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1988 Typhoon BILL (1988218N21128)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1988218N21128
Start Aug 4 18Z
Landfall Aug 7 18Z
Max Intensity 68 kt (Aug 7 12Z), 970 mb (Aug 7 18Z)
End Aug 9 12Z
ATCF IDs ,WP081988
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 TOKYO WIND TOKYO PRES CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO WIND HKO PRES TD9636 WIND
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts kts mb kts mb kts mb kts
WP 1988-08-04 18:00:00 TS 21.00 128.10 1002 1002 19 1002
WP 21:00:00 TS 21.26 128.07 1002 21 1002
WP 1988-08-05 00:00:00 TS 21.57 128.29 1002 25 1002 23 1002 25
WP 03:00:00 TS 21.87 128.37 25 1002 26 1001 25
WP 06:00:00 TS 22.22 128.48 1002 25 1002 29 1000 25
WP 09:00:00 TS 22.63 128.57 25 1002 29 1000 25
WP 12:00:00 TS 23.03 128.60 1002 25 1002 29 1000 25
WP 15:00:00 TS 23.43 128.66 25 1001 29 1000 25
WP 18:00:00 TS 23.83 128.69 1000 25 1000 29 1000 25
WP 21:00:00 TS 24.20 128.62 25 999 29 999 25
WP 1988-08-06 00:00:00 TS 24.51 128.48 35 998 25 35 998 29 998 25 1000 25
WP 03:00:00 TS 24.77 128.38 25 35 997 29 998 25 1000 25
WP 06:00:00 TS 25.01 128.26 35 996 25 35 996 29 998 25 1000 25
WP 09:00:00 TS 25.31 128.14 25 35 995 29 998 27 999 25
WP 12:00:00 TS 25.66 127.88 35 994 25 35 994 29 998 30 998 25
WP 15:00:00 TS 26.07 127.42 27 40 994 33 996 32 996 27
WP 18:00:00 TS 26.53 126.82 45 994 30 45 994 38 994 35 995 30
WP 21:00:00 TS 26.99 126.18 32 45 992 38 992 40 992 32
WP 1988-08-07 00:00:00 TS 27.46 125.52 45 990 35 45 990 38 990 45 990 35
WP 03:00:00 TS 27.91 124.91 40 45 987 48 987 47 987 37
WP 06:00:00 TS 28.33 124.28 45 985 45 45 985 58 985 50 985 40
WP 09:00:00 TS 28.68 123.63 45 45 985 63 982 50 985 42
WP 12:00:00 TS 29.00 122.88 45 985 45 45 985 68 980 50 985 45
WP 15:00:00 TS 29.33 121.97 42 42 985 68 975 55 982 41
WP 18:00:00 TS 29.69 121.04 40 985 40 40 985 68 970 60 980 37
WP 21:00:00 TS 30.09 120.21 35 40 988 68 977 57 983 33
WP 1988-08-08 00:00:00 TS 30.47 119.43 40 992 30 40 992 68 985 55 987 30
WP 03:00:00 TS 30.77 118.62 37 994 68 987 50 986
WP 06:00:00 TS 31.03 117.83 35 996 35 996 68 990 45 985
WP 09:00:00 TS 31.20 117.11 35 996 58 990 40 987
WP 12:00:00 TS 31.33 116.40 35 996 35 996 48 990 35 990
WP 15:00:00 TS 31.53 115.60 997 43 992 35 990
WP 18:00:00 TS 31.70 114.87 998 998 38 995 35 990
WP 21:00:00 TS 31.77 114.32 999 38 996 32 992
WP 1988-08-09 00:00:00 TS 31.80 113.88 1000 1000 38 998 30 995
WP 03:00:00 TS 31.85 113.43 1000 33 999 30 995
WP 06:00:00 TS 31.91 112.96 1000 1000 29 1000 30 995
WP 09:00:00 TS 31.99 112.49 1000 26 1001
WP 12:00:00 TS 32.10 111.95 1000 1000 23 1002

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp081988.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=36877:BILL:8809
CMA CH1988BST.txt:Storm=11:Bill
HKO tc-besttrack-data-current.txt:Line=19358:BILL
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-003:Line=31380
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 WIND USA SSHS 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 TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north degrees east kts 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb nmile nmile 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east kts kts degrees
1988 WP MM 1988-08-04 18:00:00 TS 21.00 128.10 1002 tokyo 673 673 _OO___________ -5 21.00 128.00 2 1002 0 0 0 21.00 128.20 0 19 1002 5 356
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 21.26 128.07 687 687 _PP___________ -5 21.26 127.99 2 1002 0 0 21.26 128.16 0 21 1002 6 17
1988 WP MM 1988-08-05 00:00:00 TS 21.57 128.29 1002 tokyo 721 720 OOO_______O___ jtwc_wp WP081988 21.80 129.00 25 -1 21.50 128.00 2 1002 0 0 0 21.50 128.10 1 23 1002 21.80 129.00 1 25 7 24
