Intensity (ten-minute mean)
蘇拉 Saola
- Peak wind
- 194km/h
- Lowest pressure
- 920hPa
- Closest approach
- about 40km south-east
- Warnings and signals
- Hurricane Signal No. 10
- Mean peak, reference stations
- 79.2km/h
- Waglan Island
- not recorded
These reference values come from station measurements, not replay-model estimates. Averaging periods follow the original case reports and are not directly comparable with the replay’s ten-minute model estimates. Station surroundings can also produce large differences in readings.
Skirted the coast just south of the Pearl River Estuary at super typhoon strength — a small circulation carrying extreme winds.
Satellite image 30 Aug 2023 · VIIRS
Track timeline
Track timeline- 157 km/h955 hPa
- 194 km/h920 hPa
- 194 km/h920 hPa
- 176 km/h940 hPa
- 111 km/h980 hPa
- —1000 hPa
Full track
Full trackA best track is after-the-fact reanalysis, not what was forecast at the time. All times UTC+8.
| Time | Position | Pressure | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 08:00 | 18.5°N 123.5°E | 955 hPa | 157 km/h |
| 29 Aug 14:00 | 18.9°N 123.1°E | 950 hPa | 167 km/h |
| 29 Aug 20:00 | 19.3°N 122.7°E | 940 hPa | 176 km/h |
| 30 Aug 02:00 | 19.9°N 121.9°E | 935 hPa | 185 km/h |
| 30 Aug 08:00 | 20.1°N 121.0°E | 920 hPa | 194 km/h |
| 30 Aug 14:00 | 20.4°N 120.3°E | 920 hPa | 194 km/h |
| 30 Aug 20:00 | 20.7°N 119.6°E | 920 hPa | 194 km/h |
| 31 Aug 02:00 | 20.9°N 118.7°E | 920 hPa | 194 km/h |
| 31 Aug 08:00 | 21.1°N 118.2°E | 920 hPa | 194 km/h |
| 31 Aug 14:00 | 21.2°N 117.8°E | 920 hPa | 194 km/h |
| 31 Aug 20:00 | 21.5°N 117.3°E | 935 hPa | 185 km/h |
| 1 Sept 02:00 | 21.6°N 116.8°E | 940 hPa | 176 km/h |
| 1 Sept 08:00 | 21.9°N 116.2°E | 940 hPa | 176 km/h |
| 1 Sept 14:00 | 22.0°N 115.4°E | 940 hPa | 176 km/h |
| 1 Sept 20:00 | 22.0°N 114.4°E | 950 hPa | 157 km/h |
| 2 Sept 02:00 | 22.0°N 113.4°E | 970 hPa | 130 km/h |
| 2 Sept 08:00 | 21.7°N 112.7°E | 980 hPa | 111 km/h |
| 2 Sept 14:00 | 21.7°N 111.9°E | 990 hPa | 93 km/h |
| 2 Sept 20:00 | 21.7°N 111.1°E | 996 hPa | 65 km/h |
| 3 Sept 02:00 | 21.6°N 110.5°E | 998 hPa | — |
| 3 Sept 08:00 | 21.4°N 109.7°E | 1000 hPa | — |
Further reading
- What an ensemble forecast is, and what it is not
A spray of tracks is a statement about uncertainty, not a menu of outcomes.
- Hong Kong's typhoon signals, explained
What each of the five levels means in wind speed, and why the No. 8 comes in four directions.
- Why a storm to the south brings easterly winds
Cyclones spin anticlockwise north of the equator, so the wind where you stand depends on which side of the storm you are on.