Typhoon of Ophelia (199305)

The SummaryTyphoon Ophelia (international code 199305) is a 1993 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Tropical Storm, max wind 23m/s, minimum central pressure 990hPa, not in China Landfall, 1993-07-28 was numbered off, recording 17 track points.

Typhoon Ophelia, international code 199305, international name OFELIA, 1993 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1993-07-24 06:00:00, ended: 1993-07-28 06:00:00. Peak intensity: Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 990 hPa, max wind: 23m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Ophelia

Typhoon Ophelia at 1993-07-24 06:00:00 at 15.2°N, 137.3°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 23 m/s (~83 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 990hPa, recorded at 1993-07-26 00:00:00.

1993-07-28 06:00:00 After, Typhoon Ophelia gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1993-07-28 06:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 17 track points.

Typhoon Ophelia trajectory

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Ophelia (199305) 的生命周期始 at Northwest Pacific洋面, 整体路径呈现显著的 toward NW转 toward 再转NE的抛物线形态. formed初期 (7月24日) , 系统位 at 15.2°N, 137.3°E附近, 初始阶段主要 toward NW direction缓慢Moving, During变化较小, The latitude稳步提升. 至7月25日中午前后, 随着纬度突破21°N, 路径出现明显的W折Trend, 经度从137.8°E迅速W移至136.5°E, 显示其受引导气流影响 toward W分量增加.

The key turn toward point appeared in the morning to morning period of July 26th. At the arrival of 24.5°N, 134.2°E, the Typhoon reached the most W-side Position, then the path gradually turned to NE direction. On the afternoon of July 26th to 27, the system accelerated toward NE, the length rose back from 131.6°E to 132.6°E, and the latitude climbed rapidly from 28.6°N to 35.8°N. After going to the High-latitude region, the Moving speed further accelerated, and finally at the morning of July 28th at 40.9°N, 134°E weakened dispersion.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

在Intensity方面, Ophelia经历了一个典型的“ formed-增强-维持-减弱”过程. 初始为Nameless, max wind 10m/s. 经过约36h的缓慢增强, at 7月25日18时升级为Tropical Storm, wind speed达20m/s. 次日凌晨, 系统在24.5°N附近达到peak intensity, max wind 23m/s, 并在此Intensity上维持了约30h (从7月26日00时至7月27日06时) , 显示出较强的结构稳定性. 7月27日中午起, 随着The latitude升高至35°N以N, 受环境场变化影响, intensity 开始衰减, wind speed降至20m/s, 并 at 当晚降级为Nameless, 最终在40°N以N的高纬海域完全失去热带气旋特征.

与同名History相比, 1993年Ophelia的Intensity显著偏弱. 数据显示, 1990年Ophelia (199005) peak intensity is Severe Typhoon, 而1960年Ophelia (196027) 更是达到了Super Typhoon级别. 相比之下, 1993年Ophelia仅维持在Tropical Storm等级, 未发展出更强的核心对流结构, 属 at 同命名序列中Intensity较弱的一次个例.

Typhoon Ophelia routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1993-07-24 06:00:0015.2°N137.3°ENameless10-
1993-07-24 12:00:0016.3°N137.6°ENameless10-
1993-07-24 18:00:0017.6°N137.8°ENameless121004
1993-07-25 00:00:0019°N137.8°ENameless151004
1993-07-25 06:00:0020.3°N137.3°ENameless151004
1993-07-25 12:00:0021.9°N136.5°ENameless171002
1993-07-25 18:00:0023.2°N135.5°ETropical Storm20998
1993-07-26 00:00:0024.5°N134.2°ETropical Storm23998
1993-07-26 06:00:0025.5°N133.1°ETropical Storm23996
1993-07-26 12:00:0026.9°N132.4°ETropical Storm23994
1993-07-26 18:00:0028.6°N131.6°ETropical Storm23994
1993-07-27 00:00:0030.6°N131.2°ETropical Storm23990
1993-07-27 06:00:0032.8°N131.5°ETropical Storm23990
1993-07-27 12:00:0035.8°N132.6°ETropical Storm20996
1993-07-27 18:00:0038.6°N133.8°ENameless151004
1993-07-28 00:00:0040.2°N134°ENameless151006
1993-07-28 06:00:0040.9°N134°ENameless121008

Common Questions

Typhoon Ophelia was the 1993 Typhoon.

Typhoon Ophelia's international code is 199305, is 1993 number 5 Typhoon, international name OFELIA.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Ophelia?

Typhoon Ophelia peak intensity is Tropical Storm, max wind 23m/s, minimum central pressure 990 hPa.

The Typhoon Ophelia Landfall.

According to records, Typhoon Ophelia is not in our coastal Landfall.

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Ophelia's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range and IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/199305.

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