Tropical Depression 27W has intensified into Tropical Storm WASHI (1121)… WASHI is slowly strengthening… Satellite appearance of the storm has improved noticeably… Convective bands wraps more than 0.75 on log10 spiral closely into the circulation centre… Upper level outflow remains good… … Continue reading
Tropical Depression 27W has formed southeast of Yap… It’s moving to the west at around 6N 143E… Maximum sustained wind speed around the centre is estimated to be 45 km/h (25 kt)… A region of deep convection has developed over … Continue reading
Surface observation and satellite analysis suggest that 94W is now a Tropical Depression (26W by PGTW)… Convection has increased but easterly shear is still pushing the convection to the west… There is a poleward outflow channel… and vertical shear is decreasing… Slight … Continue reading
Tropical Disturbance 94W over the South China Sea remains weak… Although the low level circulation centre is well-defined, convection is disorganized and displaced to the south… 94W is expected to move west-southwest in the next couple of days… Significant development … Continue reading
IR 2011-09-03 1332Z (from NRL) TALAS is moving to the north over Okayama as a minimal Severe Tropical Storm (STS)… TALAS made its first landfall on Kochi this morning… Heavy rain will continue to affect central Japan in the coming … Continue reading
NANMADOL exited Luzon in the afternoon… It’s moving slowly northwest across the Luzon Strait… near Calayan Island now… The storm has weakened into a Severe Typhoon… with winds of around 165 km/h (85 kt) near the centre… The “eye” is … Continue reading
SeTY NANMADOL has intensified significantly to a 195 km/h ( 105 kt) Super Typhoon (SuTY)… NANMADOL is about to make landfall on or pass very close to Cagayan Province of the Philippines… within the next few hours… At 3am (19Z), Tuguegarao … Continue reading
Typhoon NANMADOL has intensified into a Severe Typhoon (SeTY) … with sustained winds up to 150 km/h (80 kt) near the centre… NANMADOL is moving to the west slowly… Weak ridging and possible reaction with Luzon’s landscape may lead to … Continue reading
Luckily… there is no significant tropical systems when I’m busy…
TD 10W has strengthened into Tropical Storm (TS) NOCK-TEN… the eighth named storm in 2011… Max sustained wind speed near its centre is about 85 km/h (45 kt)… NOCK-TEN is moving west-northwest… It is now passing close to Camarines Norte … Continue reading
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