The Typhoon Pongsona (200226)

The SummaryTyphoon Pongsona (international code 200226) is a 2002 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Super Typhoon, max wind 66m/s, minimum central pressure 910hPa, not in China Landfall, 2002-12-10 was numbered off, recorded 38 track points.

Typhoon Pongsona, international code 200226, international name PONGSONA, 2002 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2002-12-01 06:00:00, ended: 2002-12-10 12:00:00. Peak intensity: Super Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 910 hPa, max wind: 66m/s.

Typhoon Pongsona Route

Typhoon Pongsona at 2002-12-01 06:00:00 at 5.2°N, 166.1°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Super Typhoon intensity with max winds of 66 m/s (~238 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 910hPa, recorded at 2002-12-08 06:00:00.

2002-12-10 12:00:00 After, Typhoon Pongsona gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2002-12-10 12:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 38 track points.

Typhoon Pongsona trajectory

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Pongsona (200226) 的生命史始 at Northwest Pacific低The latitude海域, 整体路径呈现典型的“W行后转 toward NE”的抛物线形态. formed初期 (12月1日至3日) , 系统位 at lat 5.2°至8.9°N, 166.1°至161.2°之间, 主要受副热带高压S侧E气流引导, 稳定 toward WN. 12月4日至7日期间, Typhoon 中心维持 at 8.4°至10.8°的低纬地带, 持续 toward W推进, 横穿马里亚纳群岛以S海域.

The key turning point of the path appeared before December 8th. As the system N ascended to lat 12.6° near, the Moving direction gradually shifted from W to NW, then accelerated toward NE direction deviation. On December 9th to 10th, the Typhoon center moved rapidly from lat 18.1° to lat 24.2°, the length also rebounded from lng 143.6° to lng 150.3°, showing a marked turn toward acceleration characteristic.

Evolution of intensity and peak state

Pongsona的Intensity演变经历了缓慢增强, 爆发式加深及快速减弱三个阶段. 初生阶段为Nameless, 气压1006hPa, wind speed7m/s. 经过约4天的酝酿, at 12月5日发展为Typhoon 级别. 真正的爆发期集中在12月6日至8日, 短短48h内, Pressure从958hPa骤降至910hPa (注: 依据巅峰数据) , max wind 从43m/s激增至66m/s, 达到Super Typhoon级别. 12月8日18时, 系统在接近lat 15.2°时维持极高Intensity, wind speed达64m/s, 气压916hPa, 处 at 生命史的巅峰平台期.

However, Go to High-latitude waters, influenced by environmental field changes, intensity rapidly decreased. at noon on December 9, wind speed has dropped to 59m/s, air pressure has returned to 927hPa; by December 10, at 12 at the end of the observation, has weakened into ordinary Typhoon, wind speed 38m/s, air pressure 967hPa. Compared to at other historically identical Typhoon, Pongsona in 2002 with extremely low Pressure and extremely high Max Wind, showed tremendous explosive power, is one of the Northwest Pacific waters highly representative Severe Typhoon process.

Typhoon Pongsona routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
2002-12-01 06:00:005.2°N166.1°ENameless71006
2002-12-01 18:00:005.8°N165.5°ENameless121002
2002-12-02 06:00:006.7°N164.5°ENameless121002
2002-12-02 18:00:008°N163.4°ENameless121002
2002-12-03 06:00:008.9°N162.1°ENameless17997
2002-12-03 18:00:008.8°N160.5°ETropical Storm23991
2002-12-04 06:00:008.4°N159.5°ESevere Tropical Storm25987
2002-12-04 18:00:008.4°N157.9°ESevere Tropical Storm28984
2002-12-05 06:00:008.4°N155.8°ETyphoon 33976
2002-12-05 18:00:008.8°N153.9°ETyphoon 35972
2002-12-06 06:00:009.2°N151.9°ETyphoon 41963
2002-12-06 18:00:009.8°N150°ESevere Typhoon46954
2002-12-07 06:00:0010.8°N148.1°ESuper Typhoon51944
2002-12-07 18:00:0012°N146.2°ESuper Typhoon56933
2002-12-08 06:00:0013.5°N145.1°ESuper Typhoon66910
2002-12-08 18:00:0015.2°N144.2°ESuper Typhoon64916
2002-12-09 06:00:0017°N143.7°ESuper Typhoon64916
2002-12-09 18:00:0019.2°N144.2°ESuper Typhoon56933
2002-12-10 06:00:0022.4°N147.7°ESevere Typhoon43958
2002-12-10 12:00:0024.2°N150.3°ETyphoon 38967

Sampled rows shown; all 38 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Pongsona is the 2002 Typhoon.

Typhoon Pongsona's international code is 200226, is the 26th Typhoon of 2002, international name PONGSONA.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Pongsona?

Typhoon Pongsona peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 66m/s, minimum central pressure 910 hPa.

The Typhoon Pongsona Landfall.

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

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