Typhoon Elsie Trail Characteristics
Track and Movement Characteristics
Typhoon Elsie (198929) formed over the Northwest Pacific and followed a stable west-northwestward track, with no significant turns or recurvature. Beginning as a tropical depression at 08:00 on October 14 at (16°N, 132.4°E), it initially moved west and slightly north, with latitude fluctuating slightly between 16°N and 16.8°N while longitude steadily advanced westward. After October 16, as its intensity increased to typhoon strength, its movement gradually stabilized toward the west, with a slight northward trend. Notably, Elsie made no landfall and remained at sea throughout. It weakened into a tropical depression at 14:00 on October 22 at (18.7°N, 106.1°E), ending observations. Its long track extended from lng 132.4° to lng 106.1°, crossing a vast area of the Northwest Pacific with a smooth, continuous path.
Intensity evolution and historical comparison
Elsie的Intensity演变经历了快速增强, 巅峰维持及缓慢减弱三个阶段. formed初期仅为Tropical Depression, 但在48h内迅速加强, at 10月16日20时发展为Typhoon (40m/s, 960hPa) . 随后Go to 爆发式增强期, 10月17日20时已达Severe Typhoon级别, 并 at 10月18日20时达到peak intensity, 中心最低气压降至930hPa, max wind 达55m/s, 评定为Super Typhoon. 巅峰状态维持约24h后, 自10月19日20时起开始减弱, wind speed逐步回落至45m/s, 35m/s, 直至消散前降为Tropical Depression.
Compared with previous typhoons of the same name, the peak intensity of 1989 Elsie (930hPa) matched that of 1992 Elsie (930hPa) and was substantially stronger than 1988 Elsie (992hPa), which reached only severe tropical storm strength. However, 1989 Elsie was slightly less intense than 1981 Elsie (893hPa) and 1975 Elsie (900hPa) in extreme intensity. Nevertheless, it remained a typical system at severe typhoon strength or above, demonstrating the strong development potential of Northwest Pacific typhoons in autumn.
Typhoon Elsie routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 10-14 08:00 | 16°N
132.4°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | - |
| 10-14 20:00 | 16.8°N
131.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
990 hPa | NW |
| 10-15 08:00 | 16°N
130.9°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
990 hPa | S |
| 10-15 20:00 | 16.3°N
130.9°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
990 hPa | NW |
| 10-16 08:00 | 16.4°N
130.8°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
980 hPa | NW |
| 10-16 20:00 | 16.8°N
130°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
960 hPa | WNW |
| 10-17 08:00 | 17°N
128.8°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
960 hPa | W |
| 10-17 20:00 | 16.8°N
127.5°E | Severe Typhoon | 50 m/s
940 hPa | WSW |
| 10-18 08:00 | 16.2°N
126.3°E | Severe Typhoon | 50 m/s
940 hPa | WSW |
| 10-18 20:00 | 16.3°N
125.1°E | Super Typhoon | 55 m/s
930 hPa | WNW |
| 10-19 08:00 | 16.6°N
123.1°E | Super Typhoon | 55 m/s
930 hPa | W |
| 10-19 20:00 | 16.6°N
119.4°E | Severe Typhoon | 45 m/s
950 hPa | W |
| 10-20 08:00 | 17°N
117.2°E | Severe Typhoon | 45 m/s
950 hPa | W |
| 10-20 20:00 | 17.5°N
115°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
960 hPa | WNW |
| 10-21 08:00 | 17.6°N
112.7°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
960 hPa | W |
| 10-21 20:00 | 18.1°N
110.1°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
975 hPa | WNW |
| 10-22 08:00 | 18.5°N
107°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
990 hPa | W |
| 10-22 14:00 | 18.7°N
106.1°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
995 hPa | WNW |
Sampled rows shown; all 34 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Elsie is the 1989 Typhoon.
Typhoon Elsie's international code is 198929, is 1989's 29th Typhoon, international name ELSIE.
Where does the track data for Typhoon Elsie come from?
Path. Data sources: China Meteorological Administration Tropical Cyclone Best Track Dataset (CMA-STI); wind speed refers to 2-min sustained wind speed. Track points at intermediate times are encrypted based on original operational positioning data, while wind speed and pressure are interpolated using best-track anchor points.
What is the highest level of Typhoon Elsie?
Typhoon Elsie peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 55m/s, minimum central pressure 930 hPa.
Is the typhoon ElsieLandfall?
According to records, Typhoon Elsie is not in our coastal landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Elsie's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Elsie's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/198929.
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