Typhoon Abby Route Analysis
Track and Turning Characteristics
Typhoon Abby (198305) 的生命史长达20天, 整体路径呈现典型的“NW行-N转-NE移”抛物线形态. formed初期, 系统自Philippines以E洋面 (144.5°E) toward NW, 横穿马里亚纳群岛附近海域. 在8月8日抵达17°N, 132°E附近时, 其Moving direction发生显著转折, 由NW转为N乃至NE direction. 这一转 toward 点位 at 副热带高压脊线N侧边缘, 随后Typhoon 沿Japan以S海域N上, 最终Go to W风带并加速 toward NE direction移出, at 8月24日在37°N, 156°E附近减弱消散. 全生命周期内无Landfall记录, 主要活动区域集中在开阔洋面.
Intensity Evolution and Peak Status
Typhoon Abby underwent an exceptionally intense rapid intensification, developing from a tropical depression on August 4 at 10 m/s and 1008 hPa into a super typhoon on August 8 at 60 m/s and 900 hPa in just about four and a half days, with its central pressure plunging 108 hPa. From August 8 to 13, Abby remained a super typhoon, reaching a peak intensity of 888 hPa and 65 m/s, indicating a highly powerful core convective structure. Its prolonged high-intensity phase was unusual for a typhoon in the Northwest Pacific. Beginning on August 14, cold waters at high latitudes and vertical wind shear caused the system to weaken steadily from a severe typhoon to a typhoon, then a severe tropical storm, and finally a tropical depression before becoming an extratropical cyclone.
Comparison of Typhoon
In intensity, the 1983 Typhoon Abby greatly surpassed other historical typhoons with the same name. The 1979 Typhoon Abby, the 22nd typhoon of that year, peaked as a severe typhoon with a minimum central pressure of 951 hPa. The 1986 Typhoon Abby, the 17th typhoon of that year, also peaked as a severe typhoon with a minimum central pressure of 942 hPa. By contrast, the 1983 Abby reached super typhoon status, with a minimum central pressure of 888 hPa—at least 54 hPa lower than the other two—and maximum winds far exceeding comparable records. It was therefore the most energetic and destructive of the storms named Abby, with its deep warm core and exceptionally low central pressure reflecting the extremely favorable sea temperatures for typhoon development that year.
Typhoon Abby routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 08-04 08:00 | 8.5°N
144.5°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1008 hPa | - |
| 08-05 08:00 | 9.2°N
140.7°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1004 hPa | WNW |
| 08-06 08:00 | 10°N
139°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
995 hPa | WNW |
| 08-07 08:00 | 12.3°N
135.9°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
972 hPa | W |
| 08-08 08:00 | 15.7°N
133°E | Super Typhoon | 60 m/s
908 hPa | NW |
| 08-09 08:00 | 17.8°N
131°E | Super Typhoon | 65 m/s
893 hPa | NW |
| 08-10 08:00 | 19.1°N
130.4°E | Super Typhoon | 55 m/s
925 hPa | N |
| 08-11 08:00 | 20.5°N
130.7°E | Severe Typhoon | 50 m/s
935 hPa | NNE |
| 08-12 08:00 | 22.5°N
130.6°E | Super Typhoon | 55 m/s
920 hPa | N |
| 08-13 08:00 | 24.5°N
131.8°E | Super Typhoon | 55 m/s
920 hPa | NNE |
| 08-14 08:00 | 26.6°N
133.3°E | Severe Typhoon | 45 m/s
940 hPa | NNE |
| 08-15 08:00 | 28.5°N
133.6°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
950 hPa | NNE |
| 08-16 08:00 | 31°N
135.3°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
965 hPa | NNE |
| 08-17 08:00 | 34.5°N
137.7°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
970 hPa | NNE |
| 08-18 08:00 | 37.5°N
141.4°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
992 hPa | NE |
| 08-19 08:00 | 37.5°N
144.5°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
994 hPa | SE |
| 08-20 08:00 | 35.8°N
145.3°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
990 hPa | SSE |
| 08-21 08:00 | 32.5°N
148°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
996 hPa | ESE |
| 08-22 08:00 | 33°N
151°E | Tropical Depression | 12 m/s
1002 hPa | NNE |
| 08-23 08:00 | 35°N
153°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1004 hPa | NE |
| 08-24 08:00 | 37°N
156°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1004 hPa | ENE |
Sampled rows shown; all 81 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Abby is the 1983 Typhoon.
Typhoon Abby's international code is 198305, is the 5th Typhoon of 1983, the international name ABBY.
Where does Typhoon Abby's track data come from?
Track data sources: China Meteorological Administration Tropical Cyclone Best Track Dataset (CMA-STI); wind speeds are 2-minute sustained wind speeds.
What is the highest level of Typhoon Abby?
Typhoon Abby peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 65m/s, minimum central pressure 888 hPa.
Typhoon Abby Landfall?
According to records, Typhoon Abby is not in our coastal Landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Abby's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Abby's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/198305.
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