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 21.87 128.37 724 715 PPP_______P___ WP081988 22.15 129.07 25 -1 21.72 128.04 2 1002 0 0 21.73 128.03 1 26 1001 22.16 129.00 1 25 7 15
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 22.22 128.48 1002 tokyo 720 708 OOO_______P___ jtwc_wp WP081988 22.50 129.10 25 -1 22.00 128.10 2 1002 0 0 0 22.00 128.00 1 29 1000 22.52 129.00 1 25 8 14
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 22.63 128.57 714 701 PPP_______P___ WP081988 22.85 129.06 25 -1 22.41 128.14 2 1002 0 0 22.37 128.08 1 29 1000 22.87 129.00 1 25 8 8
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 23.03 128.60 1002 tokyo 701 693 OOO_______O___ jtwc_wp WP081988 23.20 129.00 25 -1 22.90 128.20 2 1002 0 0 0 22.80 128.20 1 29 1000 23.20 129.00 1 25 8 6
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 23.43 128.66 701 691 PPP_______P___ WP081988 23.56 129.01 25 -1 23.40 128.38 2 1001 0 0 23.25 128.27 1 29 1000 23.51 128.99 1 25 8 6
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 23.83 128.69 1000 tokyo 691 672 OOO_______P___ jtwc_wp WP081988 23.90 129.00 25 -1 23.90 128.50 2 1000 0 0 0 23.70 128.30 1 29 1000 23.81 128.97 1 25 8 358
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 24.20 128.62 672 658 PPP_______P___ WP081988 24.16 128.92 25 -1 24.40 128.38 2 999 0 0 24.13 128.27 1 29 999 24.10 128.91 1 25 7 344
1988 WP MM 1988-08-06 00:00:00 TS 24.51 128.48 35 998 tokyo 658 645 OOOO______O___ jtwc_wp WP081988 24.40 128.80 25 -1 24.80 128.20 3 35 998 0 9 125 125 0 24.50 128.20 1 29 998 24.30 128.20 TD 25 1000 24.40 128.80 1 25 6 339
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 24.77 128.38 645 634 PPPP______P___ WP081988 24.68 128.68 25 -1 25.04 128.14 3 35 997 0 9 125 102 24.75 128.11 1 29 998 24.53 128.21 TD 25 1000 24.70 128.68 1 25 5 339
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 25.01 128.26 35 996 tokyo 634 614 OOOO______P___ jtwc_wp WP081988 25.00 128.50 25 -1 25.20 128.10 3 35 996 0 4 125 80 0 25.00 128.00 1 29 998 24.80 128.20 TD 25 1000 25.01 128.51 1 25 6 338
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 25.31 128.14 614 596 PPPP______P___ WP081988 25.33 128.24 25 -1 25.30 128.09 3 35 995 0 4 125 80 25.38 127.97 1 29 998 25.16 128.12 TD 27 999 25.34 128.25 1 25 7 332
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 25.66 127.88 35 994 tokyo 597 552 OOOO______O___ jtwc_wp WP081988 25.70 127.90 25 -1 25.50 127.90 3 35 994 0 4 125 80 0 25.80 127.80 1 29 998 25.60 127.90 TD 30 998 25.70 127.90 1 25 10 320
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 26.07 127.42 555 514 PPPP______P___ WP081988 26.08 127.51 27 -1 25.95 127.33 3 40 994 0 4 125 102 26.14 127.33 1 33 996 26.09 127.48 TD 32 996 26.10 127.45 1 27 13 312
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 26.53 126.82 45 994 tokyo 508 475 OOOO______P___ jtwc_wp WP081988 26.50 127.00 30 -1 26.50 126.60 3 45 994 0 9 125 125 0 26.50 126.70 2 38 994 26.60 126.90 TS 35 995 26.53 126.90 1 30 14 310
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 26.99 126.18 475 405 PPPP______P___ WP081988 26.95 126.34 32 -1 27.00 125.98 3 45 992 0 9 125 125 26.98 126.05 2 38 992 27.06 126.27 TS 40 992 26.97 126.27 1 32 15 309
1988 WP MM 1988-08-07 00:00:00 TS 27.46 125.52 45 990 tokyo 391 317 OOOO______O___ jtwc_wp WP081988 27.40 125.60 35 0 27.50 125.40 3 45 990 0 9 125 125 0 27.50 125.40 2 38 990 27.50 125.60 TS 45 990 27.40 125.60 2 35 15 309
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 27.91 124.91 317 245 PPPP______P___ WP081988 27.81 124.91 40 0 28.04 124.91 3 45 987 0 9 125 125 28.03 124.84 2 48 987 27.91 124.96 TS 47 987 27.78 124.93 2 37 14 308
