2020 Pacific typhoon season
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The 2020 Pacific typhoon season is an ongoing event of which when typhoons form in the Pacific Ocean. The season lasts all year, although most tropical cyclones form between May and October.
Season summary
The first few months of 2020 were extremely quiet, with no tropical systems developing between the months of January and April, due to the El Nino oscillation showing neutral behaviour. On May 10, the season saw its first tropical system with the development of Typhoon Vongfong (Ambo) making it the sixth-latest starting season on record, as well as the latest since 2016. Two days later, the system strengthened to the first official named tropical storm of the season.
List of storms
Typhoon Vongfong
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A low-pressure area near Micronesia slowly organized over the course of a few hours, and developed into a tropical depression seen after. It became the first tropical cyclone to be formed in 2020 in the Pacific, and PAGASA named it Ambo. Favourable sea temperatures, low wind shear and excellent vertical outflow made the system intensify into a tropical storm, then the JMA named it "Vongfong".
Less than a day later, when convection started to rapidly organize around the storm's center, and a well-defined rain band at the northwest side of the storm, JTWC upgraded it to a typhoon. Vongfong made landfall on Samar Island at approximately 12 PM Philippines Time.
Current Storm Information
As of 09:00 UTC May 14, Typhoon Vongfong (Ambo) is located near 12.2°N 125.0°E, also about 289 nautical miles (535 km; 335 mi) east-southeast of Manila, Philippines. Maximum 10-minute sustained winds are at 85 knots (155 km/h; 100 mph), while maximum 1-minute sustained winds are at 100 knots (185 km/h; 115 mph), with gusts up to 120 knots (220 km/h; 140 mph). The minimum central pressure is 965 hPa (28.50 inHg), and the system is moving westward at a mild 15 km/h.
Watches and Warnings
| Signal #3 Winds of 121–170 km/h, (74–105 mph) are expected to occur within 18 hours. |
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