TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2009

Infra-red satellite imagery at 2 a.m. on 16 September 2009 of Super Typhoon Choi-Wan (0914) at peak intensity.

Figure 2.3 Infra-red satellite imagery at 2 a.m. on 16 September 2009 of Super Typhoon Choi-Wan (0914) at peak intensity. Choi-Wan, one of the most intense tropical cyclone in 2009, was centred over the western North Pacific about 520 km north of Guam with a maximum sustained winds of about 210 km/h and a minimum sea-level pressure of about 910 hPa at that time.