Typhoon Gordon Route Analysis
Track and Movement Characteristics
The life cycle of Typhoon Gordon, the 7th numbered typhoon of 1979, began over the Northwest Pacific and generally followed a stable west-northwest moving trend. From 132.7°E at the beginning of its formation to 114.7°E before dissipation, the system traveled westward across 18 degrees of longitude in about 4 days, while its latitude slowly rose northward from 18.8°N to 23.1°N. Its track was relatively straight, with no obvious looping or abrupt turns. In terms of movement speed, the system initially moved toward the northwest from July 25 to 26, with longitude changing relatively quickly. After July 27, its latitude increased slightly, while its westward component remained dominant. Until it approached the southeast coast of China on July 29, its movement shifted slightly toward the northwest before weakening and dissipating near 114.7°E. It made no landfall during its entire life cycle, remaining mainly over open waters and nearshore seas.
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Tropical Depression (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 Tropical Depression (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.
Same-Name Comparison
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
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 07-25 14:00 | 19.2°N
131.5°E | Tropical Depression | 9 m/s
1004 hPa | - |
| 07-25 20:00 | 18.9°N
130.9°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1004 hPa | WSW |
| 07-26 02:00 | 19.2°N
130.4°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1004 hPa | WNW |
| 07-26 08:00 | 19.5°N
130.2°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1004 hPa | NNW |
| 07-26 14:00 | 19.8°N
129.9°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1002 hPa | NW |
| 07-26 20:00 | 20°N
129.1°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | WNW |
| 07-27 02:00 | 20.2°N
127.7°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
998 hPa | W |
| 07-27 08:00 | 20.3°N
126.3°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
996 hPa | W |
| 07-27 14:00 | 20.5°N
125.3°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
994 hPa | WNW |
| 07-27 20:00 | 21°N
124.1°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
990 hPa | WNW |
| 07-28 02:00 | 21.1°N
122.8°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
990 hPa | W |
| 07-28 08:00 | 21.1°N
121.8°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
985 hPa | W |
| 07-28 14:00 | 21.3°N
121°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
980 hPa | WNW |
| 07-28 20:00 | 22°N
120°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
975 hPa | NW |
| 07-29 02:00 | 22.5°N
118.6°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
980 hPa | WNW |
| 07-29 08:00 | 22.9°N
117.6°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
980 hPa | WNW |
| 07-29 14:00 | 22.9°N
116.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
980 hPa | W |
| 07-29 20:00 | 22.7°N
115.4°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
990 hPa | W |
| 07-30 02:00 | 22.6°N
114.4°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
995 hPa | W |
| 07-30 08:00 | 22.9°N
113.5°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
996 hPa | WNW |
| 07-30 14:00 | 23.1°N
112°E | Tropical Depression | 9 m/s
996 hPa | W |
| 07-30 20:00 | 23.2°N
109.5°E | Tropical Depression | 9 m/s
996 hPa | W |
FAQ
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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