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WESTERN PACIFIC · 1998 SEASON

Typhoon Zeb (1998)

Recorded track and intensity · 7 Oct 1998–20 Oct 1998

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
THE COMPLETE TRACKOpen in the explorer
ZEB: complete recorded track, 7 Oct 1998–20 Oct 1998Recorded track from 7 Oct 1998 to 20 Oct 1998. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.ASIA8 Oct, 00:00 UTC9 Oct, 00:00 UTC10 Oct, 00:00 UTC11 Oct, 00:00 UTC12 Oct, 00:00 UTC13 Oct, 00:00 UTC14 Oct, 00:00 UTC15 Oct, 00:00 UTC16 Oct, 00:00 UTC17 Oct, 00:00 UTC18 Oct, 00:00 UTC19 Oct, 00:00 UTC20 Oct, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 57 OCT20 OCT

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

13 Oct, 12:00 UTC
Wind speed 155 ktPressure 910 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa7 Oct11 Oct15 Oct20 Oct

Forward speed & ACE

13 Oct, 12:00 UTC
Forward speed 12 ktCumulative ACE 13.16 10⁴ kt²
0025155030kt10⁴ kt²7 Oct11 Oct15 Oct20 Oct

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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 wind155 kt

178 mph / 287 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure900 hPa

13 Oct 1998 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration12.25 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance9,100 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Zeb is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 1998 season. Its archived track begins on 7 Oct 1998, 18:00 UTC at 11.2°N, 151°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 13 Oct 1998, 00:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 155 knots (178 mph / 287 km/h), first recorded on 13 Oct 1998, 12:00 UTC at 16°N, 124.7°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 900 hPa on 13 Oct 1998, 18:00 UTC.

The full record spans 294 hours and approximately 9,100 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 50.8°N, 165.7°E on 20 Oct 1998, 00:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 17 Oct 1998, 21:00 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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