WPAC: USAGI - Typhoon

[wxman57]

2013SEP19 130100 7.5 899.8 155.0 7.5 7.6 7.6 NO LIMIT OFF OFF 8.60 -80.89 EYE 17 IR 73.8 18.32 -127.09 COMBO MTSAT2 29.6

Current Satellite Estimate
Raw T

easily supports an intensity of 155 to 160 knots...

What's the source of this data?

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/20 ... W-list.txt

Thanks. What's the main website for that data?

Sure looks impressive. Could be very bad for Hong Kong unless it weakens a lot before landfall there.

[Extratropical94]

Thanks. What's the main website for that data?

Sure looks impressive. Could be very bad for Hong Kong unless it weakens a lot before landfall there.

Main website is the SSD's at http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/
Choose Tropical Products, then choose a storm and then click on 'Storm History' at the bottom of the page

[euro6208]

Thanks. What's the main website for that data?

Sure looks impressive. Could be very bad for Hong Kong unless it weakens a lot before landfall there.

Main website is the SSD's at http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/
Choose Tropical Products, then choose a storm and then click on 'Storm History' at the bottom of the page

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/adt.html

faster shortcut...

[dexterlabio]

I really don't know what will happen to us in Hongkong on Monday. If Usagi remains a very intense cyclone by then, I sure hope the airlines will cancel our flight going there. I wouldn't want to get ourselves trapped in the airport. Storm surge could be a big threat as well.

[supercane4867]

Recent AMSU pass indicates possible start of concentric eyewall cycle

https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/tcweb/dynamic/products/tc13/WPAC/17W.USAGI/mhs/89rgb/20130919.1318.metopa.89rgb.17W.USAGI.140kts.918mb.18.2N.127.3E.69pc.jpg

[galaxy401]

Beautiful storm. I'm not sure this storm reached 160 knots but 145-150 makes sense.

[dexterlabio]

what's up with the deep convection south and southeast of the eye? yeah the blowup was impressive but it kinda ruined the symmetry of the CDO, or maybe it is just me..?

[Bailey1777]

i never come to the pacific side.....but i do have to say that is one awesome system!

[Hurricane_Luis]

Super Typhoon Usagi

Based on this image, I'd go with T8.0. <<This is just an opinion.

[Ntxw]

Gawjus

[supercane4867]

Based on this image, I'd go with T8.0. <<This is just an opinion.

T8.0 is not a everyday thing, even Nida09 didn't get into that territory
Constraint is the biggest lmiting factor in this case

[cycloneye]

18z Best Track remains at 140kts.

17W USAGI 130919 1800 18.7N 126.4E WPAC 140 918

[hurricanes1234]

Has the pressure risen since 15z? If so, could someone please post a still visible image of the storm at that time? Thanks.

[Hurricane_Luis]

Wow. 898 mbr Minimum Pressure and 155 knot winds.

2013SEP19 193200 7.5 898.6 155.0 7.2 7.3 7.3 NO LIMIT ON OFF -8.11 -79.96 EYE 14 IR 73.8 18.87 -126.04 COMBO MTSAT2 30.9

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/2013/adt/text/17W-list.txt

[vrif]

Has the pressure risen since 15z? If so, could someone please post a still visible image of the storm at that time? Thanks.

Sunrise is in 2 hours. 15Z is still nighttime.

edit: should be about 1 - 2 hours.

[beoumont]

Kinda the first visible; with second giant disturbance coming together as well. Why couldn't this be the Caribbean Sea?

[mrbagyo]

PAGASA pegged the intensity at 175 kph in their 4:00 am bulletin(PST).. OMG... that's kinda low...
JMA has it at 110 knots , that's about 200-205 kph

[mrbagyo]

morning visible

[stormkite]

There is also some evidence of a polygonal eyewall structure consistent with active eyewall mesovortex activity.

[cycloneye]

I found this tweet about James going to Taiwan.

Jame Reynolds (@TyphoonFury) flying to Taiwan for first of his hoped for TWO intercepts.