First Typhoon Forms in the Western Pacific: Record Broken

Tropical Typhoon Nepartak marks the first named storm of the 2016 typhoon season

July 3, 2016July 3, 2016 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment typhoon nepartak

A tropical depression near Guam is expected to intensify to typhoon strength. Nepartak is the first named tropical storm of 2016 after a record spell of 201 days since the last typhoon left the region December 15, 2015.

The previous record for typhoon-free days stood at 198, and was reached in 1973 and again in 1998.

0000UTC 03 July 2016
Center Location　8.9N　145.2E
Movement ENE 15km/hr
Minimum Pressure 998 hpa
Maximum Wind Speed 18 m/s
Gust 25 m/s
Radius of 15m/s 80km

Tropical Typhoon Nepartak — Tropical Typhoon Nepartak marks the first named storm of the 2016 typhoon season

Satellite image of tropic cyclone Nepartak

potential track area of Nepartak — Tropical Typhoon Nepartak July 3, 2016

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