The over-active West Pacific Ocean has given birth to typhoons Goni and Atsani which are destined to turn into super typhoons soon and may threaten Taiwan, China and Japan in a few days this August 2015.
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| EXPECTED PATH/TRACK FORECAST OF NORTH WEST PACIFIC OCEAN TYPHOONS GONI, ATSANI AUGUST 2015 |
It is hard to say which of the storms IS going to turn into a bigger cyclone. Typhoon Goni? Typhoon Atsani? Present forecasts say both will become super typhoons soon. That means sustained wind speeds in excess of 130 knots (240+ km/h).
Goni is growing now as it moves over Guam now. It will move in a WNW direction in the coming days. It is not going to touch Philippines. It is safe.
But Taiwan may be in for a bad time in a week's time around August 22, 2015 as Goni, (Will be a howling giant by then) will come visiting. It is possible the storm may move just past the northern coast of Taiwan and go on and hit mainland China at Shanghai on August 24.
The typhoon will have a minimum central pressure of 915 Mb then. That spells bad news for Shanghai. A very big, mean, powerful destructive cyclone.
The other big bad guy in the Pacific, typhoon Atsani will swing north soon, giving Guam a miss and grow into a super typhoon in a couple of days.
Atsani is expected to have a central pressure of 896 Mb! You will recollect the Atlantic super cyclone Wilma had a similar minimum pressure.
As to its future route, it is going to pass Iwo Jima, that is for sure. But after that it may swing dangerously towards central Japan. Whether it hits the country or not at Tokyo is to be seen. Our guess is it will not, but swing away but dangerously close to Tokyo by August 24, 2015.
The two typhoons will have many Asian countries worried in the next few days.
See the storm live at CYCLONE TRACKER
See the storm live at CYCLONE TRACKER
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| PRESENT (AUGUST 15, 2015) INFRA RED IMAGE OF THE WEST PACIFIC SHOW THE FLEDGELING TYPHOONS GONI AND ATSANI. IN A FEW DAYS THEY WILL BOTH TURN INTO SUPER TYPHOONS THREATENING CHINA AND JAPAN |
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