WPAC: GUCHOL - Post-Tropical

[euro6208]

How well does Japan handle typhoons of similar intensity (i.e. Category 1)?

Guam like Japan/Okinawa have very tough building codes...our houses here are made out of concrete. we are very much typhoon and earthquake proof...the same cannot be said for the U.S, when a hurricane hits, we see so much damage because mostly everything is made out of wood which i ain't surprised at all...living in areas where tropical cyclones might hit, i thought they might consider using concrete...hopefully this will change...the U.S can really learn from Japan/Guam...

[euro6208]

Most of the locals around here get excited when they hear a typhoon is coming. It's usually a GOOD thing. A few local divers say it cleans out the waters around Okinawa and washes off a lot of dust that makes its way over from China. The factories near me have employees there working during the weaker typhoons. They absolutely don't secure a thing until the wind is already blowing pretty hard. Weaker typhoons mean business as usual for Okinawans. Some people pray for snow days, Okinawans love typhoons. They have lived here for all these years in the path of them so they have been smart and built the whole island accordingly. No completely wood-structure buildings.

Sometimes, we see young people out surfing during some of the weaker storms. Most businesses also stay open. Our electricity usually always stays on, as well, and if it goes out, you will literally see guys out repairing wires during the storm. I've never seen anything like it. This is a way of life for them.

After Songda, my husband went out very early in the morning and said the streets looked like a warzone. I left with him about an hour later and he was shocked at how much everyone had gone out and cleaned up in the span of an hour. They are extremely industrious folks and because they built well, typhoons usually end up being a hiccup in their day. I'm still kind of in shock that the U.S. doesn't have more building codes, etc. in hurricane prone areas.

haha the same as guam! we love typhoons...we surf and play....we drive around during typhoons...we are crazy...lol..

[euro6208]

FINAL WARNING

WTPN31 PGTW 191500
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL STORM 05W (GUCHOL) WARNING NR 035
02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
---
WARNING POSITION:
191200Z --- NEAR 35.3N 137.5E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 040 DEGREES AT 37 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 050 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF
SATELLITE AND RADAR
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
REPEAT POSIT: 35.3N 137.5E
---
FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
200000Z --- 39.8N 142.3E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
EXTRATROPICAL
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 30 KTS
---
24 HRS, VALID AT:
201200Z --- 42.9N 149.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
EXTRATROPICAL
---
REMARKS:
191500Z POSITION NEAR 36.4N 138.7E.
TROPICAL STORM 05W (GUCHOL), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 110 NM WEST OF
YOKOSUKA, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 37 KNOTS OVER THE PAST
SIX HOURS. COMPOSITE RADAR REFLECTIVITY LOOP FROM JAPAN SHOWS THE
SYSTEM HAD RAPIDLY MOVED INLAND, MAKING LANDFALL IN THE KII PENINSULA
NEAR NAGOYA CHUBU. INFRARED SATELLITE ANIMATION SHOWS THE MAIN
CONVECTION IS MOSTLY DECOUPLED FROM THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION AS THE
SYSTEM BECAME EMBEDDED IN THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. TS 05W IS EXPECTED TO
DRAG ACROSS THE JAPANESE ALPS AND THE REMNANT LOW, SHOULD IT SURVIVE
THE RUGGED TERRAIN, WILL EMERGE IN THE COLD PACIFIC OCEAN JUST SOUTH
OF HOKKAIDO AS A COLD-CORE EXTRA-TROPICAL LOW BY TAU 12. THE
NUMERICAL MODEL AIDS ARE IN TIGHT AGREEMENT AND LEND HIGH CONFIDENCE
TO THIS FORECAST. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE
JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY
MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 06W
(TALIM) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. //
NNNN

[RobWESTPACWX]

Lots of video stuff here, so heres the share!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMxMdopB5KY[/youtube]

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

[mf_dolphin]

Great stuff Rob. Nice having on-site reporting

[Meow]

Guchol is now an extratropical cyclone.



LOW
Issued at 00:40 UTC, 20 June 2012

<Analyses at 20/00 UTC>
Scale -
Intensity -
LOW
Center position N38°00'(38.0°)
E143°00'(143.0°)
Direction and speed of movement NE 35km/h(20kt)
Central pressure 996hPa

[francis327]

A quick re-cap of Typhoon Guchol (05W). Data from JMA.

Name: 05W - Typhoon GUCHOL
Start Date: 11th June
End Date: 20th June
Max Intensity: 100kt
Min Intensity: 30kt

A total of 70 Advisories issued by RSMC - JMA

Storm Track Summary: http://www.westernpacificweather.com/we ... 5w-guchol/