The Typhoon Gordon (197907)

The SummaryTyphoon Gordon (international code 197907) is a 1979 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 975hPa, not in China Landfall, 1979-07-29 was numbered off, recording 17 track points.

Typhoon Gordon, international code 197907, international name GORDON, 1979 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1979-07-25 12:00:00, ended: 1979-07-29 12:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 975 hPa, max wind: 30m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Gordon

Typhoon Gordon at 1979-07-25 12:00:00 at 18.8°N, 132.7°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Severe Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 30 m/s (~108 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 975hPa, recorded at 1979-07-28 00:00:00.

1979-07-29 12:00:00 After, Typhoon Gordon gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1979-07-29 12:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 17 track points.

Typhoon Gordon Route Analysis

Track Track and Moving Features

From the formed early 132.7°E to the 114.7°E, the system in about 4 days toward W crossed 18 lengths, the latitude then from 18.8°N slowly N raised to 23.1°N. The pathway shape was more flat, no apparent twist or sharp twist toward phenomenon occurred. In the Moving speed, in the initial period (July 25 to 26) the system toward NW direction advanced, the length changed faster; Go to July 27 after the latitude increase, its W division remained dominant, until July 29 near ChinaSEcoastal, Moving direction slightly deviated toward NW, eventually weakened near 114.7°E. There is no record of major offshore and offshore activity.

Evolution of intensity

该Typhoon 的Intensity变化经历了典型的“ formed-增强-巅峰-减弱”过程. 7月25日12时以Nameless (7m/s) formed后, intensity 稳步提升, at 7月26日18时升级为Tropical Storm (20m/s) . 随后Go to 快速增强期, 仅用不到两天Time, at 7月28日00时达到peak intensity, 定性为Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 达30m/s. 值得注意的是, 在巅峰状态维持期间 (7月28日00时至06时) , wind speed保持在30m/s高位, 随后开始缓慢减弱. 7月28日12时起, max wind 降至28m/s并持续下滑, 至7月29日06时降格为Tropical Storm, 最终在7月29日12时 weakened into Nameless (10m/s) , 标志着系统生命周期的结束. 整个增强与减弱过程相对对称, 未见爆发性增强或急剧崩溃迹象.

Comparison of historical names

Compared to other typhoons of the same name in history, the 15th and 8th typhoon “Gordon” in 1982 both reached the Super Typhoon level, showing extremely strong destruction potential; and the 23rd typhoon “Gordon” in 1985 was only tropical storm level. the peak intensity of the 1979 “Gordon” is Severe Tropical Storm, between 1985 and 1982/1989 cases, belonging to the typhoon of the same name of the medium-weak intensity.

Typhoon Gordon routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1979-07-25 12:00:0018.8°N132.7°ENameless7-
1979-07-25 18:00:0019°N131.5°ENameless101002
1979-07-26 00:00:0019.5°N130.6°ENameless121002
1979-07-26 06:00:0019.9°N129.7°ENameless151000
1979-07-26 12:00:0020.2°N128.7°ENameless171000
1979-07-26 18:00:0020.4°N127.5°ETropical Storm20998
1979-07-27 00:00:0020.5°N126.2°ETropical Storm20994
1979-07-27 06:00:0020.6°N125.3°ETropical Storm23992
1979-07-27 12:00:0020.8°N124.2°ESevere Tropical Storm25990
1979-07-27 18:00:0020.8°N122.8°ESevere Tropical Storm28985
1979-07-28 00:00:0020.9°N121.7°ESevere Tropical Storm30980
1979-07-28 06:00:0021.3°N120.8°ESevere Tropical Storm30980
1979-07-28 12:00:0022°N120.1°ESevere Tropical Storm28975
1979-07-28 18:00:0022.5°N118.8°ESevere Tropical Storm25975
1979-07-29 00:00:0022.7°N117.4°ESevere Tropical Storm25980
1979-07-29 06:00:0023.1°N116°ETropical Storm23985
1979-07-29 12:00:0023.1°N114.7°ENameless10992

Common Questions

Typhoon Gordon was the 1979 Typhoon.

Typhoon Gordon's international code is 197907, is the 7th Typhoon of 1979, international name GORDON.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Gordon?

Typhoon Gordon peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 975 hPa.

Is there a typhoon Gordon Landfall?

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

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Gordon's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197907.

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