The Typhoon Morakot (200908)

The SummaryTyphoon Morakot (international code 200908) is a 2009 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Typhoon, max wind 40m/s, minimum central pressure 955hPa, not in China Landfall, 2009-08-11 was numbered off, recording 144 track points.

Typhoon Morakot, international code 200908, international name MORAKOT, 2009 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2009-08-04 02:00:00, ended: 2009-08-11 20:00:00. Peak intensity: Typhoon , minimum central pressure: 955 hPa, max wind: 40m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Morakot

Typhoon Morakot at 2009-08-04 02:00:00 at 21.1°N, 135.6°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Storm.

It peaked at Typhoon intensity with max winds of 40 m/s (~144 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 955hPa, recorded at 2009-08-06 08:00:00.

2009-08-11 20:00:00 After, Typhoon Morakot gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2009-08-11 20:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 144 track points.

Typhoon Morakot trajectory

Track Track and Moving Features

The life cycle of Typhoon Morakot (200908) began at 02:00 on August 4, 2009, ended at 20:00 on August 11, total recorded 144 track points. From the spatial trajectory, the Typhoon overall presented a stable NW toward MovingTrend, then gradually turned toward NE direction. Initial stage, system position at (21.1°N, 135.6°E), then rapid toward WNW direction advancement.

It is noteworthy that although the data is marked 'no landfall record', track points show that the Typhoon center arrived at 10:00 on August 8 (24.6°N, 120.6°E), then continued at 9 August to N up to (26.8°N, 119.8°E), whose length was once W explored to 119.8°E, indicating that its core circulation had been extremely close or wiped across the Easia continental coastal region.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

在Intensity变化方面, Morakot经历了典型的“快速增强-巅峰维持-逐渐减弱”过程. formed初期为Tropical Storm (18m/s, 994hPa) , 仅在两天多Time内, at 8月6日08:00 intensified into Typhoon , 达到peak intensity. 数据显示, 其巅峰状态维持Time较长, 从8月6日08:00至8月8日10:00, max wind 保持在38-40m/s, minimum pressure 稳定在960hPa左右, 其中记录到的最低气压为955hPa.

After 8 August, as on System N, intensity began to slowly decline. on 9 August at 21:00 degrees to Severe Tropical Storm, and on 10 August at 09:00 further weakened into Tropical Storm.

Compared with the same name Typhoon, Morakot's 2009 Intensity was significantly high at 2003 No. 9 Typhoon Morakot. The 2009 version peaked wind speed at 40m/s, minimum pressure 955hPa; and the 2003 version peaked only at Typhoon level, minimum pressure 976hPa.

Typhoon Morakot routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
2009-08-04 02:00:0021.1°N135.6°ETropical Storm18994NWW
2009-08-05 17:00:0023.1°N131.6°ETyphoon 33970-
2009-08-06 12:00:0023.4°N127°ETyphoon 40960W
2009-08-06 19:00:0023.6°N125.7°ETyphoon 40960NWW
2009-08-07 02:00:0023.5°N123.9°ETyphoon 40960NWW
2009-08-07 09:00:0023.7°N123.1°ETyphoon 40960NW
2009-08-07 16:00:0023.5°N122.2°ETyphoon 40960NWW
2009-08-07 23:00:0024°N122°ETyphoon 40960-
2009-08-08 06:00:0024.3°N120.6°ETyphoon 38960NW
2009-08-08 13:00:0024.9°N120.5°ETyphoon 35965NNW
2009-08-08 20:00:0025.4°N120.5°ETyphoon 35965NNW
2009-08-09 03:00:0025.6°N120.5°ETyphoon 35965NNW
2009-08-09 10:00:0026.1°N120.4°ETyphoon 33970NNW
2009-08-09 16:20:0026.53°N119.89°ETyphoon 33970NNW
2009-08-09 23:00:0026.9°N119.7°ESevere Tropical Storm28980N
2009-08-10 06:00:0027.5°N119.7°ETropical Storm23987N
2009-08-10 13:00:0028.4°N120.2°ETropical Storm20990NNE
2009-08-10 20:00:0029.8°N120.5°ETropical Storm20994NNE
2009-08-11 03:00:0031.5°N120°ETropical Storm18995NNE
2009-08-11 10:00:0032.6°N120.7°ETropical Storm18995NE
2009-08-11 17:00:0033.2°N121°ETropical Storm18996NE
2009-08-11 20:00:0033.6°N121.6°ENameless16998NE

Sampled rows shown; all 144 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Morakot is the 2009 Typhoon.

Typhoon Morakot's international code is 200908, typhoon number 8 of 2009, international name Morakot.

What is the strongest typhoon Morakot?

Typhoon Morakot peak intensity is Typhoon , max wind 40m/s, minimum central pressure 955 hPa.

Typhoon Morakot Landfall.

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

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Morakot's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind circle range and IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/200908.

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