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Fritz (1997, Western North Pacific)

Lowest pressure980 hPa
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Peak wind55 kt (28 m/s)10-min
Duration9.5 days1997-09-17 – 1997-09-27
Strength rank in 199721 / 28by lowest pressure
All-time rank1223 / 19431951–2025

Peak wind over time (kt)

wind55353509-23 12h09-24 18h09-25 18h

Central pressure over time (hPa)

pressure101098009-21 06h09-24 06h09-27 00h

Compared with other 1997 storms (lowest pressure)

Bar length = depth below 1013 hPa (longer = stronger).

6-hourly track (UTC)

TimeLatLonWind kthPa
1997-09-17 12:0013.0114.0––
1997-09-17 18:0013.3114.3––
1997-09-18 00:0013.6114.0––
1997-09-18 06:0013.7113.6––
1997-09-18 12:0013.6113.2––
1997-09-18 18:0013.4112.8––
1997-09-19 00:0013.2112.5––
1997-09-19 06:0013.0112.2––
1997-09-19 12:0012.8111.9––
1997-09-19 18:0012.5111.6––
1997-09-20 00:0012.4111.3––
1997-09-20 06:0012.3111.0––
1997-09-20 12:0012.5110.7––
1997-09-20 18:0012.7110.4––
1997-09-21 00:0013.1110.2––
1997-09-21 06:0013.8109.9–1,006
1997-09-21 12:0014.5109.8–1,006
1997-09-21 18:0014.9110.0–1,006
1997-09-22 00:0015.2110.4–1,006
1997-09-22 06:0015.3110.7–1,006
1997-09-22 12:0015.5110.9–1,006
1997-09-22 18:0015.6111.0–1,004
1997-09-23 00:0015.6111.1–1,002
1997-09-23 06:0015.8111.1–1,000
1997-09-23 12:0015.8111.235998
1997-09-23 18:0015.8111.135998
1997-09-24 00:0015.8110.940994
1997-09-24 06:0015.8110.445990
1997-09-24 12:0015.8109.850985
1997-09-24 18:0015.8109.355980
1997-09-25 00:0015.8108.855980
1997-09-25 06:0015.7108.245990
1997-09-25 12:0015.5107.435996
1997-09-25 18:0015.3106.4351,000
1997-09-26 00:0015.2105.9–1,006
1997-09-26 06:0015.5105.8–1,006
1997-09-26 12:0015.7105.8–1,008
1997-09-26 18:0015.5105.6–1,008
1997-09-27 00:0015.2105.5–1,010

Winds are RSMC Tokyo (JMA) 10-minute sustained winds and central pressure (winds recorded from 1977).