WPAC: INVEST 94W / N. Pacific Bomb Storm

[xtyphooncyclonex]

Another LPA near the equator. I made the photo though. Former Sonamu has convection wrapping up... BISING is over.

[euro6208]

dissipated and no longer on NRLMRY/FNMOC...better luck next time...

[Meow]

Another LPA near the equator. I made the photo though. Former Sonamu has convection wrapping up... BISING is over.

What? Are those really the remnants of Sonamu?

[Grifforzer]

Japan Meteorological Agency

DEVELOPING LOW 996 HPA
AT 30N 133E SEA SOUTH OF JAPAN MOVING EAST 25 KNOTS.

[Meow]

Japan Meteorological Agency

DEVELOPING LOW 996 HPA
AT 30N 133E SEA SOUTH OF JAPAN MOVING EAST 25 KNOTS.

TD 94W died at 18Z... Its remnants will help that extratropical cyclone become very powerful.

[xtyphooncyclonex]

Another LPA near the equator. I made the photo though. Former Sonamu has convection wrapping up... BISING is over.

What? Are those really the remnants of Sonamu?

I think so, but the remnants JUST DISSIPATED... for lingering over south of Palawan for days. I wonder how the Area of Convection North of Papua New Guinea is. I don't think it will be a storm in the coming days. It has elongated circulation on the satellite imagery. I wonder why many of the storms now [Bopha, Wukong, Sonamu] go close to the equator.

[xtyphooncyclonex]

Wind shear is LOW near the equator and warm sea surface temperatures prevail.

[mrbagyo]

former invest 94w is now a strong extratropical cyclone( I've seen stronger) going for the Aleutian Islands...
the tail end of the cold front is still in the Philippines,

[Meow]

former invest 94w is now a strong extratropical cyclone( I've seen stronger) going for the Aleutian Islands...
the tail end of the cold front is still in the Philippines,

I do not want to repeat again and again: This is NOT 94W.

[RobWESTPACWX]

Former TD combined with low off of China Just brought all sorts of rough weather, I apologize for being absent on here, for a recap on all the snow in Japan though check out westernpacificweather.com. We documented this storm in great detail.



Some video I posted.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM_PyEvKiNI[/youtube]

[dexterlabio]

that's somehow the look of Sandy when it was turning more non-tropical/superstorm/frankenstorm/etc. but i don't know if it also had typhoon-force winds with it.

usually storms of this type affect Japan and other portions of Russia in the WPAC but i never felt that non-tropical systems are treated as much as in the Atlantic.

OT: it's actually a cold season here in PI and I assume it is also chilly nearby us. The cold surge of the northeast monsoon must be really strong or maybe at its peak now, plus the frontal system digging down to PI. aren't these cold, dry conditions making things unfavorable for TC formation?

[euro6208]

usually storms of this type affect Japan and other portions of Russia in the WPAC but i never felt that non-tropical systems are treated as much as in the Atlantic.

i agree but what is a superstorm??? is it a term coined up from one of the major news network?

i think these U.S major news network should start focusing on other regions around the globe especially the wpac and lessen the talk about how the U.S gets all the bad weather year round...it's ridiculous...

[Meow]

People in Japan did treat that storm very seriously. It caused deaths and severe blizzard in Kantō region, and Japanese media called it a ‘bomb cyclone’ (爆弾低気圧).

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the storm reached 936 hPa and 80 knots. Not 932 hPa.

[galaxy401]

usually storms of this type affect Japan and other portions of Russia in the WPAC but i never felt that non-tropical systems are treated as much as in the Atlantic.

i agree but what is a superstorm??? is it a term coined up from one of the major news network?

i think these U.S major news network should start focusing on other regions around the globe especially the wpac and lessen the talk about how the U.S gets all the bad weather year round...it's ridiculous...

Well it is a US news network so of course they are covering the weather that occurs in the US. Besides they occasionally cover the WPAC too.

But this storm is still very serious. Do we know yet of the damage in Japan?

[RobWESTPACWX]

Snow is all melted now if your still curios Galaxy, lots of car accidents in Tokyo this week though. There are no such things as a snow plow in Tokyo so that really led to just all sorts of injuries. Not just in traffic but due to people falling on the ice. Today temps getting up to the double digits. Wew, but Tuesday more snow is in the cards for Tokyo so we'll see.