The Typhoon Vongfong (202001)

The SummaryTyphoon Vongfong (international code 202001) is a 2020 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Typhoon, max wind 45m/s, minimum central pressure 950hPa, not in China Landfall, 2020-05-16 was numbered off, recorded 32 track points.

Typhoon Vongfong, international code 202001, international name VONGFONG, 2020 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2020-05-12 20:00:00, ended: 2020-05-16 17:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 950 hPa, max wind: 45m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Vongfong

Typhoon Vongfong at 2020-05-12 20:00:00 at 11.2°N, 129°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Storm.

It peaked at Severe Typhoon intensity with max winds of 45 m/s (~162 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 950hPa, recorded at 2020-05-14 11:00:00.

2020-05-16 17:00:00 After, Typhoon Vongfong gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2020-05-16 17:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 32 track points.

Typhoon Vongfong trajectory

Track Track and Moving Features

2020年第1号Typhoon “Vongfong”的生命史始 at 5月12日20时, formed at Philippines以E洋面 (11.2°N, 129°E) . 从路径采样数据来看, 该Typhoon 整体呈现稳定的NW toward MovingTrend, 未出现明显的路径转折或滞留现象. 在 formed初期, 系统 toward WN direction缓慢Moving, 随后逐渐加速. 坐标序列显示, 其The latitude从11.2°N持续上升至18.6°N, During从129°EW移至120.1°E, 表明其受副热带高压引导气流影响显著, 路径较为平直. 整个过程中, Typhoon 中心始终位 at 海上, 无Landfall记录, 最终 at 5月16日17时在巴士海峡附近 weakened into Nameless并结束code. 这种典型的NW行路径使得其核心风圈主要影响开阔海域, 对陆地直接威胁相对有限.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

“Vongfong”的Intensity变化呈现出典型的“快速增强-巅峰维持-逐渐减弱”特征. 从5月12日20时的Tropical Storm (18m/s, 998hPa) 起步, 系统在约30h内迅速加强, at 5月13日20时达到Typhoon 级 (35m/s) , 并在次日14时达到peak intensity, 录得Max Wind45m/s及最低气压950hPa, 定性为Severe Typhoon. 巅峰状态维持Time较短, 约12h后开始减弱. 5月15日凌晨起, 随着 toward NMoving, 环境条件改变, wind speed逐步降至35m/s以下, 并 at 5月16日早晨降级为Tropical Storm, 最终消散.

Its peak air pressure is 950hPa far weaker at 2014 No. 19 Typhoon “Vongfong” (Super Typhoon, 900hPa) , but significantly strong at 2008 No. 11 (Tropical Storm, 994hPa) and 2002 No. 14 (Severe Tropical Storm, 984hPa) . This suggests that although the same as “Vongfong”, the atmospheric background field of different years caused its development potential there are huge differences, the 2020 system although not reached the Super Typhoon level, but still has a stronger destruction potential, is at standard Severe Typhoon case.

Typhoon Vongfong routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
2020-05-12 20:00:0011.2°N129°ETropical Storm18998NW
2020-05-13 02:00:0011.8°N129.1°ETropical Storm18998NW
2020-05-13 08:00:0011.9°N128.9°ESevere Tropical Storm25985NWW
2020-05-13 14:00:0012°N128.5°ESevere Tropical Storm28982W
2020-05-13 20:00:0012.1°N127.9°ETyphoon 35970W
2020-05-14 02:00:0012.3°N127°ESevere Typhoon42955NWW
2020-05-14 08:00:0012.1°N126.2°ESevere Typhoon42955NWW
2020-05-14 14:00:0012.2°N125.3°ESevere Typhoon45950NWW
2020-05-14 20:00:0012.4°N124.5°ESevere Typhoon42955NW
2020-05-15 02:00:0012.8°N123.7°ETyphoon 35970NW
2020-05-15 08:00:0013.2°N122.9°ETyphoon 35970NW
2020-05-15 14:00:0013.9°N121.8°ETyphoon 35970NW
2020-05-15 20:00:0014.8°N121.4°ESevere Tropical Storm30980NNW
2020-05-16 02:00:0015.9°N121.2°ESevere Tropical Storm25985NNW
2020-05-16 08:00:0016.8°N120.4°ETropical Storm23990N
2020-05-16 14:00:0018.1°N120°ETropical Storm20995N
2020-05-16 17:00:0018.6°N120.1°ENameless161000N

Sampled rows shown; all 32 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Vongfong will be the next typhoon in 2020

Typhoon Vongfong's international code is 202001, is 2020's number 1 Typhoon, international name VONGFONG.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Vongfong?

Typhoon Vongfong peak intensity is Severe Typhoon, max wind 45m/s, minimum central pressure 950 hPa.

The Typhoon Vongfong Landfall.

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

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Vongfong's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range and IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/202001.

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