The Typhoon Owen (197915)

The SummaryTyphoon Owen (international code 197915) is a 1979 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Super Typhoon, max wind 56m/s, minimum central pressure 920hPa, not in China Landfall, 1979-10-01 was numbered off, recorded 37 track points.

Typhoon Owen, international code 197915, international name OWEN, 1979 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1979-09-22 00:00:00, ended: 1979-10-01 00:00:00. Peak intensity: Super Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 920 hPa, max wind: 56m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Owen

Typhoon Owen at 1979-09-22 00:00:00 at 12.6°N, 138.9°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Super Typhoon intensity with max winds of 56 m/s (~202 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 920hPa, recorded at 1979-09-26 00:00:00.

Typhoon Owen gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1979-10-01 00:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 37 track points.

Typhoon Owen Route Analysis

Moving and turning toward characteristics

Typhoon Owen (197915) 的生命周期始 at 1979年9月22日00时, formedPosition位 at lat 12.6°N, 138.9°的Nameless阶段. 在初始发展阶段, 系统呈现 toward WN的Trend, 至9月23日12时到达lat 13.9°N, 136.2°附近. 随后, 受大气环流引导, 其Moving路径逐渐转为NW direction, 并 at 9月24日至25日期间快速逼近琉球群岛以E海域.

该Typhoon 的显著路径特征在 at 其 at 22°至24°之间发生的明显转 toward . 9月25日18时至26日12时, Typhoon 中心 at 22.6°至23.8°N, 129.3°至129.5°的狭窄区域内近乎停滞并达到Intensity巅峰, 随后开始 toward 正N及NE direction转折. 9月27日后, 系统完全Go to 转 toward 阶段, 沿Japan以E洋面 toward NE direction加速Moving, 最终 at 10月1日00时在N海道以E海域 (lat 39.8°, lng 141.9°) weakened into Nameless并结束观测. 整个生命史中, Typhoon 未Landfall任何陆地, 始终在海上活动.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

Owen的Intensity演变呈现出典型的“快速增强-巅峰维持-逐渐减弱”特征. 从9月22日的Nameless (10m/s) 起步, 系统在48h内迅速加强, at 9月24日06时发展为Severe Tropical Storm (28m/s) , 次日00时升级为Typhoon (35m/s) . 最为剧烈的增强发生在9月25日00时至26日12时, max wind 从35m/s飙升至56m/s, 达到Super Typhoon级别, 这也是其生命史中的peak intensity.

巅峰过后, 随着The latitude升高和海温降低, Typhoon Intensity开始缓慢衰减. 9月27日06时降为Severe Typhoon (48m/s) , 至9月28日18时进一步 weakened into Typhoon (38m/s) . 尽管在 toward 高纬度Moving过程中wind speed有所波动, 但整体呈下降Trend, 直至消散前维持在NamelessIntensity.

Compared to the previous Typhoon, Owen's peak intensity (56m/s, Super Typhoon) in 1979 was significantly higher at Owen (Typhoon) in 1994 and Owen (Severe Tropical Storm) in 1986, with the same name Super Typhoon in 1990 and 1982 at the same intensity grade.

Typhoon Owen routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1979-09-22 00:00:0012.6°N138.9°ENameless101000
1979-09-22 12:00:0012.1°N137.7°ENameless121002
1979-09-23 00:00:0012.6°N136.9°ENameless121000
1979-09-23 12:00:0013.9°N136.2°ENameless17994
1979-09-24 00:00:0016.1°N135.3°ETropical Storm23990
1979-09-24 12:00:0019°N133.2°ESevere Tropical Storm30980
1979-09-25 00:00:0021°N130.7°ETyphoon 35965
1979-09-25 12:00:0022°N129.8°ETyphoon 41950
1979-09-26 00:00:0023.1°N129.1°ESuper Typhoon56920
1979-09-26 12:00:0023.8°N129.3°ESuper Typhoon56925
1979-09-27 00:00:0024.9°N129.6°ESuper Typhoon51945
1979-09-27 12:00:0026°N129.8°ESevere Typhoon46940
1979-09-28 00:00:0027°N129.8°ESevere Typhoon43950
1979-09-28 12:00:0027.6°N129.8°ETyphoon 38955
1979-09-29 00:00:0028.1°N129.9°ETyphoon 38950
1979-09-29 12:00:0029.1°N130.3°ETyphoon 38950
1979-09-30 00:00:0030.8°N131.5°ETyphoon 35955
1979-09-30 12:00:0034.1°N135.1°ESevere Tropical Storm28960
1979-10-01 00:00:0039.8°N141.9°ENameless17978

Sampled rows shown; all 37 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Owen was the 1979 Typhoon.

Typhoon Owen's international code is 197915, is 1979's 15th Typhoon, international name OWEN.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Owen?

Typhoon Owen peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 56m/s, minimum central pressure 920 hPa.

The Typhoon OwenLandfall.

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

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Owen's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197915.

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