The SummaryTyphoon Opal (international code 197624) is a 1976 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Nameless, max wind 17m/s, minimum central pressure 996hPa, not in China Landfall, 1976-12-10 was numbered off, recording 11 track points.
Typhoon Opal, international code 197624, international name OPAL, 1976 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1976-12-08 00:00:00, ended: 1976-12-10 12:00:00. Peak intensity: Nameless, minimum central pressure: 996 hPa, max wind: 17m/s.
Typhoon Opal at 1976-12-08 00:00:00 at 16.5°N, 133.8°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.
It peaked at Nameless intensity with max winds of 17 m/s (~61 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 996hPa, recorded at 1976-12-09 00:00:00.
1976-12-10 12:00:00 After, Typhoon Opal gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1976-12-10 12:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 11 track points.
Typhoon Opal (197624) has a short life history, from 8 December 1976 00:00 to 10 December 12:00,ining NamelessIntensity. From the space trajectory, the system formed at Northwest Pacific Ocean (16.5°N, 133.8°E) , overall showing a stable NE toward MovingTrend.
Go to December 9th, the system's Moving direction changed significantly, increasing the turn toward percentage. Especially during December 9th at 6 a.m. to 12 a.m., the length range rapidly expanded from 135°E to 135.9°E, showing the obvious toward E acceleration characteristics. It is worth noting that at 12 a.m. to 18 a.m. on December 9th, the latitude remained unchanged at 19.4°N, while the length E shifted significantly over 1 length (to 137°E) , indicating that at this time the guiding flow was dominated by the W wind, pushing the system close to Eward to Moving.
In terms of intensity, Typhoon Opal (197624) failed to break the Nameless level. its Max Wind reached a peak of 17m/s on December 9 at 00, then began to weaken afterining about 12h. from December 9 at 18, the max wind dropped to 15m/s, and at December 10 at 00 further declined to 10m/s, until the end of life history remained at 10m/s. by at lack of air pressure data support, can only be judged by wind speed its structure loose, enhancement potential limited.
Historical records show that the same name Typhoon in 1967, 1973 and 1997 respectively reached the level of Super Typhoon, Typhoon and Severe Typhoon, even the relatively weak 1970 Opal also reached the Severe Tropical Storm level.
| Time | The latitude | During | Intensity | Wind (m/s) | Pressure (hPa) | Moving toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-12-08 00:00:00 | 16.5°N | 133.8°E | Nameless | 12 | 1004 | |
| 1976-12-08 06:00:00 | 16.8°N | 133.9°E | Nameless | 12 | 1004 | |
| 1976-12-08 12:00:00 | 17.2°N | 134.1°E | Nameless | 15 | 1000 | |
| 1976-12-08 18:00:00 | 17.7°N | 134.3°E | Nameless | 15 | 1000 | |
| 1976-12-09 00:00:00 | 18.2°N | 134.5°E | Nameless | 17 | 996 | |
| 1976-12-09 06:00:00 | 18.8°N | 135°E | Nameless | 17 | 996 | |
| 1976-12-09 12:00:00 | 19.4°N | 135.9°E | Nameless | 17 | 996 | |
| 1976-12-09 18:00:00 | 19.4°N | 137°E | Nameless | 15 | 998 | |
| 1976-12-10 00:00:00 | 19.2°N | 138°E | Nameless | 10 | 998 | |
| 1976-12-10 06:00:00 | 19.3°N | 139°E | Nameless | 10 | 998 | |
| 1976-12-10 12:00:00 | 19.6°N | 140°E | Nameless | 10 | 1004 |
Typhoon Opal's international code is 197624, is the 24th Typhoon of 1976, the international name OPAL.
Typhoon Opal peak intensity is Nameless, max wind 17m/s, minimum central pressure 996 hPa.
According to records, Typhoon Opal is not in our coastal landfall.
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