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WESTERN PACIFIC · 1997 SEASON

Typhoon Nestor (1997)

Recorded track and intensity · 1 Jun 1997–16 Jun 1997

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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NESTOR: complete recorded track, 1 Jun 1997–16 Jun 1997Recorded track from 1 Jun 1997 to 16 Jun 1997. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.JAPANPHILIPPINESTAIWANPacific Ocean2 Jun, 00:00 UTC3 Jun, 00:00 UTC4 Jun, 00:00 UTC5 Jun, 00:00 UTC6 Jun, 00:00 UTC7 Jun, 00:00 UTC8 Jun, 00:00 UTC9 Jun, 00:00 UTC10 Jun, 00:00 UTC11 Jun, 00:00 UTC12 Jun, 00:00 UTC13 Jun, 00:00 UTC14 Jun, 00:00 UTC15 Jun, 00:00 UTC16 Jun, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 51 JUN16 JUN

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

10 Jun, 12:00 UTC
Wind speed 140 ktPressure 930 hPa
0920809701601020kthPa1 Jun6 Jun11 Jun16 Jun

Forward speed & ACE

10 Jun, 12:00 UTC
Forward speed 7 ktCumulative ACE 12.52 10⁴ kt²
0020154030kt10⁴ kt²1 Jun6 Jun11 Jun16 Jun

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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 wind140 kt

161 mph / 259 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure930 hPa

10 Jun 1997 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration15.25 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance8,400 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Nestor is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 1997 season. Its archived track begins on 1 Jun 1997, 06:00 UTC at 6°N, 171°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 15 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 10 Jun 1997, 09:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 140 knots (161 mph / 259 km/h), first recorded on 10 Jun 1997, 12:00 UTC at 18.3°N, 147.5°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 930 hPa on 10 Jun 1997, 06:00 UTC.

The full record spans 366 hours and approximately 8,400 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 42.1°N, 179.4°E on 16 Jun 1997, 12:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 14 Jun 1997, 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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