The Typhoon Elsie (198810)

The SummaryTyphoon Elsie (international code 198810) is a 1988 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Nameless, max wind 17m/s, minimum central pressure 998hPa, not in China Landfall, 1988-08-29 was numbered off, recording 23 track points.

Typhoon Elsie, international code 198810, international name ELSIE, 1988 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1988-08-24 06:00:00, ended: 1988-08-29 18:00:00. Peak intensity: Nameless, minimum central pressure: 998 hPa, max wind: 17m/s.

Typhoon Elsie Route Review

Typhoon Elsie at 1988-08-24 06:00:00 at 23.1°N, 154.1°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 998hPa, recorded at 1988-08-28 12:00:00.

1988-08-29 18:00:00 After, Typhoon Elsie gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1988-08-29 18:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 23 track points.

Typhoon Elsie Trail Characteristics

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Elsie (198810)'s life history began at 06:00 on August 24, 1988, ended at 18:00 on August 29,ining NamelessIntensity. From a spatial distribution point of view, the system was always active at Northwest Pacific's open ocean surface, without direct impact on any land, without landfall records.

初期 (8月24日至25日) , 系统主要 toward N direction缓慢Moving, The latitude从23.1°N上升至24.7°N, During变化较小, 基本维持在154°E附近. 随后在8月26日至27日期间, 路径发生第一次显著转折, 系统转 toward SE, 纬度由25.4°N回落至23.9°N, 经度 toward E延伸至156.2°E, 显示出受引导气流变化影响的摆动特征. 8月28日后, 系统再次改变 direction, 转为稳定的NE toward Moving, 最终 at 8月29日18时到达26.7°N, 161.6°E附近消散. 整个生命周期内, track pointstotal 计23个, Moving速度整体较为平缓, 但在后期NE toward Moving阶段经度跨度明显增大.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

In terms of intensity, Typhoon Elsie (198810) performed extremely weak and stable. During the entire observation period, its Max Wind fluctuated only between 12m/s and 17m/s. In the pre-middle period (August 24th to 27th 12h) wind speed was constant at 12m/s, until August 27th 18h only increased to 15m/s, and at the end of life (August 28th 12h) reached a peak of 17m/s. By the at data, the lowest air pressure deficiency, can only be judged by the wind speed to be at Nameless level, without experiencing a noticeable explosive enhancement or sharp weakening process, is typical of a weak tropical cyclone.

Historical records show that the same-name Typhoon in 1992, 1989, 1981 and 1975 both reached the 'Super Typhoon' peak intensity.In contrast, the 198810 Typhoon not only failed to develop into the Severe Tropical Storm or Typhoon level, nor even reached the Tropical Storm standard (usually required ≥17.2m/s or 18m/s, depending on the specific standard, here 17m/s is the upper limit), its energy level is much lower at the other years of the same name system, reflecting the great variability of Typhoon Intensity under the command sequence.

Typhoon Elsie routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1988-08-24 06:00:0023.1°N154.1°ENameless12-
1988-08-24 18:00:0023.5°N154.1°ENameless12-
1988-08-25 06:00:0024.2°N153.9°ENameless12-
1988-08-25 18:00:0024.7°N153.6°ENameless12-
1988-08-26 06:00:0025.3°N153.5°ENameless121008
1988-08-26 18:00:0025.3°N154.2°ENameless121006
1988-08-27 06:00:0024.7°N155.1°ENameless121006
1988-08-27 18:00:0023.9°N156.2°ENameless151006
1988-08-28 06:00:0022.7°N157.5°ENameless151004
1988-08-28 18:00:0022.3°N159.2°ENameless171002
1988-08-29 06:00:0024.2°N160.8°ENameless171000
1988-08-29 18:00:0026.7°N161.6°ENameless17998

Sampled rows shown; all 23 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

The typhoon Elsie was the typhoon of 1988.

Typhoon Elsie's international code is 198810, is 1988's 10th Typhoon, international name ELSIE.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Elsie?

Typhoon Elsie peak intensity is Nameless, max wind 17m/s, minimum central pressure 998 hPa.

Is the typhoon ElsieLandfall?

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

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Elsie's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/198810.

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