Dianmu Advisories

[Opal storm]

There is nothing wrong with wanting a hurricane to hit your area.Whether its a 2 or a 3 or even a 5,no I don't want to see people killed or homes destroyed,I want to feel the amazing force of a hurricane...the wind the rain,its an incredible experience for a hurricane fan like me.I want a CAT 5 to hit Pensacola...and there's nothing wrong with that.If people actually thought that I wanted people over there in Japan to suffer from this storm then I am deeply hurt that people would think something like that of me There is also nothing wrong with with being a hurricane fan and not wanting hurricanes to hit your area,people are different.But no matter how much you wish or want,its up to mother nature to decide where it goes,and in the mean time all we can do prepare

[Aslkahuna]

having spent a number of years on Luzon in the Philippines and gone through many a typhoon passage across the islands, I can say that an island with rugged terrain and a fairly decent size like Luzon or the Japanese Home Islands disrupts the windfield of even the most intense storm fairly effectively. In fact, JTWC showed that intense typhoons crossing northern Luzon lost 50% or more of their intensity in doing so. On Honshu, only the large Kanto Plain and exposed coastal locations would reasonably expect strong winds from a storm but the entire island is prone to excessive rains from a typhoon given that very same terrain. Like another earthquake prone region, California, (the tectonic processes result in very mountainous terrain), heavy rains mean severe flooding and major landslides and it's these along with storm surge that cause the most death and destruction in typhoons and hurricanes rather than the strong winds.

Steve

[HURAKAN]

According to the last advisory visible below reported by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center Dianmu has lost its title of "Super" because its winds are now below 150 mph, to be specific now its winds are 135 mph, a Cat. 4 Typhoon. Still it looks impressive!

[HURAKAN]

BEAUTIFUL PICTURE WHEN DIANMU WAS STILL "SUPER"

[Typhoon_Willie]

Amazing pic!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

The forecast has Dianmu weakening to 125 mph then getting back up to 135 mph, and then hitting japan as a category 2-3.....

[WXBUFFJIM]

Amazing stuff and the eye appears to be getting better organized. It's likely going through that waxing and waning phase. It may very well hold it's own as a cat 2 or 3 typhoon as it hits southern Japan in about 3 days or so. A very dangerous situation likely.

Jim

[HurricaneGirl]

She still looks "Super" to me! Although I wouldn't want to be in the path of this Storm!

[Steve H.]

She looks pretty hot to me! It is a she isn't it Very symetrical appearance and wouldn't be surprised if she goes ashore at 135+

[shaner]

Holy cow.

Look at that storm track. Anyone realise how many people a very powerful storm like this can affct? I mean there's hundreds of millions of people in the way in Japan, South Korea, North Korea (where they will not be able to deal with a disaster like this) and even Russia.

Scary, scary stuff.

[vbhoutex]

There are not hundereds of millions in Korea. Be that as it may the track, if it holds, and the strength, if it held(and it shouldn't as it gets that far North)will/would still affect 10's of millions of people who are not really equipped to deal with a "super" typhoon.

[The Dark Knight]

That's beautiful!!!! Now that's a perfect storm.

[WXBUFFJIM]

The big story in the tropics is Super Typhoon Dianmu in the western Pacific. It was a supertyphoon the day before yesterday, but weakened to 130 mph yesterday. However It has now restrengthened. Maximum sustained winds with Typhoon Dianmu is now up to 150 mph with higher gusts. Anything over 150 mph sustained makes this a supertyphoon. Dianmu is centered near latitude 20.3 north, longitude 130.4 east. Movement is towards the northwest at near 14 mph. However a general northward trend and a faster forward speed is expected through the next 48 hours. In 2 1/2 days, expect a category 3 or possibly stronger typhoon to slam into all of Japan with very gusty wind, 30-35 foot seas, coastal flooding, and flooding rains. This could be a very deadly life threatening situation for most of Japan with the hardest hit area over southern Japan. Further updates will be issued on this system as it becomes available.

Shifting our focus, the eastern Pacific and the entire Atlantic basin are quiet today. The only real area of focus in the Atlantic basin is a extratropical low over or near the Azores Islands. Obviously no tropical development is expected with that feature.

Jim

[HURAKAN]

Dianmu came back to its super status.

[bevgo]

That is really frightening! My heart will be with the people that have to endure this. I guess they are really stuck. This is a big storm and limited places to go! At least in the US we have enough land mass to get away.

[The Dark Knight]

That quickly, geez.... This is definately an "AWESOME" storm.

[The Dark Knight]

Wow! I guess this storm is a beast. Does anyone actually know how big it is, miles wise? That would be interesting to know.

[HURAKAN]

[Stephanie]

Wow! This is NOT good!

[HURAKAN]

It should start the weakening trend once again tomorrow.