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      Hurricane and Tropical Cyclones
      Category 3 Typhoon

      Typhoon Nelson

      Storm Activity: Sep 30, 1988 - Oct 12, 1988

      Peak Wind
      115 mph
      Lowest Pressure
      915 mb
      Duration
      12 days
      Last Position
      49 N 180 E

      Storm Track

      Sep 30 – Oct 12
      Storm Category
      1. Tropical Depression < 39 mph
      2. Tropical Storm 39-73 mph
      3. Category 1 74-95 mph
      4. Category 2 96-110 mph
      5. Category 3 Peak 111-129 mph
      6. Category 4 130-156 mph
      7. Category 5 157+ mph

      Intensity

      Sustained wind at each observation
      Peak wind
      115 mph
      Peak category
      Category 3
      Lowest pressure
      915 mb

      Oct 12 · 18:00 GMT -- 992 mb Extratropical

      Storm Track Statistics
      Oct 12 18:00 GMT 49 180 -- 992 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 12 15:00 GMT 49 178.9 -- 990 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 12 12:00 GMT 49 178 -- 988 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 12 09:00 GMT 49 177.43 -- 986 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 12 06:00 GMT 49 177 -- 984 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 12 03:00 GMT 49 176.5 -- 984 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 12 00:00 GMT 49 176 -- 984 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 11 21:00 GMT 49 175.46 -- 982 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 11 18:00 GMT 49 175 -- 980 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 11 15:00 GMT 49 174.71 -- 978 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 11 12:00 GMT 49 174.5 -- 976 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 11 09:00 GMT 49.08 174.21 -- 974 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 11 06:00 GMT 49 174 -- 972 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 11 03:00 GMT 48.57 173.96 -- 971 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 11 00:00 GMT 48 174 -- 970 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 10 21:00 GMT 47.5 174 -- 970 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 10 18:00 GMT 47 174 -- 970 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 10 15:00 GMT 46.57 174.08 -- 971 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 10 12:00 GMT 46 174 -- 972 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 10 09:00 GMT 45.14 173.81 -- 976 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 10 06:00 GMT 44 173 -- 980 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 10 03:00 GMT 42.57 171.37 -- 984 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 10 00:00 GMT 41 169 -- 988 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 9 21:00 GMT 39.35 166.13 -- 989 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 9 18:00 GMT 38 163 -- 990 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 9 15:00 GMT 37.35 159.95 -- 991 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 9 12:00 GMT 37 157 -- 992 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 9 09:00 GMT 36.49 154.43 -- 991 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 9 06:00 GMT 36 152 -- 990 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 9 03:00 GMT 35.55 149.41 -- 987 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Oct 9 00:00 GMT 35 147 65 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Oct 8 21:00 GMT 34.19 144.95 70 mph 977 mb Typhoon --
      Oct 8 18:00 GMT 33.4 143.3 75 mph 970 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 8 15:00 GMT 32.9 142.02 75 mph 967 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 8 12:00 GMT 32.5 140.9 80 mph 965 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 8 09:00 GMT 32.02 139.62 85 mph 962 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 8 06:00 GMT 31.5 138.4 85 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 8 03:00 GMT 30.95 137.33 90 mph 957 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 8 00:00 GMT 30.4 136.4 90 mph 955 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 7 21:00 GMT 29.88 135.6 90 mph 955 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 7 18:00 GMT 29.4 134.9 90 mph 955 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 7 15:00 GMT 29 134.24 90 mph 