Tuesday, August 31, 2010

TYphoon Kompasu & Tropical Storm Lionrock gains more strength..TS Namtheum expected to absorbed by the strong cyclone...93w and 93c closely monitored


Typhoon Kompasu (Glenda/08W)
  • 26.2N 128.5E
  • 83.34 km. East-Southeast of Kadena AB, Japan
  • currently moving northwestward @ 26 kph
  • maximum sustained winds: 176 kph
  • gustiness winds: 213 kph
  • Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale: Category 2
  • maximum sea wave height: 18 feet
  • minimum sea level pressure: 952 MB
  • heading towards East China Sea
Tropical Storm Lionrock (Florita/07W)
  • 20.4N 117.7E
  • 361.14 km. Southwest of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • currently moving East-Northeastward @ 04 kph
  • maximum sustained winds: 93 kph
  • gustiness winds: 120 kph
  • Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale: Tropical Storm
  • maximum sea wave height: 18 feet
  • minimum sea level pressure: 985 MB
  • heading towards Southwestern Taiwan
Tropical Storm Namtheun (09W)
  • 25.3N 120.1E
  • 148.16 km. West of Taipei, Taiwan
  • currently moving West-Southwestward @ 13 kph
  • maximum sustained winds: 65 kph
  • gustiness winds: 83 kph
  • Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale: Tropical Storm
  • maximum sea wave height: 10 feet
  • minimum sea level pressure: 996 MB
  • heading towards Taiwan Strait
Tropical Disturbance 93C
  • 9.9N 170.5E
  • 324.1 km. East-Northeast of Kwajalein Atoll
  • maximum sustained winds: 19 kph
  • gustiness winds: 28 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1007 MB
* already raised by the Japan Meteorological Agency as Tropical Depression
* already passed the International Date Line


Tropical Disturbance 93W
  • 9.1N 145.9E
  • 509.3 km. South-Southeast of Guam
  • maximum sustained winds: 19 kph
  • gustiness winds: 28 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1009 MB

Monday, August 30, 2010

Western Pacific now becoming active as Typhoon Kompasu, Tropical Storm Lionrock, Tropical Depression 09W and Tropical Disturbance 93w develops



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Typhoon Kompasu (Glenda/08W)
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  • 23.3N 131.8E
  • 509.3 km Southeast of Okinawa, Japan
  • currently moving northwestward @ 09 kph
  • maximum sustained winds: 120 kph
  • gustiness winds: 148 kph
  • Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale: Category 1
  • maximum sea wave height: 16 feet
  • minimum sea level pressure: 974 MB
  • heading towards Ryukyus-Okinawa, Japan area
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Tropical Storm Lionrock (Florita/07W)
  • 21.1N 116.9E
  • 305.58 km East-Southeast of Hong Kong
  • currently moving North-Northeastward @ 04 kph
  • maximum sustained winds: 83 kph
  • gustiness winds: 102 kph
  • Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale: Tropical Storm
  • maximum sea wave height: 15 feet
  • minimum sea level pressure: 989 MB
  • heading towards Eastern Guandong
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Tropical Depression 09W
  • 26.0N 122.9E
  • 166.68 km Northeast of Taipei, Taiwan
  • currently moving westward@ 06 kph
  • maximum sustained winds: 46 kph
  • gustiness winds: 65 kph
  • Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale: Tropical Depression
  • maximum sea wave height: 08 feet
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1002 MB
  • heading towards Northern Taiwan-Eastern Coast of China area

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Tropical Storm Lionrock heading towards Hong Kong area, Tropical Storm 08w rapidly gaining more strength as it moves Northwestward, 92w develops


TROPICAL STORM LIONROCK/07w
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  • 19.6N 116.5E
  • 379 km Southeast of Hong Kong
  • currently moving northward @ 09 kph
  • maximum sustained winds: 65 kph
  • gustiness winds: 83 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 996 MB
  • maximum sea wave height: 13 feet
  • heading towards Hong Kong-Guandong area

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TROPICAL STORM 08W
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  • 20.7N 126.2E
  • 1064 km Southeast of Okinawa, Japan
  • currently moving northwestward @ 32 kph
  • maximum sustained winds: 74 kph
  • gustiness winds: 93 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure:
  • maximum sea wave height: 11 feet
  • heading towards Kadena Is., Japan -Shanghai, China area (Eastern coast of China)
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TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 92W
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  • 24.8N 124.9E
  • 352 km East of Taipei, Taiwan
  • maximum sustained winds: 28 kph
  • gustiness winds: 37 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1006 MB

Tropical Depression 07w threatens Eastern Guandong including Hong Kong area...98w over Guam


