Update: 22W.PRAPIROON
Posted by hanna on 10/13/2012, 2:39 pm
For now it looks like Minami-Daito-Jima Island, OKINAWA, Japan will be on the west side of Typhoon PRAPIROON.



Site Number: 877
Current Site Name: MINAMI DAITO JIMA
Other Site Name:
Location: MINAMI DAITO JIMA, OKINAWA, JAPAN
Geographic Region: PACIFIC
Tectonic Plate: PHILIPPINE
Primary Scientific Purposes: MEASUREMENTS OF THE PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE MOTION
Site Description: MINAMI DAITO JIMA IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF JAPAN ON THE PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE APPROXIMATELY 2000 KM FROM THE RYUKYU TRENCH. A FOUNDATION WAS CONSTRUCTED AT THIS SITE, LOCATED IN THE MINAMI DAITO WEATHER STATION, TO ACCOMODATE THE MOBILE 3-METER ANTENNA AS ONE OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC VLBI NETWORK STATIONS. THE ANTENNA IS EQUIPPED WITH AN X-BAND RECEIVER. IONOSPHERIC EXCESS DELAYS ARE CALIBRATED BY USING TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT DATA ACQUIRED BY DUAL BAND GPS RECEIVER.







TY 1221 (PRAPIROON)
Issued at 15:45 UTC, 13 October 2012

Analyses at 13/15 UTC>
Scale Large
Intensity Strong
Center position N21°25'(21.4°)
E130°05'(130.1°)
Direction and speed of movement Almost stationary
Central pressure 950hPa
Maximum wind speed near the center 40m/s(75kt)
Maximum wind gust speed 55m/s(105kt)
Area of 50kt winds or more ALL190km(100NM)
Area of 30kt winds or more ALL500km(270NM)


<Forecast for 14/15 UTC>
Intensity Strong
Center position of probability circle N22°00'(22.0°)
E130°30'(130.5°)
Direction and speed of movement NNE Slowly
Central pressure 950hPa
Maximum wind speed near the center 40m/s(75kt)
Maximum wind gust speed 55m/s(105kt)
Radius of probability circle 130km(70NM)
Storm warning area ALL310km(170NM)


<Forecast for 15/12 UTC>
Intensity Strong
Center position of probability circle N22°35'(22.6°)
E130°25'(130.4°)
Direction and speed of movement N Slowly
Central pressure 950hPa
Maximum wind speed near the center 40m/s(75kt)
Maximum wind gust speed 55m/s(105kt)
Radius of probability circle 200km(110NM)
Storm warning area ALL390km(210NM)


<Forecast for 16/12 UTC>
Intensity Strong
Center position of probability circle N23°30'(23.5°)
E129°55'(129.9°)
Direction and speed of movement NNW Slowly
Central pressure 950hPa
Maximum wind speed near the center 40m/s(75kt)
Maximum wind gust speed 55m/s(105kt)
Radius of probability circle 330km(180NM)
Storm warning area ALL500km(270NM)



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Update: 22W.PRAPIROON - hanna, 10/13/2012, 2:39 pm
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