Super Typhoon Chanchu - Cat. 4

[Aslkahuna]

BTW there was a minor error in Geography. Chanchu was the strongest May storm ever in the SOUTH CHINA SEA not the YELLOW SEA which is the body of water between China and the Korean Peninsula and which, as far as I know, has never had a typhoon intensity storm there in May. Only about a 600-700 nautical mile error in location.

Steve

[cheezyWXguy]

what was the intensity? wsa this the JTWC?

[Aslkahuna]

My bad, Chanchu at peak intensity was about 15 degrees of latitude south of the Yellow Sea-that's about 900 nautical miles.

Steve

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

What was the deadiest typhoon of 2005? In do they retire these things...In what is the chance this one will get retired if they do?

[Coredesat]

From what I can tell, WPAC names do get retired, but I don't really think Chanchu is quite notable enough for retirement.

[Jim Cantore]

What was her landfall intensity?

[HURAKAN]

[Jim Cantore]

Is it just me or was this thing getting sheered brutally

[HURAKAN]

Is it just me or was this thing getting sheered brutally

Yep, it's becoming part of a cold front!

[Jim Cantore]

not as brutal sheer as Michelle though I think

[JonathanBelles]

is it extra tropical, subtropical, or a regular tropical storm

[HURAKAN]

is it extra tropical, subtropical, or a regular tropical storm

WTPN31 PGTW 180300
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL STORM 02W (CHANCHU) WARNING NR 038
DOWNGRADED FROM TYPHOON 02W
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
---
WARNING POSITION:
180000Z --- NEAR 24.5N 118.1E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 040 DEGREES AT 12 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
EXTRATROPICAL
REPEAT POSIT: 24.5N 118.1E
---
FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
181200Z --- 26.9N 120.5E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
EXTRATROPICAL
---
REMARKS:
180300Z POSITION NEAR 25.1N 118.7E.
TROPICAL STORM (TS) 02W (CHANCHU), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 190 NM WEST OF
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE
PAST 06 HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL AND WATER VAPOR SATELLITE
IMAGERY INDICATE THAT TS 02W HAS UNDERGONE EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION.
THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON
WARNING CENTER (NAVPACMETOCCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MON­
ITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
AT 180000Z IS 17 FEET.

[Jim Cantore]

R.I.P.

[JonathanBelles]

will anymore advisories be issued?

[HURAKAN]

will anymore advisories be issued?

[Jim Cantore]

is it just me or is the cone backwards?

[HURAKAN]

is it just me or is the cone backwards?

I thought the same!!!!

[HurricaneBill]

What was the deadiest typhoon of 2005? In do they retire these things...In what is the chance this one will get retired if they do?

Well, 3 typhoons in 2005 had deaths tolls higher than 100.

Typhoon Talim: 162 dead/missing
Typhoon Damrey: 154 dead/missing
Super Typhoon Longwang: 148 dead/missing

The deadliest typhoon of the decade so far has been Typhoon Lingling from 2001. Lingling left around 380 dead/missing.

[Coredesat]

JMA has been issuing advisories on Chanchu for the last 24 hours or so for some reason, even though it's clearly been extratropical since then.

RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY
NAME TS 0601 CHANCHU (0601)

ANALYSIS
PSTN 182100UTC 32.3N 124.3E FAIR
MOVE NNE 27KT
PRES 996HPA
MXWD 040KT
30KT 230NM SOUTHEAST 150NM NORTHWEST

FORECAST
24HF 192100UTC 33.8N 129.7E 100NM 70% EXTRATROPICAL LOW

[Aquawind]

150 seamen missing..

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/0 ... index.html