JMA classifies it as a TD.
WARNING.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1002 HPA
AT 24.9N 121.7E TAIWAN MOVING NORTH 13 KNOTS.
POSITION FAIR.
MAX WINDS 30 KNOTS NEAR CENTER.
SSD gives it a T2.5/2.5 before landfall.
TXPQ28 KNES 122235
TCSWNP
A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
B. 12/2030Z
C. 24.0N
D. 121.9E
E. THREE/HIMAWARI-8
F. T2.5/2.5/D2.0/24HRS
G. IR/EIR/SWIR
H. REMARKS...SYSTEM HAS DEVELOPED RAPIDLY. TIGHTLY CURVED BANDING TO
THE WEST OF THE CENTER MEASURES 4/10, WHICH RESULTS IN A DT OF 2.5. MET
IS 1.5 AND PT IS 2.0. FT IS BASED ON DT.
I. ADDL POSITIONS
NIL
...TURK
A very interesting system indeed. Radar imagery shows a rapidly intensifying system with an eye-like feature formed several hours before landfall. Hualien buoy recorded maximum sustained winds of 19.3 m/s and a minimum sea level pressure of 996.9 hPa. Maybe the agencies have missed a TS?
