Tropical Storm DIAMMU Brewing In South China Sea

AUGUST 17, 2016, WEDNESDAY

Tropical storm DIAMMU is imminent in the South China Sea south of Hong Kong-Macau coast of Guangdong province coast of China.

It is a low pressure area presently. NOAA calls it Invest 95W.

By tomorrow it will have intensified into a tropical cyclone.

It will move west through Haikou, Hainan island on Thursday and enter the Gulf of Tonkin.

It will make landfall into northern Vietnam on Friday, August 19, 2016, with winds of 80-100 km/h. But latest forecast says it might be 140-150 km/h winds as the typhoon is expected to intensify rapidly before hitting Vietnam. A central minimum pressure of 970 hPa. Powerful storm.

It will weaken into a persistent low pressure area as it moves through Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar. It will reach Indian Northeast and Bangladesh on August 21-22.

Tropical Storm MIRINAE To Hit Hainan, China, Northern Vietnam Soon

JULY 27, 2016, 0230 GMT 

MIRINAE has crossed Chinese island of Hainan and is in the sea at present. Wind speed is about 70-75 km/h. It will make landfall into Vietnam by 1800 hours GMT, today. The storm has weakened to a tropical depression but it is expected to intensify a little before it crosses the Vietnamese coast.

The track forecast map below is in JST (Japanese Standard Time), GMT +9.

JULY 26, 2016, 0630 GMT

This storm, tropical depression 05W, came up suddenly. It lies a few hundred kilometres southeast of Hainan island of China. It is intensifying and will turn into tropical storm  MIRINAE.

It is expected to hit Hainan island of China in the next 24 hours, that is on July 27. After moving past the Chinese island province, MIRINAE will further intensify and make landfall into the northern Vietnam-China border area on July 28, 2016. Hanoi will receive heavy rains with strong winds on Thursday.

All said and done, MIRINAE will be a little storm. Wind speeds of 60-70 km/h but a big rainmaker.

5W is intensifying at present. It should be christened in another 12 hours. By then it will be throwing out winds in excess of 65 km/h. The European model ECMWF expects it to reach a central minimum pressure of 981 hPa on July 28 before it hits Vietnam. Quite a powerful storm, if this forecast model is to be believed.

KALMAEGI HITS CHINA, HAINAN ISLANDS: A VIDEO

TYPHOON KALMAEGI UPDATE SEPT. 15, 2014, 0430 HRS GMT. Gaining Strength, Wll Hit China Tomorrow Noon, Vietnam Tomorrow Night

Kalamegi is a fast moving storm. It has moved on from the Philippines and now is gathering power in

 the South China Sea.

Earlier we had said that it would hit the area around Zhanjiang in China; But Kalmaegi seems to have changed its mind. It will hit China further south.The eye of the storm will move between Hainan Island and southern tip of Guangdong province tomorrow (Sept. 16, 2014 Noon, Local Time).

Twelve hours after that, (September 16, 2014 night) it will hit Vietnam at Haiphong.

As for the expected rainfall. Hainan Island of China and Northern Vietnam will see a deluge and consequent flooding.

Satellite Image fo Typhoon KALMAEGI taken at 0300 Hrs, September 15, 2014

 XWF RAIN PREDICTION MAP: Hainan Island will get maximum rainfall from Typhoon Kalmaegi

XWF RAIN PREDICTION MAP: North Vietnam Will See Flooding on September 16-17 owing to KALMAEGI