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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2018 SEASON

Typhoon Yutu (2018)

Recorded track and intensity · 20 Oct 2018–3 Nov 2018

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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YUTU: complete recorded track, 20 Oct 2018–3 Nov 2018Recorded track from 20 Oct 2018 to 3 Nov 2018. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.PHILIPPINESTAIWAN21 Oct, 00:00 UTC22 Oct, 00:00 UTC23 Oct, 00:00 UTC24 Oct, 00:00 UTC25 Oct, 00:00 UTC26 Oct, 00:00 UTC27 Oct, 00:00 UTC28 Oct, 00:00 UTC29 Oct, 00:00 UTC30 Oct, 00:00 UTC31 Oct, 00:00 UTC1 Nov, 00:00 UTC2 Nov, 00:00 UTC3 Nov, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 520 OCT3 NOV

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

24 Oct, 12:00 UTC
Wind speed 150 ktPressure 905 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa20 Oct25 Oct29 Oct3 Nov

Forward speed & ACE

24 Oct, 12:00 UTC
Forward speed 11 ktCumulative ACE 9.94 10⁴ kt²
001027.52055kt10⁴ kt²20 Oct25 Oct29 Oct3 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 wind150 kt

173 mph / 278 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure904 hPa

24 Oct 2018 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration13.5 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance5,500 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Yutu is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2018 season. Its archived track begins on 20 Oct 2018, 18:00 UTC at 8.3°N, 160.8°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 24 Oct 2018, 03:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 150 knots (173 mph / 278 km/h), first recorded on 24 Oct 2018, 12:00 UTC at 14.7°N, 146.2°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 904 hPa on 24 Oct 2018, 18:00 UTC.

The full record spans 324 hours and approximately 5,500 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 19.6°N, 115.4°E on 3 Nov 2018, 06:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 2 Nov 2018, 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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