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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2019 SEASON

Typhoon Halong (2019)

Recorded track and intensity · 1 Nov 2019–10 Nov 2019

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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HALONG: complete recorded track, 1 Nov 2019–10 Nov 2019Recorded track from 1 Nov 2019 to 10 Nov 2019. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.JAPAN2 Nov, 00:00 UTC3 Nov, 00:00 UTC4 Nov, 00:00 UTC5 Nov, 00:00 UTC6 Nov, 00:00 UTC7 Nov, 00:00 UTC8 Nov, 00:00 UTC9 Nov, 00:00 UTC10 Nov, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 51 NOV10 NOV

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

5 Nov, 15:00 UTC
Wind speed 165 ktPressure 888 hPa
0880909501801020kthPa1 Nov4 Nov7 Nov10 Nov

Forward speed & ACE

5 Nov, 15:00 UTC
Forward speed 5 ktCumulative ACE 9.98 10⁴ kt²
001512.53025kt10⁴ kt²1 Nov4 Nov7 Nov10 Nov

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind165 kt

190 mph / 306 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure888 hPa

5 Nov 2019 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration8.75 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance4,330 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Halong is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2019 season. Its archived track begins on 1 Nov 2019, 12:00 UTC at 9.6°N, 162.2°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 20 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 5 Nov 2019, 06:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 165 knots (190 mph / 306 km/h), first recorded on 5 Nov 2019, 15:00 UTC at 20.1°N, 150.7°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 888 hPa on 5 Nov 2019, 15:00 UTC.

The full record spans 210 hours and approximately 4,330 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 32.6°N, 170.2°E on 10 Nov 2019, 06:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 8 Nov 2019, 09:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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