The Typhoon Merbok (201702)
[Summary]Typhoon Merbok (international code 201702) is a 2017 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 25m/s, minimum central pressure 984hPa, at 2017-06-12 23:00LandfallGuangdongShenzhen大鹏半岛, 2017-06-13 was numbered off, 全程记录46 track points.
Typhoon Merbok, international code 201702, international name MERBOK, 2017 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2017-06-11 14:00:00, ended: 2017-06-13 11:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 984 hPa, max wind: 25m/s.
Overview of Typhoon Merbok
Typhoon Merbok at 2017-06-11 14:00:00 at 17.1°N, 116.7°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Storm.
It peaked at Severe Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 25 m/s (~90 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 984hPa, recorded at 2017-06-12 12:00:00.
2017-06-12 23:00:00, Typhoon Merbok in GuangdongShenzhen Peninsula Landfall.
Typhoon Merbok gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2017-06-13 11:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 46 track points.
Typhoon Merbok trajectory
Path and Moving Characteristics
Typhoon Merbok (201702) has a short life history, from formed to dispersed about 45h. Observational data show that its overall Moving path shows a stable NW toward Trend, with no noticeable path turn or stagnation phenomenon.In the initial phase, Typhoon's center position at lat 17.1° to 17.9°N, between 116.7° to 116.3°, moves slowly toward NW direction at a speed of about 0.4 latitudes per h. Go to June 12, Moving speed has been slightly accelerated, and the latitude range is greater, rapidly moving from 19.3°N to 2.5°N.
It is worth noting that during the approach to the land, the length of variation gradually decreased. on June 12, at 20 and 23, the center length only shifted from 114.4°E to 114.5°E, indicating its Moving direction more reversible at the eve of the Landfall N. Finally at June 12, at 23:00 at the Guangdong Shenzhen Peninsula Landfall, the Landfall continued toward NE direction deep into the interior, until June 13, at 11 weakened into Tropical Depression and was numbered off.
Intensity Evolution & Historical Comparison
Merbok的Intensity演变经历了“增强-巅峰-减弱”的典型过程. formed初期维持Tropical Storm等级 (18m/s, 1000hPa) . 6月11日23时起, Pressure降至996hPa, wind speed增至20m/s. 6月12日11时后, 系统快速加强, 气压骤降至988hPa, wind speed达23m/s; 并 at 14时达到peak intensity, 定为Severe Tropical Storm, 中心最低气压984hPa, max wind 25m/s. 巅峰状态维持约6h (14时至20时) .
Landfall time (23:00) , the intensity has fallen back to the Tropical Storm level (23m/s, 990hPa) , showing the pre-Landfall friction effect leads to energy loss.
Compared to the same name, 2017 Merbok's Intensity is weak at 13th Typehoon Merbok (top Typehoon , 965hPa) in 2022, and also slightly weak at 10th Typehoon Merbok (top Severe Tropical Storm, 980hPa) in 2011.
Typhoon Merbok trajectory
| Time | Latitude | Longitude | Intensity | Wind (m/s) | Pressure (hPa) | Moving Toward |
|---|
| 2017-06-11 14:00:00 | 17.1°N | 116.7°E | Tropical Storm | 18 | 1000 | NNW |
| 2017-06-11 17:00:00 | 17.5°N | 116.5°E | Tropical Storm | 18 | 1000 | NNW |
| 2017-06-11 20:00:00 | 17.9°N | 116.3°E | Tropical Storm | 18 | 1000 | NNW |
| 2017-06-11 23:00:00 | 18.5°N | 116°E | Tropical Storm | 20 | 996 | NNW |
| 2017-06-12 02:00:00 | 19.3°N | 115.8°E | Tropical Storm | 20 | 996 | NNW |
| 2017-06-12 05:00:00 | 19.7°N | 115.7°E | Tropical Storm | 20 | 996 | NNW |
| 2017-06-12 08:00:00 | 20.2°N | 115.4°E | Tropical Storm | 20 | 996 | NNW |
| 2017-06-12 11:00:00 | 20.6°N | 115.1°E | Tropical Storm | 23 | 988 | NNW |
| 2017-06-12 14:00:00 | 21°N | 114.8°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 | 984 | NNW |
| 2017-06-12 17:00:00 | 21.6°N | 114.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 | 984 | NNW |
| 2017-06-12 20:00:00 | 21.9°N | 114.4°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 | 984 | NNW |
| 2017-06-12 23:00:00 | 22.5°N | 114.5°E | Tropical Storm | 23 | 990 | N |
| 2017-06-13 02:00:00 | 22.9°N | 114.6°E | Tropical Storm | 23 | 990 | N |
| 2017-06-13 05:00:00 | 23.5°N | 114.7°E | Tropical Storm | 18 | 998 | N |
| 2017-06-13 08:00:00 | 23.9°N | 114.8°E | Tropical Storm | 18 | 998 | N |
| 2017-06-13 11:00:00 | 24.5°N | 115.1°E | Tropical Depression | 15 | 1000 | NNE |
Sampled rows shown; all 46 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Merbok is the 2017 Typhoon.
Typhoon Merbok’s international code is 201702, which is the 2nd Typhoon of 2017, the international name MERBOK.
What is the most powerful Typhoon Merbok?
Typhoon Merbok peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 25m/s, minimum central pressure 984 hPa.
Where is Typhoon Merbok?
2017-06-12 23:00:00 in GuangdongShenzhen Peninsula Landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Merbok's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Merbok's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/201702.
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