The Typhoon Khanun (200515)

The SummaryTyphoon Khanun (international code 200515) is a 2005 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Typhoon, max wind 50m/s, minimum central pressure 945hPa, not in China Landfall, 2005-09-13 was numbered off, recording 99 track points.

Typhoon Khanun, international code 200515, international name KHANUN, 2005 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2005-09-07 08:00:00, ended: 2005-09-13 16:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 945 hPa, max wind: 50m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Khanun

Typhoon Khanun at 2005-09-07 08:00:00 at 14°N, 134.3°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Storm.

It peaked at Severe Typhoon intensity with max winds of 50 m/s (~180 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 945hPa, recorded at 2005-09-10 14:00:00.

2005-09-13 16:00:00 After, Typhoon Khanun gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2005-09-13 16:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 99 track points.

Characteristics of Typhoon Khanun

Path and Moving Characteristics

2005 No. 15 Typhoon “Khanun” at 7 September 08 at the Northwest Pacific ocean surface formed, Initial Position is (14°N, 134.3°E). Its overall path presents the characteristics of typical NW toward Moving backward toward NE. In the first half of life history, Typhoon center is stable toward NW direction forward, latitude from 14°N rapidly shifted to 25.4°N, length from 134.3°EW into 124°E, showing a strong W line percentage. About 22 September 11th, Typhoon center reaches (29.7°N, 120.6°E) near, followed by a significant change in the path curve, Moving direction gradually shift from NW to NN, progress toward NE. During September 13th to 13th life, Typhoon center

Intensity Analysis

该Typhoon 经历了快速增强, 巅峰维持及迅速减弱三个典型阶段. formed初期为Tropical Storm (18m/s) , 随后Intensity稳步提升, 至9月10日06时发展为Typhoon (40m/s) . 9月10日14时, Typhoon 急剧增强为Severe Typhoon, 达到peak intensity, 中心最低气压降至945hPa, max wind 达50m/s. 值得注意的是, 在9月10日14时至9月11日14时的24h内, “Khanun”维持在Severe Typhoon级别, 气压稳定在945hPa, wind speed保持50m/s, 显示出巅峰期结构的稳定性. 然而, 自9月11日22时起, 随着The latitude升高至29.7°N, Typhoon Intensity开始显著衰减, 短短8h内wind speed由50m/s骤降至33m/s, 气压回升至975hPa. 此后继续 weakened into Severe Tropical Storm及Tropical Storm, 直至消亡.

Comparison of historical names

Its peak air pressure is 945hPa low at 2023 'Khanun' (935hPa, Super Typhoon) and 2017 'Khanun' (955hPa, Severe Typhoon), but significantly strong at 2012 'Khanun' (990hPa, Tropical Storm).

Route of Typhoon Khanun

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
2005-09-07 08:00:0014°N134.3°ETropical Storm181000NW
2005-09-08 14:00:0016.3°N132.3°ESevere Tropical Storm28980NWN
2005-09-09 14:00:0020.4°N129.6°ETyphoon 40960NW
2005-09-10 05:00:0022.6°N127°ETyphoon 40960NW
2005-09-10 10:00:0023.5°N125.9°ETyphoon 40960NW
2005-09-10 15:00:0024.4°N125°ESevere Typhoon50945NW
2005-09-10 20:00:0025.1°N124.4°ESevere Typhoon50945NW
2005-09-11 01:00:0025.9°N123.7°ESevere Typhoon50945NW
2005-09-11 06:00:0026.9°N123°ESevere Typhoon50945NW
2005-09-11 11:00:0027.6°N122.2°ESevere Typhoon50945NW
2005-09-11 16:00:0028.7°N121.4°ESevere Typhoon50945NW
2005-09-11 21:00:0029.4°N120.7°ETyphoon 33975NW
2005-09-12 02:00:0030.5°N120.1°ESevere Tropical Storm28985
2005-09-12 07:00:0031.7°N119.6°ESevere Tropical Storm25992NWN
2005-09-12 12:00:0032.5°N119.3°ETropical Storm201000N
2005-09-12 17:00:0033.4°N119.8°ETropical Storm201000NE
2005-09-12 22:00:0034.4°N120.1°ETropical Storm201000NE
2005-09-13 03:00:0035.5°N121.3°ETropical Storm22998NE
2005-09-13 08:00:0035.9°N122.7°ETropical Storm22998NEE
2005-09-13 13:00:0036.2°N124.2°ETropical Storm201000NEE
2005-09-13 16:00:0036.3°N124.7°ETropical Storm201000NEE

Sampled rows shown; all 99 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Khanun is the 2005 Typhoon.

Typhoon Khanun's international code is 200515, is 2005 number 15 Typhoon, international name is KHANUN.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Khanun?

Typhoon Khanun peak intensity is Severe Typhoon, max wind 50m/s, minimum central pressure 945 hPa.

Typhoon Khanun Landfall?

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

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Khanun's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/200515.

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