The Typhoon Sarika (200420)

The SummaryTyphoon Sarika (international code 200420) is a 2004 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 980hPa, not in China Landfall, 2004-09-08 was numbered off, recording 13 track points.

Typhoon Sarika, international code 200420, international name SARIKA, 2004 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2004-09-05 05:00:00, ended: 2004-09-08 08:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 980 hPa, max wind: 30m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Sarika

Typhoon Sarika at 2004-09-05 05:00:00 at 17.3°N, 148.7°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Storm.

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 2004-09-06 08:00:00.

2004-09-08 08:00:00 After, Typhoon Sarika gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2004-09-08 08:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 13 track points.

Typhoon Sarika trajectory analysis

Path and Moving Characteristics

Typhoon Sarika (2004 No. 20) life history is relatively short, from formed to dispersed about 3 days. Observation data show that the Typhoon overall presented a stable NW toward MovingTrend, then gradually turned toward NE direction. Initial phase (September 5, 05:00 to September 6, 20:00) , the system center coordinates from 17.3°N, 148.7°EMoving to 20°N, 139.5°E, the length toward W spans 10 latitudes, the latitude toward N pushes about 2.7 latitudes, indicating that it is significantly affected by the sub-tropical high-pressure guided gas flow,ining a more consistent NW route.

As the latitude continues to rise N to 25.5°N, the length changes slow down and even slightly E shift (from 138.4°E to 137.5°E range fluctuations), showing Typhoon Go to mid-high latitude, influenced by the W wind belt pre-airflow or sub-high weakened E retreat, Moving direction from NW to N toward and even NE toward .

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

Sarika的Intensity演变经历了“快速增强—巅峰维持—缓慢减弱”三个阶段. formed初期为Tropical Storm (20m/s, 995hPa) , 在不到24h内迅速加强, at 9月6日02:00气压降至最低值980hPa, 并在08:00达到Max Wind30m/s, 晋升为Severe Tropical Storm. 此后直至9月7日08:00, Typhoon 在长达30h的Time内维持980hPa的最低气压和接近巅峰的wind speed, 显示出较强的结构稳定性. 9月7日14:00起, 随着 toward NMoving, Pressure回升至985hPa以上, wind speed逐步衰减至18m/s, 最终 weakened into Tropical Storm并趋 at 消散.

Compared to Typhoon, Sarika's 2004 Intensity was significantly weaker at Super Typhoon Sarika (minimum atmospheric pressure 930hPa) in 2016, both of which had huge differences in energy levels; but compared to 2011's Tropical Storm Sarika (minimum atmospheric pressure 994hPa), the 2004 version of Intensity was slightly stronger, reaching the Severe Tropical Storm level.

Typhoon Sarika trajectory

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
2004-09-05 05:00:0017.3°N148.7°ETropical Storm20995
2004-09-05 14:00:0018°N147.3°ETropical Storm23990
2004-09-05 20:00:0018.4°N145.8°ETropical Storm23990
2004-09-06 02:00:0018.9°N144.2°ETropical Storm23980
2004-09-06 08:00:0019.3°N142.8°ESevere Tropical Storm30980
2004-09-06 14:00:0019.6°N141.4°ESevere Tropical Storm30980
2004-09-06 20:00:0020°N139.5°ESevere Tropical Storm30980
2004-09-07 02:00:0020.6°N138.4°ESevere Tropical Storm28980
2004-09-07 08:00:0021.6°N137.9°ESevere Tropical Storm28980
2004-09-07 14:00:0022.8°N138°ETropical Storm23985
2004-09-07 20:00:0023.5°N138°ETropical Storm20990
2004-09-08 02:00:0024.7°N137.8°ETropical Storm18996
2004-09-08 08:00:0025.5°N137.5°ETropical Storm18996

Common Questions

Typhoon Sarika is the 2004 Typhoon.

International code for Typhoon Sarika is 200420, is 2004 Typehoon No. 20, international name SARIKA.

What is the strongest typhoon?

Typhoon Sarika peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 980 hPa.

Is the Typhoon Sarika Landfall?

According to records, Typhoon Sarika is not in our coastal landfall.

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Sarika's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/200420.

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