The Typhoon Khanun (201720)

The SummaryTyphoon Khanun (international code 201720) is a 2017 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Typhoon, max wind 42m/s, minimum central pressure 955hPa, at 2017-10-13 03:00LandfallPhilippines吕宋岛N部coastal , 2017-10-16 was numbered off, 全程记录85 track points.

Typhoon Khanun, international code 201720, international name KHANUN, 2017 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2017-10-11 20:00:00, ended: 2017-10-16 14:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 955 hPa, max wind: 42m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Khanun

Typhoon Khanun at 2017-10-11 20:00:00 at 16.6°N, 131.4°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Severe Typhoon intensity with max winds of 42 m/s (~151 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 955hPa, recorded at 2017-10-15 12:00:00.

2017-10-13 03:00:00, Typhoon Khanun in the Philippines Lusong Island N section coastal Landfall.

2017-10-16 03:25:00, Typhoon Khanun in GuangdongZhanjiangLandfall.

Typhoon Khanun gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2017-10-16 14:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 85 track points.

Characteristics of Typhoon Khanun

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Khanun (201720)'s life history began at 11 October 2017 at 20am in the Nameless stage, initial Position position at lat 16.6°N, 131.4°. In the formed early, the system as a whole presented a stable W-line Trend, crossing the Philippines Lusong Island N section and at 13 October at the early morning completed the first Landfall. Go to the S sea area, its Moving path showed significant NW toward deviation characteristics. From 13 October 14 to 15th 17am sampling data can be seen, the latitude from 17.4°N gradually increased to 20.6°N, followed by the duration from 119.8°EW continuously to 112.6°E, showing that the system crossing Lusong Island after the environmental guidance flow, turn toward NW direction ac

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

The Typhoon underwent a typical “enhanced –ined – weakened” Intensity change process. During the crossing of Liu Song Island, the intensity wasined at Tropical Storm to Severe Tropical Storm level (wind speed 18-25m/s) . After going to the S sea heat zone, the system was rapidly strengthened, upgraded to Typhoon on the morning of October 15th, and reached its peak at 10 a.m. on the same day, the central minimum air pressure dropped to 960hPa, max wind to 40m/s, close to the Severe Typhoon lower limit.

Compared to previous typhoon, 2017 Khanun's peak intensity (960hPa/40m/s) between 2005 Khanun (945hPa/Severe Typhoon) and 2012 Khanun (990hPa/Tropical Storm) and weak at 2023 Khanun (935hPa/Super Typhoon) . Although its peak intensity has not reached Super Typhoon level, its rapid enhancement during the S Sea and its double Landfall path characteristics still have significant analytical value.

Route of Typhoon Khanun

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
2017-10-11 20:00:0016.6°N131.4°ENameless141002NWW
2017-10-12 08:00:0017.3°N126.3°ENameless141002NWW
2017-10-12 20:00:0018°N123.7°ETropical Storm18998W
2017-10-13 08:00:0018°N120.3°ETropical Storm20992SWW
2017-10-13 18:00:0017.3°N118.9°ETropical Storm20992NWW
2017-10-13 22:00:0017.3°N118.5°ETropical Storm23990NWW
2017-10-14 02:00:0017.3°N118.5°ESevere Tropical Storm25985NWW
2017-10-14 06:00:0017.3°N118.3°ESevere Tropical Storm25985NWW
2017-10-14 10:00:0017.5°N118.2°ESevere Tropical Storm25985NW
2017-10-14 14:00:0017.7°N118°ESevere Tropical Storm28982NW
2017-10-14 18:00:0018.3°N117.8°ESevere Tropical Storm30980NWW
2017-10-14 22:00:0018.8°N117.4°ETyphoon 33975NWW
2017-10-15 02:00:0019.9°N116.6°ETyphoon 38965NWW
2017-10-15 06:00:0019.9°N115.5°ETyphoon 38965NWW
2017-10-15 10:00:0020°N114.5°ETyphoon 40960NWW
2017-10-15 14:00:0020.4°N113.5°ESevere Typhoon42955W
2017-10-15 18:00:0020.6°N112.3°ETyphoon 40960W
2017-10-15 22:00:0020.6°N111.6°ETyphoon 38965W
2017-10-16 02:00:0020.7°N110.7°ESevere Tropical Storm28985W
2017-10-16 06:00:0020.4°N110.1°ESevere Tropical Storm25990SWW
2017-10-16 10:00:0020.1°N109.6°ETropical Storm18998SWW
2017-10-16 14:00:0020.1°N109.3°ENameless161000SW

Sampled rows shown; all 85 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Khanun is the 2017 Typhoon.

The international code for Typhoon Khanun is 201720, which is the 20th Typhoon of 2017, and the international name is KHANUN.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Khanun?

Typhoon Khanun peak intensity is Severe Typhoon, max wind 42m/s, minimum central pressure 955 hPa.

Where is the Typhoon Khanun Landfall?

2017-10-13 03:00:00 in Philippine Lusong Island N section coastal Landfall; 2017-10-16 03:25:00 in Guangdong Zhanjiang 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/201720.

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