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2008 Severe Tropical Storm MEKKHALA (2008272N15113)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 2008272N15113
Start Sep 27 18Z
Landfall Sep 30 03Z
Max Intensity 55 kt (Sep 29 18Z), 982 mb (Sep 29 18Z)
End Sep 30 18Z
ATCF IDs ,WP202008
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

Map of storm track

Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES USA WIND USA PRES TOKYO WIND TOKYO PRES CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO WIND HKO PRES
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts kts 1 kts 1 kts kts
WP 2008-09-27 18:00:00 MX 14.60 112.90 1000 15 1010 1000 29 1000
WP 21:00:00 MX 14.60 112.80 18 1005 1000 29 1000
WP 2008-09-28 00:00:00 MX 14.50 112.70 1000 20 1000 1000 29 1000
WP 03:00:00 MX 14.50 112.60 20 1004 999 29 999
WP 06:00:00 MX 14.60 112.60 998 20 1007 998 29 998 25 1000
WP 09:00:00 MX 15.00 112.60 20 1007 997 29 997 28 998
WP 12:00:00 MX 15.30 112.40 996 20 1001 996 29 996 30 995
WP 15:00:00 MX 15.50 112.20 23 1000 995 29 995 30 995
WP 18:00:00 TS 15.80 111.90 994 25 998 994 29 994 30 994
WP 21:00:00 TS 16.00 111.70 28 998 993 32 993 33 992
WP 2008-09-29 00:00:00 TS 16.30 111.40 35 992 30 997 35 992 34 992 35 990
WP 03:00:00 TS 16.50 110.90 35 995 38 992 36 992 38 989
WP 06:00:00 TS 16.70 110.50 40 992 40 993 40 992 38 992 40 988
WP 09:00:00 TS 16.90 110.00 43 991 40 992 41 991 43 987
WP 12:00:00 TS 17.10 109.40 40 992 45 989 40 992 44 990 45 985
WP 15:00:00 TS 17.30 108.70 50 986 43 991 44 990 45 985
WP 18:00:00 TS 17.40 108.10 45 990 55 982 45 990 44 990 45 985
WP 21:00:00 TS 17.40 107.50 55 982 45 990 44 990 45 985
WP 2008-09-30 00:00:00 TS 17.40 107.00 45 990 55 982 45 990 44 990 45 985
WP 03:00:00 TS 17.70 106.20 48 988 40 994 39 994 43 989
WP 06:00:00 TS 18.10 105.30 35 998 40 993 35 998 34 998 40 992
WP 09:00:00 TS 18.60 104.20 1001 32 1000 35 996
WP 12:00:00 TS 19.00 102.90 1004 1004 29 1002 30 1000
WP 15:00:00 TS 19.30 101.90 28 1002
WP 18:00:00 TS 19.50 100.90 25 1004

