Talk about rapid intensfication....
Posted by hanna on 10/12/2013, 12:37 am
From Wonderground.com  http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/northern-indian/2013/tropical-cyclone-Phailin?text=track&MR=1


Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 8:00:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Wind: 160 MPH
Location: 17.4N 273.5E
Movement: NW
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   Coordinates

   Public Advisory

Learn more about Tropical Cyclone Phailin and the 2013 North Indian Ocean hurricane season here.

Time             Lat   Lon    Wind(mph)   Storm type
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00 GMT 10/09/13  13.2N 93.4E    40       Tropical Storm
06 GMT 10/09/13  13.4N 92.8E    45       Tropical Storm
12 GMT 10/09/13  13.7N 92.2E    45       Tropical Storm
18 GMT 10/09/13  14.1N 91.6E    60       Tropical Storm
18 GMT 10/10/13  14.1N 91.6E    60       Tropical Storm
00 GMT 10/10/13  14.4N 91.3E    65       Tropical Storm
06 GMT 10/10/13  14.9N 91.0E    75       Category 1
12 GMT 10/10/13  15.4N 90.3E    115       Category 3
18 GMT 10/10/13  15.6N 89.4E    145       Category 4
00 GMT 10/11/13  15.8N 88.8E    155       Category 4
06 GMT 10/11/13  16.1N 88.4E    155       Category 4
12 GMT 10/11/13  16.7N 87.7E    160       Category 5
18 GMT 10/11/13  16.9N 87.1E    160       Category 5
00 GMT 10/12/13  17.4N 86.5E    160       Category 5

This also from  Weather Underground


Weather Station
These are estimated conditions. There are no weather stations nearby.
Station Select

Now
Thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Temperature
77 °F

Today
Thunderstorm 79 °F
T-storms
100% chance of precipitation
Tropical Cyclone Phailin

Tonight
Thunderstorm 79 °F
T-storms
100% chance of precipitation
Tropical Cyclone Phailin

Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy 86 | 79 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tropical Cyclone Phailin

Monday
Chance of a Thunderstorm 88 | 79 °F
Chance of a Thunderstorm
20% chance of precipitation

Tuesday
Chance of a Thunderstorm 88 | 77 °F
Chance of T-storms
50% chance of precipitation

Wednesday
Chance of a Thunderstorm 86 | 77 °F
Chance of T-storms
50% chance of precipitation

http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/IN/Gopalpur.html?MR=1

This is just a small part of "Cyclone Phailin: Mass evacuations in eastern India"  11 October 2013 Last updated at 22:09 ET

Meanwhile, the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Centre predicted that winds could reach 315 km/h, while the London-based Tropical Storm Risk classified Phailin as a Category Five storm - the most powerful.

The Times of India newspaper warned that local meteorologists may be underestimating the severity of the storm.

For full article.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-24487130

For a little bit about Gopalpur, Odisha where 02B.PHAILIN is expected to make landfall.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopalpur-on-Sea


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Update: Tropical Cyclone 02B (Phailin) Warning #13 Issued at 12/0300Z - hanna, 10/12/2013, 12:23 am
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