TD ex-WIPHA (WPAC) - LANDFALL

#21 Postby **Typhoon Hunter** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:50 am

Game on! I'll be preparing my equipment tomorrow then maybe ship out on Tuesday closer to landfall zone. It's looking like I won't have to travel very far, somewhere between Ningbo and Wenzhou I guess.

I'm going to start a new thread shortly to cover this potential intercept.

#22 Postby **CrazyC83** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:53 am

Typhoon Hunter wrote:Game on! I'll be preparing my equipment tomorrow then maybe ship out on Tuesday closer to landfall zone. It's looking like I won't have to travel very far, somewhere between Ningbo and Wenzhou I guess.

I'm going to start a new thread shortly to cover this potential intercept.

Have fun and stay safe! Glad to have typhoon hunters on here!

#23 Postby **HURAKAN** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:30 pm

#24 Postby **CrazyC83** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:44 pm

Now an STS according to the JMA site (50 kt 10-min) and a Cat 1 typhoon (65 kt) according to the JTWC.

Jam151 · #25 Postby **Jam151** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:30 pm

Where did Wipha come from? I thought Vipa was next on the list.

#26 Postby **HURAKAN** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:34 pm

Jam151 wrote:Where did Wipha come from? I thought Vipa was next on the list.

You're right and I don't know why "Wipha" is being used when Vipa in 2001 was a harmless system that didn't make landfall.

But in the JMA name list "Vipa" is replaced by "Wipha" while in the NHC's website the name that appears is "Vipa."

Wikipedia:
2004 (Vipa): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Pacif ... oon_season

2005 (Wipha): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Pacif ... oon_season

I can't find an explanation of why the name changed.

Chacor · #27 Postby **Chacor** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:18 pm

Check the 2007 Typhoon committee operational manual:

Corrected spelling:
Megkhla to Mekkhala (2002)
Kularb to Kulap (2002)
Ramasoon to Rammasun (2002)
Vipa to Wipha (2002)

Chacor · #28 Postby **Chacor** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:57 pm

816
WTPQ21 RJTD 170300
RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY
NAME TY 0712 WIPHA (0712) UPGRADED FROM STS
ANALYSIS
PSTN 170300UTC 22.7N 127.1E GOOD
MOVE WNW 10KT
PRES 965HPA
MXWD 070KT
GUST 100KT
50KT 65NM
30KT 220NM NORTHEAST 140NM SOUTHWEST
FORECAST
24HF 180300UTC 24.8N 123.3E 80NM 70%
MOVE NW 10KT
PRES 960HPA
MXWD 075KT
GUST 105KT
45HF 190000UTC 27.1N 121.0E 150NM 70%
MOVE NW 09KT
PRES 970HPA
MXWD 065KT
GUST 095KT
69HF 200000UTC 30.6N 120.2E 220NM 70%
MOVE N 09KT
PRES 985HPA
MXWD 050KT
GUST 070KT =

WindRunner · #29 Postby **WindRunner** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:09 pm

No surprises there . . . Wipha is quickly becoming another impressive storm.

Coredesat · #30 Postby **Coredesat** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:38 pm

WindRunner · #31 Postby **WindRunner** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:14 am

The eye has poked out on visibles, came out around 00z. It still has a good bit of clearing to do, but it's definately well defined. Once it does finish clearing, we should really start to see things go at that point.

#32 Postby **HURAKAN** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:04 am

Latest:

#33 Postby **HURAKAN** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:24 am

Latest:

#34 Postby **RL3AO** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:33 am

The latest JTWC brings it over Shanghai before curving and approaching Seoul.

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #35 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:47 am

WOW that city is one of the largest on earth. If this is still at cat3+ when it moves over it, then you could not find a more memberable storm.

#36 Postby **RL3AO** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:09 am

18.6M in Shanghai, 10.4M in Seoul.

#37 Postby **HURAKAN** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:09 am

LATEST:

Going classic!

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #38 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:13 am

RL3AO wrote:18.6M in Shanghai, 10.4M in Seoul.

WOW, this is going to make a long island cane seem small. This thread should have a lot more attion if this keeps up.

#39 Postby **Dave C** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:44 am

The island of Miyaka Jima is going to see landfall in about 10 hrs, Jim leonard shot some video from there in the 90s when he lived in Guam. I posted a link to radar which you can zoom-in and the eyewall is really developing nicely. That island is in for a wild ride! :eek:

#40 Postby **RL3AO** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:54 am

ESPN just showed a sat loop of Wipha! Of course the Women's World Cup is in China and Team USA plays in Shanghai tomorrow.

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