Up dates re ST Sanba
Posted by hanna on 9/14/2012, 11:10 pm
 Typhoon 17W (Sanba), #17: Okinawa goes to TCCOR 1 By DAVE ORNAUER Published: September 14, 2012 Okinawa has entered Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 1. Destructive 58-mph winds or greater anticipated within 12 hours. Typhoon 17W (Sanba), # 16: Sasebo on lookout as well By DAVE ORNAUER Published: September 14, 2012 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, Japan time: Sanba was downgraded to regular ol' typhoon status overnight Friday, but it remains a dangerous Category 4-equivalent storm as it bears down on Okinawa. The island remained in Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 2 early Saturday morning; TCCORs are expected to change rapidly as Sanba rumbles northwest toward closest point of approach, forecast to be 16 miles east of Kadena Air Base at 4 a.m. Sunday. It will still be packing sustained 127-mph sustained winds and 155-mph gusts at its center. Latest forecast wind timeline courtesy of Kadena's 18th Wing Weather Flight: -- Sustained 35-mph winds or greater, noon Saturday. -- Sustained 40-mph winds or greater, 2 p.m. Saturday. -- Sustained 58-mph winds or greater, 9 p.m. Saturday. -- Maximum 127-mph winds and 155-mph gusts, 5 a.m. Sunday. -- Winds diminishing below 58 mph, 2 p.m. Sunday. -- Winds diminishing below 40 mph, 7 p.m. Sunday. -- Winds diminishing below 35 mph, 11 p.m. Sunday. For the rest of the news. http://www.stripes.com/blogs/pacific-storm-tracker/pacific-storm-tracker-1.106563/typhoon-17w-sanba-16-sasebo-on-lookout-as-well-1.189373 No English but great radar. On both click on gray boxes just above radar. On both scroll down below radar clock on > and you will get a short time laps of the storm. http://tenki.jp/rader/area-10.html http://tenki.jp/rader/pref-49.html?map_pref_local_id=49_2 TY 1216 (SANBA) Issued at 00:40 UTC, 15 September 2012 Analyses at 15/00 UTC> Scale Large Intensity Violent Center position N22°20'(22.3°) E129°05'(129.1°) Direction and speed of movement NNW 20km/h(11kt) Central pressure 905hPa Maximum wind speed near the center 55m/s(105kt) Maximum wind gust speed 75m/s(150kt) Area of 50kt winds or more ALL220km(120NM) Area of 30kt winds or more E560km(300NM) W500km(270NM) <Forecast for 15/12 UTC> Intensity Very Strong Center position of probability circle N24°35'(24.6°) E128°25'(128.4°) Direction and speed of movement NNW 20km/h(12kt) Central pressure 915hPa Maximum wind speed near the center 50m/s(100kt) Maximum wind gust speed 70m/s(140kt) Radius of probability circle 90km(50NM) Storm warning area ALL280km(150NM) <Forecast for 16/00 UTC> Intensity Very Strong Center position of probability circle N27°05'(27.1°) E127°55'(127.9°) Direction and speed of movement N 25km/h(13kt) Central pressure 920hPa Maximum wind speed near the center 50m/s(100kt) Maximum wind gust speed 70m/s(140kt) Radius of probability circle 140km(75NM) Storm warning area ALL310km(170NM) <Forecast for 17/00 UTC> Intensity Very Strong Center position of probability circle N32°55'(32.9°) E127°10'(127.2°) Direction and speed of movement N 30km/h(15kt) Central pressure 935hPa Maximum wind speed near the center 45m/s(90kt) Maximum wind gust speed 65m/s(130kt) Radius of probability circle 260km(140NM) Storm warning area ALL410km(220NM) <Forecast for 18/00 UTC> Intensity Strong Center position of probability circle N40°35'(40.6°) E129°25'(129.4°) Direction and speed of movement N 35km/h(20kt) Central pressure 955hPa Maximum wind speed near the center 40m/s(75kt) Maximum wind gust speed 55m/s(105kt) Radius of probability circle 460km(250NM) Storm warning area ALL600km(325NM  I don't know how old but the Navy track is but it still shows ST Sanba going wight over Kadena Air Base, hummmmm.  |
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