The fifth western Pacific tropical storm of the year formed on Saturday and its current forecast track looks set to threaten areas of southern Japan which were struck by typhoon Man-yi earlier this month.
Typhoon Usagi, which means rabbit in Japanese, was located 1030km north of Guam at 0100 BST this morning with sustained winds of 75mph. The storm is forecast to strengthen and maintain a northwest track towards the island of Kyushu.
I am on standby to travel to the region tomorrow in anticipation of the arrival of typhoon Usagi. I will post more updates as the situation develops.
Monday, 30 July 2007
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
Tropical trouble brewing to the east of the Philippines.
The fourth west Pacific tropical cyclone of the year formed on Sunday south of Guam. Typhoon Man-yi, the name of a reservoir in Hong Kong, was located 1485km east north east of Manila at 0700 Manila time this morning (Wednesday).
According to the Japanese Meteorology Agency, Man-yi has sustained winds of 75 knots, and is forecast to intensify and head northwest in the general direction of Okinawa at the end of the week.
Okinawa is home to a substantial US military presence. Strict building codes and advanced engineering have helped to keep storm related casualties low in the past.
“At this point, it’s a little far out to tell, but I have a strong feeling we’ll see 1E [the highest warning on the scale],” said Kadena Airforce Base’s chief meteorologist Captain Jonathan Wilson in Stars and Stripes.
The west Pacific is the most active basin in the world for tropical cyclones. Every year over the summer months the Philippines, China, Taiwan and Japan are regularly pummelled by tropical storms and typhoons.
According to the Japanese Meteorology Agency, Man-yi has sustained winds of 75 knots, and is forecast to intensify and head northwest in the general direction of Okinawa at the end of the week.
Okinawa is home to a substantial US military presence. Strict building codes and advanced engineering have helped to keep storm related casualties low in the past.
“At this point, it’s a little far out to tell, but I have a strong feeling we’ll see 1E [the highest warning on the scale],” said Kadena Airforce Base’s chief meteorologist Captain Jonathan Wilson in Stars and Stripes.
The west Pacific is the most active basin in the world for tropical cyclones. Every year over the summer months the Philippines, China, Taiwan and Japan are regularly pummelled by tropical storms and typhoons.
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