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      Category 1 Typhoon

      Typhoon Ketsana

      Storm Activity: Sep 25, 2009 - Sep 30, 2009

      Peak Wind
      80 mph
      Lowest Pressure
      960 mb
      Duration
      6 days
      Last Position
      15.1 N 105 E

      Storm Track

      Sep 25 – Sep 30
      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
      80 mph
      Peak category
      Category 1
      Lowest pressure
      960 mb

      Sep 30 · 18:00 GMT -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression

      Storm Track Statistics

      Sep 30 18:00 GMT 15.1 105 -- 1,002 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 30 15:00 GMT 15.15 105.4 -- 1,001 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 30 12:00 GMT 15.2 105.9 -- 1,000 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 30 09:00 GMT 15.26 106.53 -- 999 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 30 06:00 GMT 15.3 107.1 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 30 03:00 GMT 15.31 107.42 -- 996 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 30 00:00 GMT 15.3 107.6 40 mph 994 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 29 21:00 GMT 15.3 107.75 45 mph 992 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 29 18:00 GMT 15.3 107.9 50 mph 990 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 29 15:00 GMT 15.29 108.14 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Sep 29 12:00 GMT 15.3 108.4 70 mph 980 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Sep 29 09:00 GMT 15.34 108.64 75 mph 972 mb Typhoon 1
      Sep 29 06:00 GMT 15.4 108.9 80 mph 965 mb Typhoon 1
      Sep 29 03:00 GMT 15.42 109.19 80 mph 962 mb Typhoon 1
      Sep 29 00:00 GMT 15.5 109.5 80 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Sep 28 21:00 GMT 15.76 109.83 80 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Sep 28 18:00 GMT 16 110.2 80 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Sep 28 15:00 GMT 16.05 110.64 80 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Sep 28 12:00 GMT 16 111.1 80 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Sep 28 09:00 GMT 15.9 111.5 80 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Sep 28 06:00 GMT 15.8 111.9 80 mph 960 mb Typhoon 1
      Sep 28 03:00 GMT 15.79 112.34 75 mph 965 mb Severe Tropical Storm 1
      Sep 28 00:00 GMT 15.8 112.8 70 mph 970 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Sep 27 21:00 GMT 15.76 113.26 70 mph 972 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Sep 27 18:00 GMT 15.7 113.7 70 mph 975 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Sep 27 15:00 GMT 15.67 114.09 65 mph 977 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Sep 27 12:00 GMT 15.6 114.5 65 mph 980 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Sep 27 09:00 GMT 15.39 114.99 60 mph 982 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Sep 27 06:00 GMT 15.2 115.5 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Sep 27 03:00 GMT 15.16 115.99 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Sep 27 00:00 GMT 15.2 116.5 60 mph 985 mb Severe Tropical Storm --
      Sep 26 21:00 GMT 15.24 117.04 55 mph 987 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 26 18:00 GMT 15.3 117.7 50 mph 990 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 26 15:00 GMT 15.38 118.56 50 mph 990 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 26 12:00 GMT 15.4 119.5 45 mph 990 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 26 09:00 GMT 15.26 120.4 45 mph 990 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 26 06:00 GMT 15.1 121.2 45 mph 990 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 26 03:00 GMT 15.09 121.83 45 mph 992 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 26 00:00 GMT 15.1 122.4 40 mph 994 mb Tropical Storm --
      Sep 25 21:00 GMT 15.01 123.02 -- 995 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 25 18:00 GMT 14.9 123.7 -- 996 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 25 15:00 GMT 14.82 124.49 -- 997 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 25 12:00 GMT 14.7 125.3 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 25 09:00 GMT 14.49 126.09 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 25 06:00 GMT 14.3 126.8 -- 998 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 25 03:00 GMT 14.22 127.39 -- 999 mb Tropical Depression --
      Sep 25 00:00 GMT 14.2 127.9 -- 1,000 mb Tropical Depression --

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