The Typhoon Babs (199810)

The SummaryTyphoon Babs (international code 199810) is a 1998 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Super Typhoon, max wind 69m/s, minimum central pressure 940hPa, not in China Landfall, 1998-10-27 was numbered off, recording 65 track points.

Typhoon Babs, international code 199810, international name BABS, 1998 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1998-10-11 18:00:00, ended: 1998-10-27 18:00:00. Peak intensity: Super Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 940 hPa, max wind: 69m/s.

Typhoon Babs Route Review

Typhoon Babs at 1998-10-11 18:00:00 at 12.1°N, 149.2°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Super Typhoon intensity with max winds of 69 m/s (~248 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 940hPa, recorded at 1998-10-20 12:00:00.

1998-10-27 18:00:00 After, Typhoon Babs gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1998-10-27 18:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 65 track points.

Typhoon Babs Route Analysis

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Babs (199810) 的生命史长达16天, 整体路径呈现显著的W行后折 toward NW的特征. formed初期 (10月11日至14日) , 系统在低The latitude海域维持NamelessIntensity, 中心坐标从149.2°E快速W移至138.8°E, 纬度基本稳定在11.6°N至12.1°N之间, 表现为典型的纬 toward 平直W移. 10月15日升级为Tropical Storm后, Moving速度略有调整, 但主要 direction仍为 toward W.

As the system enhanced to Typhoon and rapidly erupted to Super Typhoon, its Moving direction began to gradually shift from W to NW. On October 20, at 12 a.m., the center at 12.2°N, 127.1°E, reached the nearest S end in history of life, the latitude began to continue to rise to N. Since then, the Typhoon steadily advanced along the NW direction, crossing the Philippines to the surface of the ocean, and finally at October 27, at 24.7°N, weakened near 119°E.

Evolution of intensity and peak state

Babs的Intensity演变经历了缓慢积累到剧烈爆发的过程. 前期作为Nameless和Tropical Storm时, wind speed维持在10-23m/s区间, intensity 波动较小. 10月19日06时, 系统增强为Typhoon (33m/s) , 随后Go to 快速增强期. 仅用约30h, 即从10月19日06时至10月20日12时, max wind 从33m/s激增至69m/s, 达到Super Typhoon级别, 这也是其生命史中的peak intensity.

巅峰维持Time较短, 10月21日18时wind speed已降至61m/s, 但仍保持Super Typhoon等级. 随后系统Go to 持续减弱阶段, 10月23日降为Severe Typhoon (43m/s) , 10月24日进一步 weakened into Typhoon (41m/s) . 在生命末期 (10月25日至27日) , 虽然The latitude不断N移, 但受环境因素影响, intensity 稳步下降, 最终在消散前回归NamelessIntensity (12m/s) . 相较 at 其他同名或同期Typhoon , Babs凭借69m/s的极高wind speed, 展现了极强的爆发力, 但其无Landfall记录的特性使其主要影响局限 at 海洋航运及远洋作业区域.

Typhoon Babs routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1998-10-11 18:00:0012.1°N149.2°ENameless10-
1998-10-12 12:00:0012.2°N145.9°ENameless10-
1998-10-13 06:00:0011.6°N142.9°ENameless10-
1998-10-14 00:00:0011.7°N139.7°ENameless12-
1998-10-14 18:00:0011.7°N137°ENameless151000
1998-10-15 12:00:0011.9°N134.1°ETropical Storm20996
1998-10-16 06:00:0012.1°N132.4°ETropical Storm23996
1998-10-17 00:00:0012.2°N131.4°ETropical Storm23998
1998-10-17 18:00:0012°N130.2°ETropical Storm20998
1998-10-18 12:00:0011.3°N129.9°ETropical Storm23994
1998-10-19 06:00:0010.9°N129.5°ETyphoon 33985
1998-10-20 00:00:0011.3°N128.3°ESuper Typhoon59965
1998-10-20 18:00:0012.7°N126.4°ESuper Typhoon69940
1998-10-21 12:00:0013.7°N124.2°ESuper Typhoon66945
1998-10-22 06:00:0014.6°N122.6°ESevere Typhoon46960
1998-10-23 00:00:0016°N120.3°ESevere Typhoon43970
1998-10-23 18:00:0016.6°N118.3°ETyphoon 41970
1998-10-24 12:00:0018°N116.9°ETyphoon 41965
1998-10-25 06:00:0019.6°N116.3°ETyphoon 38965
1998-10-26 00:00:0021.4°N116.7°ETyphoon 33970
1998-10-26 18:00:0022.9°N117.5°ETyphoon 33980
1998-10-27 12:00:0024.3°N118.6°ENameless151004
1998-10-27 18:00:0024.7°N119°ENameless12-

Sampled rows shown; all 65 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Babs is the 1998 Typhoon.

International code for Typhoon Babs is 199810, is 1998 number 10 Typhoon, international name BABS.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Babs?

Typhoon Babs peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 69m/s, minimum central pressure 940 hPa.

Typhoon Babs Landfall?

According to records, the Typhoon Babs are not in our coastal landfall.

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Babs' Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/199810.

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