This year's No. 15 typhoon "Bravan" has strengthened into a typhoon, but unfortunately the path is slightly norther, and the nearby US military base in Guam has escaped the typhoon. Typhoon "Bravan" may continue to strengthen in the future

This year's No. 15 typhoon "Bravan" has strengthened into a typhoon, but unfortunately the path is slightly norther, and the nearby US military base in Guam has escaped the typhoon.

Typhoon "Bravan" may continue to strengthen into a super typhoon of category 17 or higher in the future, and the cloud cluster near "Bravan" is very large, and has the potential to develop into a "wind king".

202315 Bravan

Grade: Typhoon

English name: Bolaven

International number: 2315

Name origin: Laos

Name meaning: The name of the plateau in southern Laos (Bravan Plateau), this is the fifth use of the name "Bravan".

Typhoon Blavan No. 15 formed in the northwest Pacific Ocean on the afternoon of October 7, 2023.

October 10, 20 o'clock

Central Location: 15.10° N, 145.20° E

Minimum air pressure in the center: 970 hPa

Maximum wind near the center: (35 m/s), category 12 (typhoon)

7 wind circle radius: 250~300 km

Class 10 wind circle radius: 60~100 km

Location: Located approximately 60 km southwest of Saipan, Guam

It is expected that "Bravan" will move rapidly north-west at a speed of 25-25 kilometers per hour, gradually increasing in intensity. It is expected to strengthen to the level of a super typhoon of category 17, or become the "wind king" of this year.

Due to the fast speed, "Bravan" has passed Saipan and gradually moved away, and the nearby island of Guam was lucky enough not to be hit by a typhoon.

Guam covers an area of 549 square kilometers, the capital is Agania, the US Navy Air Force Base accounts for about 1/3 of the entire area of Guam, Guam is the most important military base of the US military in the western Pacific.

Not every time so lucky, this year's No. 2 typhoon "Mawa" hit the US military base in Guam head-on. The expensive large anti-missile radar on the island was "uprooted", the outer cover of the large antenna was directly "shattered into slag", and many military facilities were "destroyed".

Source: Typhoon Path

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