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Early on September 22, an [[Fix (position)|aircraft fix]] located Vera 175 km (110 mi) north-northeast of [[Saipan]]. Throughout the course of the day, periodic reconnaissance flights into the storm indicated that Vera had begun to [[rapid deepening|rapidly intensify]]. By 1800 UTC later that day, data analysis concluded that the tropical cyclone had reached [[tropical cyclone scales|typhoon]] intensity.<ref name=ATCR /> Rapid intensification continued into the following day, as the typhoon's [[maximum sustained wind]]s and [[barometric pressure]] quickly rose and fell, respectively.<ref name=IBTrACS /> Concurrently, Vera's size grew to a point at which it spanned 250 km (155 mi) across.<ref name=Retrospective /> At 0600 UTC the following day, Vera achieved its minimum estimated barometric pressure at 895 [[bar (unit)|mbar]] ([[pascal (unit)|hPa]]; 26.43 [[inches of mercury|inHg]]). This indicated a 75 mbar (hPa; 2.22 inHg) pressure drop in the preceding 24 hours.<ref name=IBTrACS /> Upon reaching its minimum pressure, Vera was estimated to have attained winds equivalent to a [[Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 5|Category 5]] – the highest classification possible on the modern-day [[Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale]].<ref name=IBTrACS /><ref name=SSHS>{{cite web | title=Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale | url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php | publisher=United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service | access-date=2 January 2014 | author=National Hurricane Center | location=[[Miami, Florida]] | date=May 24, 2013}}</ref> The typhoon's winds continued to increase before peaking at 1200 UTC on September 23, when reconnaissance aircraft reported maximum sustained winds of 305 km/h (190 mph).<ref name=ATCR /><ref name=Retrospective /> Upon peaking in wind speed, Vera was located 645 km (400 mi) northeast of Guam.<ref name=ATCR /> The tropical cyclone's ability to quickly intensify was attributed to conducive [[atmospheric circulation|atmospheric divergence]] and highly sustainable [[sea surface temperature]]s.<ref name=Retrospective/>
Vera only maintained peak intensity for roughly twelve hours, but still remained a powerful tropical cyclone.<ref name=IBTrACS /> With very little change in strength, the typhoon tracked northwestward throughout September 24. Due to the influence of a nearby [[high-pressure area]], Vera began to gradually curve and rapidly accelerate northward towards Japan. At 0900 UTC on September 26, Vera made its first [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] on [[Honshu]], just west of [[Shionomisaki Lighthouse|Shionomisaki]].<ref name=ATCR /> At the time, the typhoon had maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mph), equivalent to a [[Saffir-Simpson Scale|Category 5
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