nameless (17m/s) . 此后直至消散, intensity 一直维持在Nameless级别 (15-17m/s) , 显示其核心结构在达到巅峰后迅速崩溃, 缺乏持久维持高Intensity的能量支持.
The data show that in 1971 Hester (197129) and in 1966 Hester (196601) peak intensity both reached Severe Typhoon level, while in 1963 Hester (196313) was Tropical Storm level.
| Time | The latitude | During | Intensity | Wind (m/s) | Pressure (hPa) | Moving toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-10-18 12:00:00 | 11.6°N | 112.3°E | Nameless | 15 | 998 | |
| 1968-10-18 18:00:00 | 11.3°N | 111.7°E | Nameless | 17 | 998 | |
| 1968-10-19 00:00:00 | 11.1°N | 111.1°E | Tropical Storm | 23 | 995 | |
| 1968-10-19 06:00:00 | 10.9°N | 110.4°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 28 | 995 | |
| 1968-10-19 12:00:00 | 10.9°N | 109.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 | 995 | |
| 1968-10-19 18:00:00 | 11.3°N | 108.5°E | Nameless | 17 | 998 | |
| 1968-10-20 00:00:00 | 11.8°N | 107.7°E | Nameless | 17 | 1000 | |
| 1968-10-20 06:00:00 | 12°N | 106.7°E | Nameless | 15 | 1002 |
Typhoon Hester's international code is 196816, is the 16th Typhoon of 1968, international name HESTER.
Typhoon Hester peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 28m/s, minimum central pressure 995 hPa.
According to records, Typhoon Hester is not in our coastal landfall.
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