The tropical disturbance that would become Typhoon Linda (30W) formed within an area of convection east of the Philippine Islands near 10 N 130 E on 26 October 1997. Typhoon Linda (30W) crossed the Gulf of Thailand on 4 November 1997. Linda reached typhoon intensity shortly after entering the Gulf of Thailand. The cyclone turned northwestward following steering from the subtropical Ridge (TMD,1997). Consequently the storm surge that was seen along the shoreline north of the standing point was due to the strong onshore wind, piling up the water mass (Kanbua,2005)