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Sep 16, 2009 4:25 pm US/Mountain

First Category 5 Of Season Is A 'Super Typhoon'

By Meteorologist Dave Aguilera

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DENVER (CBS4) ― The first Category 5 hurricane of 2009 is a "Super Typhoon."

The picture on the right is an awesome infrared satellite picture of Choi-wan, from the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning center.

This is the first Category 5 typhoon/hurricane of the season in the Pacific Ocean.

Super Typhoon is a term used by the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center for typhoons with sustained winds at least 150 miles per hour. That is the equivalent of a strong Category 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

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