The SummaryTyphoon Mekkhala (international code 200220) is a 2002 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 28m/s, minimum central pressure 984hPa, not in China Landfall, 2002-09-28 was numbered off, recording 29 track points.
Typhoon Mekkhala, international code 200220, international name MEKKHALA, 2002 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2002-09-21 00:00:00, ended: 2002-09-28 00:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 984 hPa, max wind: 28m/s.
Typhoon Mekkhala at 2002-09-21 00:00:00 at 13.4°N, 113.5°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.
It peaked at Severe Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 28 m/s (~101 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 984hPa, recorded at 2002-09-25 12:00:00.
Typhoon Mekkhala gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2002-09-28 00:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 29 track points.
2002年第22号Typhoon “Mekkhala”的生命周期始 at S海中W部海域, 整体路径呈现稳定的NW toward MovingTrend, 未发生显著转 toward . 从9月21日00时在 (13.4°N, 113.5°E) formedNameless起, 系统初期Moving缓慢, 至22日12时前The latitude仅微幅N抬, During在113°E-114°E之间徘徊. 随后, 引导气流作用增强, Typhoon 开始加速 toward NW direction推进. 从23日00时至25日00时, 其中心坐标由 (14.4°N, 112.7°E) 快速移至 (17.6°N, 109.7°E) , 显示出明显的NW行进特征. Go to 26日后, Moving速度略有放缓, 但 direction仍维持 toward NW, 直至27日到达最N端纬度21.4°N附近. 整个过程中, Typhoon 始终在海上活动, 无Landfall记录, 最终 at 28日00时在 (21.2°N, 109.5°E) 减弱消散.
The Typhoon Intensity evolution underwent a typical 'formed-enhanced-top-weakened' process. The initial phase is Nameless, Pressureined at about 1006hPa. Since September 22, 12, the system began to integrate enhanced, wind speed by 10m/s gradually climbed. September 25, 00, Typhoon reached the peak intensity in the history of life, qualified as Severe Tropical Storm, max wind to 28m/s, the center's lowest air pressure dropped to 984hPa. It is worth noting that after the peak there was a fluctuation in air pressure (25 December 12 to 995hPa), then wind speed and air pressure showed weakened Trend, to 2700 am has degraded to Nameless.
Data show that the same-name Typhoon peak intensity in 2020, 2015 and 2026 respectively reached Typhoon or Super Typhoon level, minimum pressure of 980hPa, 975hPa and 930hPa respectively. even the intensity of 2008 'Mekkhala', its minimum air pressure is only 990hPa, slightly higher at 2002 case, but the 2002 version of Max Wind (28m/s) indicates its limited structural density, belonging to the weaker Severe Tropical Storm in the Sea of S.
| Time | The latitude | During | Intensity | Wind (m/s) | Pressure (hPa) | Moving toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-21 00:00:00 | 13.4°N | 113.5°E | Nameless | 7 | 1006 | |
| 2002-09-21 12:00:00 | 13.6°N | 113.4°E | Nameless | 7 | 1006 | |
| 2002-09-22 00:00:00 | 13.5°N | 113.9°E | Nameless | 7 | 1006 | |
| 2002-09-22 12:00:00 | 14.1°N | 113.8°E | Nameless | 10 | 1004 | |
| 2002-09-23 00:00:00 | 14.4°N | 112.7°E | Nameless | 10 | 1004 | |
| 2002-09-23 12:00:00 | 15°N | 111.8°E | Nameless | 12 | 1002 | |
| 2002-09-24 00:00:00 | 15.7°N | 110.9°E | Nameless | 15 | 1000 | |
| 2002-09-24 12:00:00 | 16.5°N | 110.2°E | Nameless | 17 | 997 | |
| 2002-09-25 00:00:00 | 17.6°N | 109.7°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 | 987 | |
| 2002-09-25 12:00:00 | 18.4°N | 109.3°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 28 | 995 | |
| 2002-09-26 00:00:00 | 19.2°N | 108.8°E | Tropical Storm | 23 | 991 | |
| 2002-09-26 12:00:00 | 20°N | 108.4°E | Tropical Storm | 20 | 994 | |
| 2002-09-27 00:00:00 | 21.3°N | 108.4°E | Nameless | 15 | 1000 | |
| 2002-09-27 12:00:00 | 21.4°N | 108.9°E | Nameless | 12 | 1002 | |
| 2002-09-28 00:00:00 | 21.2°N | 109.5°E | Nameless | 10 | 1004 |
Sampled rows shown; all 29 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
The international code for Typhoon Mekkhala is 2002/220, and is the 20th Typhoon of 2002, the international name is MEKKHALA.
Typhoon Mekkhala peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 28m/s, minimum central pressure 984 hPa.
According to records, the Typhoon Mekkhala is not in our coastal Landfall.
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