Tropical Depression 07W (FLORITA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • 18.9N 116.8E
  • 405 km WNW of Laoag City
  • maximum sustained winds: 56 kph
  • gustiness winds: 74 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1000 MB
  • currently moving NW @ 20 kph
  • towards Eastern Guandong-Southern China area
Tropical Depression 07W is anticipated to track NNW-NW direction heading Southern China area including Hong Kong area. It will become Tropical Storm early tomorrow morning packing the wind speed of 65 kph. It is expected also to make it's final landfall over the Eastern Guandong early Monday and dissipates over land due to mountainous terrain.
______________________________________________________________________ Tropical Disturbance 98W
  • 17.6N 139.2E
  • 1,800km East of Northern Luzon
  • maximum sustained winds: 30 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1010 MB
  • moving NNW @ 26kph

Friday, August 27, 2010

Tropical Depression 07W moving away from the country


Tropical Depression 07W (FLORITA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum /Gustiness Wind Speed By Different Agency:
  • Joint Typhoon Warning Center: 46 kph-65 kph
  • Japan Meteorological Agency: 56 kph-83 kph
  • PAG-ASA-55 kph
  • Vietnam-55 kph
Minimum Sea Level Pressure:
  • Joint Typhoon Warning Center: 1006 MB
  • Japan Meteorological Agency: 1004 MB
Tropical Depression 07W is expected to track WNW within the next 12-24 hours towards South China Sea and become Tropical Storm early afternoon. Based on the latest numerical weather guidance model, it is anticipated to track North to NNE direction heading the northern part of the South China Sea.
__________________________________________________________________ Tropical Depression 99W
  • 26.1N 127.2E
  • 820 km NNE of Basco, Batanes
  • maximum sustained winds near the center: 65 kph
  • gustiness winds: 75 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1008 MB
  • currently not moving/almost stationary
___________________________________________________________________ Tropical Disturbance 98W
  • 9.0N 142.0E
  • 1720 km East of Northern Mindanao, Southwest of Guam
  • maximum sustained winds; 30 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1010 MB
  • currently moving WNW slowly.

Tropical Depression 91w consolidates more strength near South Chin Sea..Tropical Depression 99w now passing Okinawa, Japan....98w and 90w develops


Tropical Depression 91W
  • 15.5N 117.0E
  • 315 km East of Iba, Zambales
  • maximum sustained winds: 55 kph
  • gustiness winds: 75 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1010 MB
  • Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale: Tropical Depression
  • currently moving westward slowly
  • heading towards South China Sea
Tropical Depression 91W is expected to gain more strength and will become Tropical Storm early morning tracking WNW towards South China Sea. If this scenario will continue within the next 12-24 hours, it will not affect instead it would enhance the Southwest Monsoon that could affect Western Luzon down t6o Palawan area.
Tropical Depression 99W
  • 26.0N 127.4E
  • near Okinawa, Japan
  • maximum sustained winds: 55 kph
  • gustiness winds: 75 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1008 MB
  • currently moving NNW @ 20 kph
Tropical Disturbance 98W
  • 9.0N 142.0E
  • 1,720 km East of Northern Mindanao, SW of Guam
  • maximum sustained winds: 30 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1010 MB
  • currently moving WNW slowly
Tropical Disturbance 90W
  • 20.5N 1w1.6E
  • 40 km West of Basco, Batanes
  • maximum sustained winds: 25 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1010MB
  • currently moving NW @ 25 kph

Thursday, August 26, 2010

TCF Potential for 99w is at 65%-85% near Okinawa, Japan...90w and 98w showing some potential



Tropical Disturbance 98w
  • 8.2N 147.1E
  • maximum sustained winds: 28 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1010 MB
  • near Chuuk Island
Tropical Disturbance 99w
  • 21.6N 134.6E
  • 470 nm Southeast of Okinawa, Japan
  • maximum sustained winds: 28 kph
  • gustiness winds: 37 kph
  • mimimum sea level pressure: 1006MB
* Japan Meteorological Agency has already raised this system in to an active Tropical Depression moving Northwest @ 19 kph (10 knots).

*Joint Typhoon Warning Center has already upgraded this system to fair after observing some consolidating low level circulation center and in the area of low vertical wind shear and enhanced upper level diffluence associated with an anticyclone directly over the system center.

Tropical Disturbance 90w
  • 15.9N 125.3E
  • maximum sustained winds: 28 kph
  • minimum sea level pressure: 1010 MB
  • near Southeats of Tuguegarao City
* Japan Meteorological Agency -moving WNW @ 19 kph