Overview of Typhoon Opal
Typhoon Opal at 1973-10-04 08:00 at 13.6°N, 116.3°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Depression.
It peaked at Typhoon intensity with max winds of 40 m/s (~144 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 968hPa, recorded at 1973-10-06 14:00.
After 08:00 on 1973-10-12, Typhoon Opal gradually weakened and was numbered off at 08:00 that day. Its lifecycle was recorded with 33 track points.
Typhoon Opal routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Moving Toward |
|---|
| 10-04 08:00 | 13.6°N
116.3°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1006 hPa | - |
| 10-04 20:00 | 12.7°N
114.5°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
998 hPa | SW |
| 10-05 08:00 | 12.3°N
112.9°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
991 hPa | WNW |
| 10-05 20:00 | 12.8°N
112.3°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
985 hPa | NW |
| 10-06 08:00 | 13.2°N
112°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
973 hPa | NNW |
| 10-06 20:00 | 13.7°N
113.1°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
970 hPa | ENE |
| 10-07 08:00 | 14.2°N
111.5°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
970 hPa | W |
| 10-07 20:00 | 14.3°N
110.5°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
975 hPa | W |
| 10-08 08:00 | 14.1°N
109.4°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
985 hPa | W |
| 10-08 20:00 | 13.3°N
109.1°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
990 hPa | SSE |
| 10-09 08:00 | 13.9°N
110.6°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
995 hPa | NE |
| 10-09 20:00 | 14.7°N
112°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | ENE |
| 10-10 08:00 | 15.3°N
113.4°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1001 hPa | ENE |
| 10-10 20:00 | 15.6°N
114.3°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1001 hPa | ENE |
| 10-11 08:00 | 16.1°N
115.2°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1003 hPa | ENE |
| 10-11 20:00 | 16.6°N
116°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1003 hPa | ENE |
| 10-12 08:00 | 17°N
116.8°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1005 hPa | ENE |
Sampled rows shown; all 33 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Opal is the 1973 Typhoon.
Typhoon Opal's international code is 197316, is the 1973 number 16 Typhoon, international name OPAL.
What is the most powerful Typhoon Opal?
Typhoon Opal peak intensity is Typhoon , max wind 40m/s, minimum central pressure 968 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/197316.
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