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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Forrest (1983)
16 September 1983 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Forrest formed in the Western Pacific basin on 16 September 1983 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 885 hPa. It made landfall in Japan. It is the 79th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 16 September 1983
- Dissipated
- 30 September 1983
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 885 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan107 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Abby269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Marge269 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Wayne250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Orchid232 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Vera167 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Kim74 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth