I have doubts that Nanmadol ever reached typhoon intensity. It may have been pretty close though, and it certainly has been more intense than a low end tropical storm. If Nanmadol did reach typhoon intensity, it was probably near 09Z, about the time of this F-18 pass. I'd go 60 kt myself at that moment, although I could be somewhat sympathetic to a 65 kt intensity estimate. Nanmadol's failure to continue holding that structure to the present moment gives me pause though (not to say it looks awful now, just
not as impressive). Like many other similar tropical cyclones, Nanmadol's small core has helped it change intensity fairly quickly.
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