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Babs (1998, Western North Pacific)
Lowest pressure940 hPa
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Peak wind85 kt (44 m/s)10-min
Duration18.2 days1998-10-11 – 1998-10-30
Strength rank in 19982 / 16by lowest pressure
All-time rank468 / 19431951–2025
Peak wind over time (kt)
Central pressure over time (hPa)
Compared with other 1998 storms (lowest pressure)
900 hPa
940 hPa
955 hPa
955 hPa
960 hPa
965 hPa
970 hPa
Bar length = depth below 1013 hPa (longer = stronger).
6-hourly track (UTC)
| Time | Lat | Lon | Wind kt | hPa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-10-11 18:00 | 12.1 | 149.2 | – | – |
| 1998-10-12 00:00 | 12.5 | 148.3 | – | – |
| 1998-10-12 06:00 | 12.5 | 147.1 | – | – |
| 1998-10-12 12:00 | 12.2 | 145.9 | – | – |
| 1998-10-12 18:00 | 11.9 | 144.9 | – | – |
| 1998-10-13 00:00 | 11.6 | 143.8 | – | – |
| 1998-10-13 06:00 | 11.6 | 142.9 | – | – |
| 1998-10-13 12:00 | 11.6 | 142.0 | – | – |
| 1998-10-13 18:00 | 11.7 | 140.9 | – | – |
| 1998-10-14 00:00 | 11.7 | 139.7 | – | – |
| 1998-10-14 06:00 | 11.5 | 138.7 | – | 1,004 |
| 1998-10-14 12:00 | 11.3 | 137.8 | – | 1,004 |
| 1998-10-14 18:00 | 11.5 | 136.9 | – | 1,000 |
| 1998-10-15 00:00 | 11.7 | 136.1 | 35 | 998 |
| 1998-10-15 06:00 | 11.9 | 135.2 | 35 | 998 |
| 1998-10-15 12:00 | 11.9 | 134.3 | 35 | 996 |
| 1998-10-15 18:00 | 12.0 | 133.3 | 35 | 996 |
| 1998-10-16 00:00 | 11.9 | 132.6 | 35 | 996 |
| 1998-10-16 06:00 | 12.0 | 132.2 | 35 | 996 |
| 1998-10-16 12:00 | 12.0 | 131.9 | 35 | 998 |
| 1998-10-16 18:00 | 12.0 | 131.6 | 35 | 998 |
| 1998-10-17 00:00 | 11.9 | 131.4 | 35 | 998 |
| 1998-10-17 06:00 | 11.9 | 131.1 | 35 | 998 |
| 1998-10-17 12:00 | 11.8 | 130.6 | 35 | 998 |
| 1998-10-17 18:00 | 11.7 | 130.3 | 35 | 998 |
| 1998-10-18 00:00 | 11.5 | 130.1 | 35 | 998 |
| 1998-10-18 06:00 | 11.3 | 129.9 | 35 | 998 |
| 1998-10-18 12:00 | 11.0 | 129.8 | 40 | 994 |
| 1998-10-18 18:00 | 10.8 | 129.8 | 45 | 992 |
| 1998-10-19 00:00 | 10.7 | 129.7 | 55 | 985 |
| 1998-10-19 06:00 | 10.7 | 129.6 | 55 | 985 |
| 1998-10-19 12:00 | 10.8 | 129.4 | 60 | 980 |
| 1998-10-19 18:00 | 11.1 | 128.9 | 65 | 975 |
| 1998-10-20 00:00 | 11.4 | 128.2 | 75 | 965 |
| 1998-10-20 06:00 | 11.8 | 127.7 | 80 | 950 |
| 1998-10-20 12:00 | 12.2 | 127.2 | 85 | 940 |
| 1998-10-20 18:00 | 12.7 | 126.4 | 85 | 940 |
| 1998-10-21 00:00 | 13.1 | 125.6 | 85 | 940 |
| 1998-10-21 06:00 | 13.4 | 125.0 | 85 | 940 |
| 1998-10-21 12:00 | 13.7 | 124.3 | 85 | 945 |
| 1998-10-21 18:00 | 13.9 | 123.6 | 80 | 950 |
| 1998-10-22 00:00 | 14.2 | 123.2 | 75 | 955 |
| 1998-10-22 06:00 | 14.6 | 122.6 | 70 | 960 |
| 1998-10-22 12:00 | 15.0 | 122.0 | 70 | 965 |
| 1998-10-22 18:00 | 15.5 | 121.3 | 65 | 970 |
| 1998-10-23 00:00 | 16.1 | 120.3 | 60 | 970 |
| 1998-10-23 06:00 | 16.5 | 119.5 | 60 | 970 |
| 1998-10-23 12:00 | 16.7 | 118.9 | 65 | 970 |
| 1998-10-23 18:00 | 17.0 | 118.3 | 65 | 970 |
| 1998-10-24 00:00 | 17.4 | 117.7 | 70 | 970 |
| 1998-10-24 06:00 | 17.8 | 117.1 | 70 | 970 |
| 1998-10-24 12:00 | 18.2 | 116.6 | 75 | 965 |
| 1998-10-24 18:00 | 18.7 | 116.2 | 75 | 965 |
| 1998-10-25 00:00 | 19.1 | 116.0 | 70 | 965 |
| 1998-10-25 06:00 | 19.7 | 115.9 | 70 | 965 |
| 1998-10-25 12:00 | 20.2 | 115.9 | 70 | 965 |
| 1998-10-25 18:00 | 20.7 | 116.1 | 70 | 965 |
| 1998-10-26 00:00 | 21.2 | 116.3 | 65 | 970 |
| 1998-10-26 06:00 | 21.8 | 116.7 | 60 | 975 |
| 1998-10-26 12:00 | 22.4 | 117.2 | 60 | 975 |
| 1998-10-26 18:00 | 22.9 | 117.5 | 55 | 980 |
| 1998-10-27 00:00 | 23.3 | 117.9 | 45 | 990 |
| 1998-10-27 06:00 | 23.7 | 118.2 | 35 | 998 |
| 1998-10-27 12:00 | 24.0 | 118.5 | – | 1,004 |
| 1998-10-27 18:00 | 25.0 | 120.5 | – | 1,012 |
| 1998-10-28 00:00 | 26.3 | 122.6 | – | 1,012 |
| 1998-10-28 06:00 | 27.9 | 125.3 | – | 1,012 |
| 1998-10-28 12:00 | 28.8 | 127.4 | – | 1,012 |
| 1998-10-28 18:00 | 29.8 | 129.6 | – | 1,012 |
| 1998-10-29 00:00 | 30.0 | 132.7 | – | 1,012 |
| 1998-10-29 06:00 | 30.1 | 135.4 | – | 1,012 |
| 1998-10-29 12:00 | 30.4 | 137.1 | – | 1,012 |
| 1998-10-29 18:00 | 30.6 | 138.0 | – | 1,014 |
| 1998-10-30 00:00 | 30.8 | 138.9 | – | 1,014 |
Winds are RSMC Tokyo (JMA) 10-minute sustained winds and central pressure (winds recorded from 1977).