Recent rapid intensification of Typhoon Saudel, driven by warm sea surface temperatures and favorable atmospheric conditions in the western Pacific, has produced maximum sustained winds near 110-125 mph according to official JTWC and JMA estimates. Satellite observations confirm robust convective structure with hot tower activity, supporting trader consensus for a Very Strong Typhoon peak at 93% implied probability. Model guidance shows limited further strengthening before an eyewall replacement cycle and gradual weakening begin. Realistic challenges include unexpected increases in vertical wind shear or cooler ocean waters that could cap intensity below Very Strong Typhoon thresholds, though current data favor the higher outcome.
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 93%
Violent Typhoon 4.8%
Typhoon 1.9%
Tropical Storm <1%
Tropical Storm
<1%
Severe Tropical Storm
<1%
Typhoon
2%
Very Strong Typhoon
93%
Violent Typhoon
5%
Very Strong Typhoon 93%
Violent Typhoon 4.8%
Typhoon 1.9%
Tropical Storm <1%
Tropical Storm
<1%
Severe Tropical Storm
<1%
Typhoon
2%
Very Strong Typhoon
93%
Violent Typhoon
5%
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 of Typhoon Saudel, driven by warm sea surface temperatures and favorable atmospheric conditions in the western Pacific, has produced maximum sustained winds near 110-125 mph according to official JTWC and JMA estimates. Satellite observations confirm robust convective structure with hot tower activity, supporting trader consensus for a Very Strong Typhoon peak at 93% implied probability. Model guidance shows limited further strengthening before an eyewall replacement cycle and gradual weakening begin. Realistic challenges include unexpected increases in vertical wind shear or cooler ocean waters that could cap intensity below Very Strong Typhoon thresholds, though current data favor the higher outcome.
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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