Hurricane Central - weather Typhoon Wipha to Hit Near Tokyo By Chris Dolce Published: Oct 14, 2013, 7:39 PM EDT weather Typhoon Wipha has been spinning off to the northwest in the western Pacific Ocean to the south of Japan since the weekend. The typhoon peaked in intensity as the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane, but has since weakened. Background Wipha Satellite Wipha Satellite Background Wipha Projected Path Wipha Projected Path Now, a dip in the jet stream moving across eastern Asia is capturing Wipha and sending it north, toward Japan. The forecast for Wipha from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center takes the center of Wipha close to eastern Japan. The center is forecast to move near or just east of Tokyo, the capital, Wednesday morning local time (late Tuesday U.S. time). Typhoon WIPHA Targets Tokyo - Hurricane Central Posted by feww on October 15, 2013 WIPHA Currently Large and Strong WIPHA, the 26th typhoon of the year, was located about 1,040km SSW of Yokohama (211 degrees), Japan, tracking N at about 25km/hr. [Timed at 00:15UTC on October 15, 2013] Typhoon WIPHA Time: 00:15UTC – October 15, 2013 Movement: N (05 degrees) at 25km/hr Position: Near 27.26ºN, 133.94E Location: Near 1,040km SSW of Yokohama (211 degrees), Japan Max Sustained Winds: 170km/hr [Cat 2B on FEWW Scale] Max Wind Gusts: 210km/hr Significant Wave Height: ~ 15m Source: FIRE-EARTH and others WIPHA is expected to weaken to a cat 1 storm force before landfall. (Probability of WIPHA making landfall is about 78 percent, as of posting—FIRE-EARTH projection.)
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:15:22 +0000
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