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 28.33 124.28 45 985 tokyo 245 174 OOOO______P___ jtwc_wp WP081988 28.20 124.20 45 0 28.50 124.40 3 45 985 0 9 125 125 0 28.50 124.30 3 58 985 28.30 124.30 STS 50 985 28.14 124.22 2 40 14 304
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 28.68 123.63 165 90 PPPP______P___ WP081988 28.55 123.47 45 0 28.79 123.77 3 45 985 0 9 125 125 28.83 123.77 3 63 982 28.71 123.64 STS 50 985 28.51 123.48 2 42 14 299
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 29.00 122.88 45 985 tokyo 90 9 OOOO______O___ jtwc_wp WP081988 28.90 122.70 45 0 29.00 123.00 3 45 985 0 9 125 125 0 29.10 123.10 4 68 980 29.10 122.90 STS 50 985 28.90 122.70 2 45 16 294
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 29.33 121.97 9 0 PPPP______P___ WP081988 29.28 121.86 42 0 29.21 122.07 3 42 985 0 9 107 107 29.39 122.07 4 68 975 29.47 121.96 STS 55 982 29.32 121.90 2 41 17 293
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 29.69 121.04 40 985 tokyo 0 0 OOOO______P___ jtwc_wp WP081988 29.70 121.00 40 0 29.50 121.10 3 40 985 0 9 90 90 0 29.70 121.00 4 68 970 29.80 121.00 STS 60 980 29.77 121.08 2 37 17 296
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 30.09 120.21 0 0 PPPP______P___ WP081988 30.18 120.19 35 0 29.98 120.23 3 40 988 0 9 75 75 30.05 120.21 4 68 977 30.11 120.18 STS 57 983 30.23 120.25 2 33 16 299
1988 WP MM 1988-08-08 00:00:00 TS 30.47 119.43 40 992 tokyo 0 0 OOOO______O___ jtwc_wp WP081988 30.70 119.40 30 -1 30.50 119.40 3 40 992 0 9 60 60 0 30.40 119.50 4 68 985 30.40 119.40 STS 55 987 30.70 119.40 1 30 15 296
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 30.77 118.62 0 0 _PPP__________ WP081988 -5 30.89 118.56 3 37 994 0 9 50 50 30.74 118.71 4 68 987 30.67 118.59 STS 50 986 1 15 292
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 31.03 117.83 35 996 tokyo 0 0 _OOO__________ -5 31.20 117.80 3 35 996 0 9 40 40 0 31.00 117.90 4 68 990 30.90 117.80 TS 45 985 1 14 288
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 31.20 117.11 0 0 _PPP__________ -5 31.42 117.20 3 35 996 0 9 35 35 31.11 117.09 4 58 990 31.06 117.04 TS 40 987 1 13 284
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 31.33 116.40 35 996 tokyo 0 0 _OOO__________ -5 31.60 116.60 3 35 996 0 9 30 30 0 31.20 116.30 3 48 990 31.20 116.30 TS 35 990 13 284
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 31.53 115.60 0 0 _PPP__________ -5 31.83 115.79 3 997 0 9 31.42 115.50 3 43 992 31.35 115.52 TS 35 990 14 286
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 31.70 114.87 998 tokyo 0 0 _OOO__________ -5 32.00 115.00 2 998 0 0 0 31.60 114.80 2 38 995 31.50 114.80 TS 35 990 11 282
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 31.77 114.32 0 0 _PPP__________ -5 32.03 114.45 2 999 0 0 31.61 114.30 2 38 996 31.66 114.21 TS 32 992 8 277
1988 WP MM 1988-08-09 00:00:00 TS 31.80 113.88 1000 tokyo 0 0 _OOO__________ -5 32.00 114.00 2 1000 0 0 0 31.60 113.90 2 38 998 31.80 113.70 TD 30 995 8 276
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 31.85 113.43 0 0 _PPP__________ -5 32.00 113.50 2 1000 0 0 31.67 113.46 2 33 999 31.91 113.20 TD 30 995 8 278
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 31.91 112.96 1000 tokyo 0 0 _OOO__________ -5 32.00 113.00 2 1000 0 0 0 31.80 113.00 1 29 1000 32.00 112.70 TD 30 995 8 280
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 31.99 112.49 0 0 _PP___________ -5 32.00 112.50 2 1000 0 0 31.99 112.47 1 26 1001 TD 9 282
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 32.10 111.95 1000 tokyo 0 _OO___________ -5 32.00 112.00 2 1000 0 0 0 32.20 111.90 1 23 1002 9 283