icane ▁Sc ale ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁span . ▁The ▁J MA ▁also ▁upgrad ed ▁Els ie ▁to ▁a ▁ty ph oon , ▁though ▁they ▁reported ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁grad ual ▁rate ▁of ▁intens ification . ▁After ▁strength ening ▁further ▁to ▁Category ▁ 4 ▁intensity , ▁maximum ▁wind s ▁le ve led ▁out ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁October   1 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁October   1 8 , ▁another ▁period ▁of ▁intens ification ▁took ▁place ▁as ▁the ▁storm ▁ne ared ▁the ▁northern ▁Philippines . ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁day , ▁Els ie ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁a ▁super ▁ty ph oon , ▁a ▁storm ▁with ▁wind s ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 4 0   km / h ▁( 1 5 0   m ph ). ▁H ours ▁before ▁making ▁land fall ▁in ▁Lu zon , ▁the ▁storm ▁att ained ▁its ▁peak ▁intensity ▁as ▁a ▁Category ▁ 5 ▁super ▁ty ph oon ▁with ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 2 6 0   km / h ▁( 1 6 0   m ph ) ▁and ▁a ▁bar ometric ▁pressure ▁of ▁ 8 9 8   h Pa ▁( m bar ). ▁The ▁peak ▁intensity ▁of ▁Els ie ▁was ▁ass essed ▁by ▁the ▁J MA ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁They ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁ty ph oon ▁att ained ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 7 5   km / h ▁( 1 1 5   m ph ▁ 1 0 - min ute ▁sust ained ) ▁and ▁a ▁minimum ▁pressure ▁of ▁ 9 1