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      Category 1 Typhoon

      Typhoon Owen

      Storm Activity: Aug 9, 1989 - Aug 21, 1989

      Peak Wind
      85 mph
      Lowest Pressure
      960 mb
      Duration
      12 days
      Last Position
      61.5 N 176 E

      Storm Track

      Aug 9 – Aug 21
      Storm Category
      1. Tropical Depression < 39 mph
      2. Tropical Storm 39-73 mph
      3. Category 1 Peak 74-95 mph
      4. Category 2 96-110 mph
      5. Category 3 111-129 mph
      6. Category 4 130-156 mph
      7. Category 5 157+ mph

      Intensity

      Sustained wind at each observation
      Peak wind
      85 mph
      Peak category
      Category 1
      Lowest pressure
      960 mb

      Aug 21 · 12:00 GMT -- 996 mb Extratropical

      Storm Track Statistics
      Aug 21 12:00 GMT 61.5 176 -- 996 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 21 09:00 GMT 60.76 175.23 -- 996 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 21 06:00 GMT 60 174 -- 996 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 21 03:00 GMT 59.22 172.06 -- 998 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 21 00:00 GMT 58.5 170 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 20 21:00 GMT 58 168.29 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 20 18:00 GMT 57.5 167 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 20 15:00 GMT 56.82 166.52 -- 999 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 20 12:00 GMT 56 166 -- 998 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 20 09:00 GMT 55 164.56 -- 999 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 20 06:00 GMT 54 163 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 20 03:00 GMT 53.21 161.98 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 20 00:00 GMT 52.5 161 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 19 21:00 GMT 51.79 159.75 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 19 18:00 GMT 51 158.5 -- 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 19 15:00 GMT 50 157.46 -- 998 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 19 12:00 GMT 49 156.5 -- 996 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 19 09:00 GMT 48.24 155.44 -- 996 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 19 06:00 GMT 47.5 154.5 -- 996 mb Extratropical --
      Aug 19 03:00 GMT 46.59 153.91 -- 994 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 19 00:00 GMT 45.7 153.3 50 mph 992 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 18 21:00 GMT 44.96 152.32 50 mph 991 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 18 18:00 GMT 44.3 151.3 50 mph 990 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 18 15:00 GMT 43.7 150.49 55 mph 987 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 18 12:00 GMT 43.1 149.8 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 18 09:00 GMT 42.41 149.16 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 18 06:00 GMT 41.7 148.6 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 18 03:00 GMT 41.02 148.15 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 18 00:00 GMT 40.3 147.7 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 17 21:00 GMT 39.45 147.09 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 17 18:00 GMT 38.6 146.5 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 17 15:00 GMT 37.86 145.99 60 mph 982 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 17 12:00 GMT 37.2 145.7 65 mph 980 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 17 09:00 GMT 36.6 145.7 70 mph 980 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 17 06:00 GMT 35.8 145.6 75 mph 975 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 17 03:00 GMT 35.11 145.51 75 mph 975 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 17 00:00 GMT 34.5 145.5 75 mph 975 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 16 21:00 GMT 33.92 145.65 75 mph 975 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 16 18:00 GMT 33.4 145.9 75 mph 975 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 16 15:00 GMT 32.95 146.18 75 mph 975 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 16 12:00 GMT 32.5 146.5 75 mph 975 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 16 09:00 GMT 31.95 146.82 75 mph 975 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 16 06:00 GMT 31.4 147.2 75 mph 975 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 16 03:00 GMT 30.96 147.69 75 mph 972 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 16 00:00 GMT 30.5 148.2 80 mph 970 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 15 21:00 GMT 29.9 148.62 80 mph 967 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 15 18:00 GMT 29.3 149 80 mph 965 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 15 15:00 GMT 28.83 149.36 80 mph 965 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 15 12:00 GMT 28.4 149.7 80 mph 965 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 15 09:00 GMT 27.93 150.02 85 mph 962 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 15 06:00 GMT 27.4 150.3 85 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 15 03:00 GMT 26.76 150.54 85 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 15 00:00 GMT 26.1 150.8 85 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 14 21:00 GMT 25.56 151.16 85 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 14 18:00 GMT 25 151.5 85 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 14 15:00 GMT 24.33 151.74 85 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 14 12:00 GMT 23.6 151.9 85 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 14 09:00 GMT 22.84 152.05 85 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 14 06:00 GMT 22.1 152.1 85 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 14 03:00 GMT 21.43 152.05 85 mph 962 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 14 00:00 GMT 20.8 151.9 80 mph 965 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 13 21:00 GMT 20.16 151.67 75 mph 970 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 13 18:00 GMT 19.6 151.4 75 mph 975 mb Typhoon 1
      Aug 13 15:00 GMT 19.18 151.24 70 mph 977 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 13 12:00 GMT 18.9 151 70 mph 980 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 13 09:00 GMT 18.67 150.54 65 mph 982 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 13 06:00 GMT 18.6 150 65 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Aug 13 03:00 GMT 18.76 149.52 60 mph 988 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 13 00:00 GMT 19 149.1 50 mph 992 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 12 21:00 GMT 19.17 148.77 45 mph 995 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 12 18:00 GMT 19.3 148.5 40 mph 998 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 12 15:00 GMT 19.36 148.25 -- 999 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 12:00 GMT 19.4 148 -- 1,000 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 09:00 GMT 19.46 147.73 -- 1,001 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 06:00 GMT 19.5 147.4 -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 03:00 GMT 19.54 146.99 -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 12 00:00 GMT 19.5 146.5 -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 21:00 GMT 19.35 145.96 -- 1,003 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 18:00 GMT 19.1 145.4 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 15:00 GMT 18.83 144.89 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 12:00 GMT 18.5 144.4 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 09:00 GMT 18.11 143.93 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 06:00 GMT 17.7 143.5 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 03:00 GMT 17.31 143.12 -- 1,005 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 11 00:00 GMT 16.9 142.8 -- 1,006 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 21:00 GMT 16.46 142.54 -- 1,005 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 18:00 GMT 16 142.3 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 15:00 GMT 15.55 142.05 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 12:00 GMT 15.1 141.8 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 09:00 GMT 14.66 141.57 -- 1,003 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 06:00 GMT 14.2 141.3 -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 03:00 GMT 13.72 140.96 -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 10 00:00 GMT 13.2 140.6 -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 9 21:00 GMT 12.6 140.17 -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 9 18:00 GMT 12 140 -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 9 15:00 GMT 11.41 140.31 -- 1,003 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 9 12:00 GMT 11 141 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 9 09:00 GMT 10.91 141.94 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 9 06:00 GMT 11 143 -- 1,004 mb Tropical Depression --

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