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp202008.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=57658:MEKKHALA:816
CMA CH2008BST.txt:Storm=18:Mekkhala
HKO tc-besttrack-data-current.txt:Line=33349:MEKKHALA
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824
TD9636
TD9635
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA STATUS USA WIND USA PRES USA SSHS USA R34 USA R50 USA POCI USA ROCI USA RMW TOKYO LAT TOKYO LON TOKYO GRADE TOKYO WIND TOKYO PRES TOKYO R50_DIR TOKYO R30_DIR TOKYO R30_LONG TOKYO R30_SHORT TOKYO LAND CMA LAT CMA LON CMA CAT CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO LAT HKO LON HKO CAT HKO WIND HKO PRES STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north kts mb 1 nmile nmile mb nmile nmile degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb nmile nmile nmile 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east
2008 WP MM 2008-09-27 18:00:00 MX 14.60 112.90 1000 tokyo 396 385 OOO____________ jtwc_wp WP202008 15.40 112.90 DB 15 1010 -3 1008 150 45 14.40 112.90 2 1000 0 0 0 14.00 112.90 1 29 1000 3 260
2008 WP MM 21:00:00 MX 14.60 112.80 385 372 PPP____________ WP202008 15.10 112.80 DB 18 1005 -3 1008 150 45 14.50 112.70 2 1000 0 0 14.10 112.80 1 29 1000 2 255
2008 WP MM 2008-09-28 00:00:00 MX 14.50 112.70 1000 tokyo 372 362 OOO____________ jtwc_wp WP202008 14.80 112.70 DB 20 1000 -3 1008 150 45 14.60 112.60 2 1000 0 0 0 14.20 112.70 1 29 1000 2 235
2008 WP MM 03:00:00 MX 14.50 112.60 362 362 PPP____________ WP202008 14.40 112.70 DB 20 1004 -3 1008 150 45 14.70 112.50 2 999 0 0 14.30 112.60 1 29 999 1 310
2008 WP MM 06:00:00 MX 14.60 112.60 998 tokyo 364 364 OOOO___________ jtwc_wp WP202008 14.50 112.90 DB 20 1007 -3 1008 150 45 14.80 112.40 2 998 0 0 0 14.50 112.50 1 29 998 14.40 112.70 TD 25 1000 5 0
2008 WP MM 09:00:00 MX 15.00 112.60 376 359 VPPP___________ jtwc_wp WP202008 15.40 113.30 DB 20 1007 -3 1008 150 45 14.90 112.30 2 997 0 0 14.80 112.40 1 29 997 14.60 112.40 TD 28 998 7 345
2008 WP MM 12:00:00 MX 15.30 112.40 996 tokyo 360 342 OOOO___________ jtwc_wp WP202008 15.90 113.00 DB 20 1001 -3 1008 150 45 15.10 112.20 2 996 0 0 0 15.10 112.20 1 29 996 14.80 112.10 TD 30 995 7 320
2008 WP MM 15:00:00 MX 15.50 112.20 344 320 PPPP___________ WP202008 16.10 112.60 DB 23 1000 -3 1006 165 45 15.30 112.00 2 995 0 0 15.40 112.10 1 29 995 15.10 112.00 TD 30 995 7 320
2008 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 15.80 111.90 994 tokyo 324 313 OOOO___________ jtwc_wp WP202008 16.20 112.10 TD 25 998 -1 1004 180 45 15.60 111.80 2 994 0 0 0 15.70 111.90 1 29 994 15.50 111.90 TD 30 994 7 320
2008 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 16.00 111.70 313 278 PPPP___________ WP202008 16.30 111.60 TD 28 998 -1 1004 180 45 15.90 111.60 2 993 0 0 16.00 111.80 1 32 993 15.90 111.70 TD 33 992 7 315
2008 WP MM 2008-09-29 00:00:00 TS 16.30 111.40 35 992 tokyo 278 235 OOOO___________ jtwc_wp WP202008 16.40 111.20 TD 30 997 -1 1004 180 45 16.20 111.40 3 35 992 0 9 80 80 0 16.30 111.50 2 34 992 16.20 111.40 TS 35 990 9 305
2008 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 16.50 110.90 228 188 PPPP___________ WP202008 16.50 110.80 TD 35 995 0 25,25,25,25 1004 180 45 16.50 111.00 3 38 992 0 9 80 80 16.50 111.10 2 36 992 16.50 111.00 TS 38 989 10 295
2008 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 16.70 110.50 40 992 tokyo 188 148 OOOO___________ jtwc_wp WP202008 16.70 110.30 TS 40 993 0 50,50,50,50 1004 180 45 16.80 110.50 3 40 992 0 9 80 80 0 16.60 110.50 2 38 992 16.80 110.50 TS 40 988 10 295
2008 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 16.90 110.00 148 123 PPPP___________ WP202008 17.00 109.80 TS 43 991 0 53,53,53,53 1004 180 45 17.00 110.00 3 40 992 0 9 90 80 16.80 109.90 2 41 991 17.00 110.10 TS 43 987 11 290
2008 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 17.10 109.40 40 992 tokyo 123 113 OOOO___________ jtwc_wp WP202008 17.20 109.30 TS 45 989 0 55,55,55,55 1004 180 45 17.10 109.40 3 40 992 0 8 100 80 0 17.10 109.30 2 44 990 17.10 109.60 TS 45 985 12 285
2008 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 17.30 108.70 127 94 PPPP___________ WP202008 17.30 108.70 TS 50 986 0 65,60,60,65 7,7,7,7 1005 185 17.20 108.70 3 43 991 0 8 105 80 17.30 108.70 2 44 990 17.30 108.90 TS 45 985 13 280
2008 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 17.40 108.10 45 990 tokyo 104 62 OOOO___________ jtwc_wp WP202008 17.40 108.10 TS 55 982 0 75,65,65,75 15,15,15,15 1005 190 17.20 108.00 3 45 990 0 8 110 80 0 17.40 108.10 2 44 990 17.40 108.10 TS 45 985 12 275
2008 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 17.40 107.50 54 24 PPPP___________ WP202008 17.50 107.50 TS 55 982 0 75,63,63,70 15,15,15,15 1005 190 17.20 107.50 3 45 990 0 8 110 80 17.40 107.60 2 44 990 17.40 107.60 TS 45 985 11 275
2008 WP MM 2008-09-30 00:00:00 TS 17.40 107.00 45 990 tokyo 24 0 OOOO___________ jtwc_wp WP202008 17.60 106.80 TS 55 982 0 75,60,60,65 15,15,15,15 1005 190 17.30 107.00 3 45 990 0 8 110 80 0 17.50 107.00 2 44 990 17.40 107.00 TS 45 985 13 285
2008 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 17.70 106.20 0 0 PPPP___________ WP202008 17.70 105.90 TS 48 988 0 75,60,60,65 17.60 106.40 3 40 994 0 8 105 65 17.70 106.30 2 39 994 17.70 106.20 TS 43 989 17 290
2008 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 18.10 105.30 35 998 tokyo 0 0 OOOO___________ jtwc_wp WP202008 17.80 105.00 TS 40 993 0 75,60,60,65 18.00 105.50 3 35 998 0 1 100 50 0 18.00 105.30 2 34 998 18.20 105.30 TS 40 992 22 295
2008 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 18.60 104.20 0 0 _PPP___________ WP202008 TS -5 18.50 104.30 3 1001 0 1 18.50 104.00 2 32 1000 18.60 104.20 TS 35 996 25 295
2008 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 19.00 102.90 1004 tokyo 0 0 _OOO___________ -5 19.00 103.00 2 1004 0 0 0 19.10 102.60 1 29 1002 19.00 103.00 TD 30 1000 23 290
2008 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 19.30 101.90 0 0 ___P___________ -5 2 0 0 1 19.30 101.90 TD 28 1002 20 285
2008 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 19.50 100.90 0 ___O___________ -5 19.50 100.90 TD 25 1004 20 285