The vagaries of nature! Yesterday it seemed as if Kammuri would be a very big storm and it would hit central Japan on September 29, 2014. And that Phanfone would strike a week later.
But latest predictions say both the typhoons will kiss the Japanese coast and move away without moving in. Kammuri on September 29, 2014 and Phanfone on around October 7, 2014.
But nature can spring surprises. We have to keep a close watch.
This is what the venerable JTWC says in its latest bulletin....
FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 160 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.7N 150.6E TO 23.5N 145.8E WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 18 TO 23 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 231800Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 17.7N 149.4E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AT 15 KNOTS.
But latest predictions say both the typhoons will kiss the Japanese coast and move away without moving in. Kammuri on September 29, 2014 and Phanfone on around October 7, 2014.
But nature can spring surprises. We have to keep a close watch.
This is what the venerable JTWC says in its latest bulletin....
FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 160 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.7N 150.6E TO 23.5N 145.8E WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 18 TO 23 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 231800Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 17.7N 149.4E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AT 15 KNOTS.
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