Super Typhoon Nakri

[Somerset Squall]

Thanks Louby . Nice to see that others marvel at the beauty of these things as much as I do. Pity they can be so deadly though.

[Louby]

They are truely awesome to look at, I find that hypnotic actually, sad I know. But as you said just a shame they are so deadly

[Somerset Squall]

They are truely awesome to look at, I find that hypnotic actually, sad I know. But as you said just a shame they are so deadly

Must be the swirly appearance . No, I entirely agree. I would like to experience a hurricane once but I would never like to live permanently in an area that gets hit by them. As much as a love watching them intensify into cat 4/5's I know that at the same time it's usually these very storms which can be utterly devestating. But I, and probably many others still will the storms to become big because they are so awesome to look at.

[Louby]

A friend of mine was in Florida when Charlie hit a few years back, said it was scarey but exciting at the same time, and she is not a weather nut like us lot! I would like to experience it once, I think.

[Cookie]

hey louby nice to see you in here.

these systems do not know when they are beat

[Somerset Squall]

hey louby nice to see you in here.

these systems do not know when they are beat

Indeed

Nakri still remains a typhoon this afternoon, just. Intensity is now at 65kts and extratropical transisition has begun. Nakri is zooming northeastwards at 21kts according to JTWC. Nakri is expected to complete ET within 24 hours.

[Cookie]

I just got this in the last 30 mins

Storm Alert issued at 2 Jun, 2008 18:00 GMT

Tropical Storm NAKRI is forecast to strike land to the following likelihood(s) at the given lead time(s):

Green Alert Country(s) or Province(s)

Japan

probability for TS is 40% within 12 hours

Note that

Green Alert (Low) is TS to between 31% and 50% probability.

TS means Tropical Storm strength winds of at least 39 mph, 63 km/h or 34 knots 1-min sustained.