The SummaryTyphoon Kit (international code 198817) is a 1988 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 980hPa, not in China Landfall, 1988-09-22 was numbered off, recording 14 track points.
Typhoon Kit, international code 198817, international name KIT, 1988 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1988-09-18 18:00:00, ended: 1988-09-22 00:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 980 hPa, max wind: 30m/s.
Typhoon Kit at 1988-09-18 18:00:00 at 14.6°N, 126.2°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 980hPa, recorded at 1988-09-21 12:00:00.
Typhoon Kit gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1988-09-22 00:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 14 track points.
Typhoon Kit (198817) 的生命史始 at 1988年9月18日18时, formed at Northwest Pacific洋面 (14.6°N, 126.2°E) , 终 at 9月22日00时 (23.1°N, 116.1°E) , 全程历时约78h. 从空间轨迹来看, 该Typhoon 整体呈现稳定的NW toward MovingTrend, 未出现明显的路径转折或回旋现象. 在初始阶段 (9月18日至19日) , 系统主要 toward WN, During从126.2°E快速W移至121.8°E, The latitude缓慢N抬至18°N. Go to 9月20日后, Moving direction逐渐调整为更纯粹的NW toward , 直至生命末期维持此 directionGo to S海N部海域. 整个过程中, Typhoon 中心坐标连续变化, 无Landfall记录, 始终在海上活动. 其路径平滑度较高, 表明引导气流相对稳定, 未受到复杂地形或剧烈天气系统的显著干扰.
在Intensity变化方面, Kit经历了一个典型的“缓慢增强-达到巅峰-迅速减弱”的过程. formed初期至9月20日12时前, 系统长期维持Nameless等级, wind speed在12m/s至17m/s之间波动, 增强势头平缓. 9月20日12时, 随着Center移至119.1°E附近, 系统正式升级为Tropical Storm (20m/s) , 随后Go to 快速增强期. 仅用24h, max wind 由20m/s攀升至30m/s, at 9月21日12时在 (21.4°N, 117°E) 达到Severe Tropical Storm的peak intensity. 然而, 巅峰状态维持Time极短, 6h后wind speed即回落至28m/s, 并在生命终点进一步 weakened into Tropical Storm (23m/s) .
In 1985, the Kit had reached the Severe Typhoon level, in 1981, the Kit was developed to Super Typhoon, and in 1988 the Kit only stopped at Severe Tropical Storm, its peak intensity was equivalent to that of the Kit in 1978, but high at the Tropical Storm level in 1974.
| Time | The latitude | During | Intensity | Wind (m/s) | Pressure (hPa) | Moving toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-09-18 18:00:00 | 14.6°N | 126.2°E | Nameless | 12 | - | |
| 1988-09-19 00:00:00 | 15.7°N | 125.3°E | Nameless | 12 | 1006 | |
| 1988-09-19 06:00:00 | 16.7°N | 124.2°E | Nameless | 15 | 1004 | |
| 1988-09-19 12:00:00 | 17.5°N | 122.9°E | Nameless | 15 | 1004 | |
| 1988-09-19 18:00:00 | 18°N | 121.8°E | Nameless | 17 | 1002 | |
| 1988-09-20 00:00:00 | 18.3°N | 120.8°E | Nameless | 17 | 1000 | |
| 1988-09-20 06:00:00 | 18.7°N | 119.8°E | Nameless | 17 | 998 | |
| 1988-09-20 12:00:00 | 19.3°N | 119.1°E | Tropical Storm | 20 | 994 | |
| 1988-09-20 18:00:00 | 19.8°N | 118.5°E | Tropical Storm | 23 | 992 | |
| 1988-09-21 00:00:00 | 20.4°N | 118°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 | 990 | |
| 1988-09-21 06:00:00 | 20.8°N | 117.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 28 | 985 | |
| 1988-09-21 12:00:00 | 21.4°N | 117°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 | 980 | |
| 1988-09-21 18:00:00 | 22.3°N | 116.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 28 | 985 | |
| 1988-09-22 00:00:00 | 23.1°N | 116.1°E | Tropical Storm | 23 | 992 |
Typhoon Kit's international code is 198817, is 1988's 17th Typhoon, international name KIT.
Typhoon Kit peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 980 hPa.
According to records, the Typhoon Kit is not in our coastal landfall.
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Kit's Track history graph, multinational weather agency Forecast comparison, windshield range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/198817.
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