Recent rapid intensification has positioned Typhoon Saudel as a Very Strong Typhoon with maximum sustained winds near 110 knots (205 km/h), supported by favorable warm waters and low shear during its west-northwestward track across the western Pacific. Official guidance from PAGASA, JMA, and JTWC indicates peak intensity near or above this threshold before an eyewall replacement cycle, reduced ocean heat content, and increasing northerly shear promote gradual weakening after 24–48 hours. Model consensus favors maintenance or slight strengthening into super typhoon range upon potential PAR entry on August 24, while limiting violent typhoon potential; traders assign overwhelming probability to the Very Strong category as the most likely peak outcome under current environmental conditions.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedHow strong will Tropical Storm Saudel get?
Very Strong Typhoon 86%
Violent Typhoon 14%
Typhoon 2.5%
Tropical Storm <1%
Tropical Storm
<1%
Severe Tropical Storm
<1%
Typhoon
2%
Very Strong Typhoon
86%
Violent Typhoon
14%
Very Strong Typhoon 86%
Violent Typhoon 14%
Typhoon 2.5%
Tropical Storm <1%
Tropical Storm
<1%
Severe Tropical Storm
<1%
Typhoon
2%
Very Strong Typhoon
86%
Violent Typhoon
14%
Resolution is by wind speed: take the highest 10-minute maximum sustained wind speed JMA reports for Saudel in any single advisory during its lifetime, and the market for the one category whose range contains that value resolves "Yes." The categories are defined solely by these inclusive knot ranges: Tropical Storm (34-47 kt), Severe Tropical Storm (48-63 kt), Typhoon (64-84 kt), Very Strong Typhoon (85-104 kt), and Violent Typhoon (105 kt or higher). These names label the wind-speed ranges; JMA's own strength wording need not appear in an advisory for a category to resolve. The peak must occur on or before the deadline, though the confirming JMA data may be published later.
Saudel is already a tropical storm, so its peak is at least "Tropical Storm". The wind speed in JMA's issued advisories is final and is not changed by any later reclassification or post-season best-track reanalysis. Where JMA advisory data is disputed, the values recorded by the Digital Typhoon database (National Institute of Informatics, Japan) for Typhoon 202618 (SAUDEL) are treated as conclusive evidence of what JMA reported. JMA is the primary and default resolution source.
Market Opened: Aug 20, 2026, 11:11 AM ET
Resolution Source
https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#contents=typhoon&lang=enResolver
0x69c47De9D...Resolution is by wind speed: take the highest 10-minute maximum sustained wind speed JMA reports for Saudel in any single advisory during its lifetime, and the market for the one category whose range contains that value resolves "Yes." The categories are defined solely by these inclusive knot ranges: Tropical Storm (34-47 kt), Severe Tropical Storm (48-63 kt), Typhoon (64-84 kt), Very Strong Typhoon (85-104 kt), and Violent Typhoon (105 kt or higher). These names label the wind-speed ranges; JMA's own strength wording need not appear in an advisory for a category to resolve. The peak must occur on or before the deadline, though the confirming JMA data may be published later.
Saudel is already a tropical storm, so its peak is at least "Tropical Storm". The wind speed in JMA's issued advisories is final and is not changed by any later reclassification or post-season best-track reanalysis. Where JMA advisory data is disputed, the values recorded by the Digital Typhoon database (National Institute of Informatics, Japan) for Typhoon 202618 (SAUDEL) are treated as conclusive evidence of what JMA reported. JMA is the primary and default resolution source.
Resolution Source
https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#contents=typhoon&lang=enResolver
0x69c47De9D...Recent rapid intensification has positioned Typhoon Saudel as a Very Strong Typhoon with maximum sustained winds near 110 knots (205 km/h), supported by favorable warm waters and low shear during its west-northwestward track across the western Pacific. Official guidance from PAGASA, JMA, and JTWC indicates peak intensity near or above this threshold before an eyewall replacement cycle, reduced ocean heat content, and increasing northerly shear promote gradual weakening after 24–48 hours. Model consensus favors maintenance or slight strengthening into super typhoon range upon potential PAR entry on August 24, while limiting violent typhoon potential; traders assign overwhelming probability to the Very Strong category as the most likely peak outcome under current environmental conditions.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated


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