WPAC: VONGFONG - Post-Tropical

[Yellow Evan]

Are any agencies at 8.0?

[supercane4867]

Are any agencies at 8.0?

None

[supercane4867]

RGB colored Day Night Band imagery

[Macrocane]

Wow, actually it seems to be getting stronger, cloud tops are still cooling. It's an incredible monster, if I hadn't seen Haiyan I would have been even more impressed.

[TropicalAnalystwx13]

Vongfong is no doubt the strongest cyclone on this planet since Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.



That said, it still pales in comparison to Haiyan itself, a testament to just how incredible Haiyan was.

[CrazyC83]

Seeing at least some CDG around 75% of the storm now. May still be intensifying...

[Yellow Evan]

Slightly off topic, but should we do the thing we did with Marie and Haiyan with saved images at peak go to 1st post?

[cycloneye]

Slightly off topic, but should we do the thing we did with Marie and Haiyan with saved images at peak go to 1st post?

I was waiting for the close to peak to start adding to first post so I began that.

[cycloneye]

I began to make an album of images at the first post of thread so go here to see those very impressive saved images around the peak.

[supercane4867]

First visible shot of the day

[TropicalAnalystwx13]

The sun rises:

[SouthDadeFish]

Absolutely beautiful. Pretty awesome how we have the technology now to have "visible" nighttime imagery!

[mrbagyo]

It almost broke Haiyan's record for Eye Temperature... Whoa.. out of words..

2014OCT07 190100 7.5 880.9 +1.9 155.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 NO LIMIT OFF OFF 21.57 -78.45 EYE 33 IR 89.4 17.92 -132.89 COMBO MTSAT2 25.2
2014OCT07 193200 7.5 880.9 +1.9 155.0 7.5 7.6 7.6 NO LIMIT OFF OFF 21.57 -79.29 EYE 33 IR 89.4 17.93 -132.80 COMBO MTSAT2 25.2
2014OCT07 200100 7.5 880.9 +1.9 155.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 NO LIMIT OFF OFF 20.75 -78.85 EYE 34 IR 93.3 17.94 -132.73 COMBO MTSAT2 25.3
2014OCT07 203200 7.5 880.9 +1.9 155.0 7.4 7.2 7.2 NO LIMIT ON OFF 20.34 -76.75 EYE 34 IR 93.3 17.96 -132.65 COMBO MTSAT2 25.3
2014OCT07 210100 7.5 880.9 +1.9 155.0 7.4 7.4 7.4 NO LIMIT ON OFF 20.95 -78.24 EYE 33 IR 93.3 17.97 -132.58 COMBO MTSAT2 25.4

[CrazyC83]

It has probably peaked. Based on satellite, the peak was likely at 1800Z (intensity 155-160 kt).

[phwxenthusiast]

It has probably peaked. Based on satellite, the peak was likely at 1800Z (intensity 155-160 kt).

wind speeds usually lag satellite presentations, sometimes as much as 12 hours. i could see JTWC still increasing it to 160kt next warning despite the recent warming of convection.

any idea on the 00z best track?

[cycloneye]

As Crazy said it has peaked as 00z Best Track remains at 155kts.

19W VONGFONG 141008 0000 17.9N 132.2E WPAC 155 907

[RL3AO]

Amazing storm. West Pacific at its best.

[cycloneye]

A reminder that you can see amazing saved images at the time of just before,during and just after the peak at the first post of thread.

[euro6208]

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2822

Super Typhoon Vongfong Winds Hit 180 mph: Earth's Strongest Storm Since Haiyan

[Frank2]

I was tempted to joke and say it looks pretty disorganized to me but I won't sat that - very very impressive, though an OCM on Twitter said it's too bad there isn't recon, but considering its appearance that'd be hazardous flying, so just as well...