The Typhoon Gerald (198712)

The SummaryTyphoon Gerald (international code 198712) is a 1987 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Super Typhoon, max wind 53m/s, minimum central pressure 950hPa, not in China Landfall, 1987-09-11 was numbered off, recording 29 track points.

Typhoon Gerald, international code 198712, international name GERALD, 1987 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1987-09-04 00:00:00, ended: 1987-09-11 00:00:00. Peak intensity: Super Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 950 hPa, max wind: 53m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Gerald

Typhoon Gerald at 1987-09-04 00:00:00 at 15.9°N, 127.2°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Super Typhoon intensity with max winds of 53 m/s (~191 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 950hPa, recorded at 1987-09-08 18:00:00.

Typhoon Gerald gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1987-09-11 00:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 29 track points.

Characteristics of Typhoon Gerald

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Gerald (198712) 的生命史始 at Northwest Pacific洋面, 整体路径呈现典型的NW toward MovingTrend, 随后逐渐转 toward NE direction. formed初期 (9月4日至5日) , 系统在15.9°N至17.1°N, 127.2°E至126.5°E之间缓慢 toward WN, 移速较缓, 经 toward 位移微小. Go to 发展阶段后 (9月6日至8日) , Typhoon 主体维持稳定的NW toward 行进路线, The latitude从17.4°N迅速提升至20.4°N, During由126.3°EW进至123.2°E, 显示出较强的引导气流作用.

After reaching 20.9°N, 121.9°E near the most W-side Position, the system began to accelerate toward NE. By September 11th, before the disintegration, the center coordinates had moved to 27.2°N, 117.3°E. Thro the process, the Typhoon did not landfall any land, was always active at sea, its path was smooth, with no apparent cyclical twist or stagnation phenomenon, belonging to the more standard ocean transit typhoon track.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

Gerald的Intensity演变经历了完整的“ formed-增强-巅峰-减弱”周期. 初始阶段为Nameless, wind speed15m/s. 经过约3天的持续加强, at 9月7日升级为Typhoon 级别. 随后Intensity爆发式增长, 仅在48h内 (9月7日12时至9月9日00时) , max wind 从38m/s跃升至53m/s, 达到Super Typhoon级别, 这也是其生命史中的巅峰状态.

From the Severe Typhoon (46m/s) on September 9 at 12 a.m. to the Nameless (15m/s) on September 10 at 12 a.m., Time dropped from the Typhoon level in just one day, showing the rapid decline characteristics of the high-intensity system in the high-latitude waters.

Gerald (198408) and Gerald (198101) peak intensity were only Severe Tropical Storm level, while Gerald in 1987 not only reached the Super Typhoon standard, and Max Wind at 53m/s, indicating that the atmospheric environment of the year was more favorable at the deep development of the tropical cyclone.

Typhoon Gerald routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1987-09-04 00:00:0015.9°N127.2°ENameless151002
1987-09-04 12:00:0016.1°N126.9°ENameless151002
1987-09-05 00:00:0016.6°N126.6°ENameless171000
1987-09-05 12:00:0017.1°N126.5°ETropical Storm23994
1987-09-06 00:00:0017.4°N126.5°ESevere Tropical Storm25985
1987-09-06 12:00:0017.6°N126.4°ESevere Tropical Storm30985
1987-09-07 00:00:0018°N126.3°ETyphoon 33980
1987-09-07 12:00:0019°N125.6°ETyphoon 38975
1987-09-08 00:00:0020°N124.7°ESevere Typhoon43965
1987-09-08 12:00:0020.4°N123.2°ESuper Typhoon51955
1987-09-09 00:00:0020.9°N121.9°ESuper Typhoon53950
1987-09-09 12:00:0021.7°N120.5°ESevere Typhoon46960
1987-09-10 00:00:0023.2°N119.5°ETyphoon 35980
1987-09-10 12:00:0025°N118.5°ENameless15994
1987-09-11 00:00:0027.2°N117.3°ENameless121002

Sampled rows shown; all 29 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Gerald is the 1987 Typhoon.

Typhoon Gerald's international code is 198712, is 1987's 12th Typhoon, international name GERALD.

What is the most powerful Typhoon Gerald?

Typhoon Gerald peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 53m/s, minimum central pressure 950 hPa.

The Gerald Landfall Typhoon.

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

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Gerald's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/198712.

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