952 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 7 12:00 GMT 28.6 133.6 90 mph 950 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 7 09:00 GMT 28.11 132.9 90 mph 950 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 7 06:00 GMT 27.6 132.2 90 mph 950 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 7 03:00 GMT 27.09 131.54 90 mph 950 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 7 00:00 GMT 26.6 130.9 90 mph 950 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 6 21:00 GMT 26.12 130.28 90 mph 950 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 6 18:00 GMT 25.7 129.7 90 mph 950 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 6 15:00 GMT 25.37 129.18 95 mph 950 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 6 12:00 GMT 25.1 128.7 100 mph 950 mb Typhoon 2
      Oct 6 09:00 GMT 24.85 128.26 100 mph 947 mb Typhoon 2
      Oct 6 06:00 GMT 24.6 127.8 100 mph 945 mb Typhoon 2
      Oct 6 03:00 GMT 24.31 127.24 100 mph 942 mb Typhoon 2
      Oct 6 00:00 GMT 24 126.7 105 mph 940 mb Typhoon 2
      Oct 5 21:00 GMT 23.72 126.27 105 mph 935 mb Typhoon 2
      Oct 5 18:00 GMT 23.4 125.9 110 mph 930 mb Typhoon 2
      Oct 5 15:00 GMT 22.95 125.55 110 mph 927 mb Typhoon 3
      Oct 5 12:00 GMT 22.5 125.2 115 mph 925 mb Typhoon 3
      Oct 5 09:00 GMT 22.17 124.76 115 mph 922 mb Typhoon 3
      Oct 5 06:00 GMT 21.9 124.4 115 mph 920 mb Typhoon 3
      Oct 5 03:00 GMT 21.65 124.28 115 mph 917 mb Typhoon 3
      Oct 5 00:00 GMT 21.4 124.3 115 mph 915 mb Typhoon 3
      Oct 4 21:00 GMT 21.12 124.32 115 mph 915 mb Typhoon 3
      Oct 4 18:00 GMT 20.8 124.4 115 mph 915 mb Typhoon 3
      Oct 4 15:00 GMT 20.45 124.52 115 mph 915 mb Typhoon 3
      Oct 4 12:00 GMT 20.1 124.7 115 mph 915 mb Typhoon 3
      Oct 4 09:00 GMT 19.83 124.92 110 mph 915 mb Typhoon 3
      Oct 4 06:00 GMT 19.5 125.2 110 mph 915 mb Typhoon 2
      Oct 4 03:00 GMT 18.97 125.54 105 mph 920 mb Typhoon 2
      Oct 4 00:00 GMT 18.4 125.9 105 mph 925 mb Typhoon 2
      Oct 3 21:00 GMT 17.92 126.18 100 mph 932 mb Typhoon 2
      Oct 3 18:00 GMT 17.5 126.5 90 mph 940 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 3 15:00 GMT 17.14 126.97 90 mph 945 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 3 12:00 GMT 16.8 127.5 85 mph 950 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 3 09:00 GMT 16.46 128 85 mph 955 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 3 06:00 GMT 16.1 128.5 80 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Oct 3 03:00 GMT 15.67 128.98 75 mph 965 mb Severe Tropical Storm 1
      Oct 3 00:00 GMT 15.3 129.5 70 mph 970 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Oct 2 21:00 GMT 15.14 130.14 65 mph 975 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Oct 2 18:00 GMT 15 130.8 65 mph 980 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Oct 2 15:00 GMT 14.66 131.37 60 mph 982 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Oct 2 12:00 GMT 14.3 131.9 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Oct 2 09:00 GMT 14.08 132.4 55 mph 987 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 2 06:00 GMT 13.9 132.9 50 mph 990 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 2 03:00 GMT 13.69 133.45 50 mph 991 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 2 00:00 GMT 13.5 134 50 mph 992 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 1 21:00 GMT 13.33 134.51 50 mph 994 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 1 18:00 GMT 13.2 135 45 mph 996 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 1 15:00 GMT 13.11 135.5 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Oct 1 12:00 GMT 13 136 -- 1,000 mb Tropical Depression --
      Oct 1 09:00 GMT 12.77 136.5 -- 1,000 mb Tropical Depression --
      Oct 1 06:00 GMT 12.5 137 -- 1,000 mb Tropical Depression --
      Oct 1 03:00 GMT 12.25 137.5 -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression --
      Oct 1 00:00 GMT 12 138 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 30 21:00 GMT 11.75 138.5 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 30 18:00 GMT 11.5 139 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --

      Learn more about Typhoon Nelson and the 1988 Western Pacific hurricane season in our hurricane archive.

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