Typhoon Nuri turned into a mid-latitude cyclone after it left Japanese shores and is now battering Alaskan Islands with 150 Kph winds.
At present Nuri is passing through the outer chain of islands near Bering Sea [Includes Russia's Kommandorskie Islands and US Attu, Kiska and Adak Islands].
The storm is intense. Its minimum pressure will reach 930 Mb soon. Luckily it is passing now through very sparsely populated areas now. About 1000 people live in the Kommandorskie Islands and about 100 live in the Adak Islands. Attu and Kiska are uninhabited.
The cyclone will enter the Bering Sea and then subside in the next two days. But it has left the fishing ships in the sea scurrying for cover. No one in their right minds would linger on as such a storm approaches.
In the US the people in Adak islands will be worst affected. In fact 120+ Kph winds are already battering the island. Pribilof island and Unalaska will see strong winds, rough seas and precipitation in the next 2 days.
Nuri is going to affect the weather of the US. A cold front will move down over parts of northern US Monday as Nuri will push down cold winds from the north. [SEE MAP BELOW]
Nuri is going to affect the weather of the US. A cold front will move down over parts of northern US Monday as Nuri will push down cold winds from the north. [SEE MAP BELOW]
The map shows the waves [In meters] that Nuri is going to create around Alaska
Soruce: National Weather Service Environmental Modeling Center
Waves in Alaskan waters: Nuri Effect
Nuri Effect on US weather
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