Typhoon Yutu - Rosita (23 Oct 2018)

[BossHog 37,276]

This got suddenly quite strong overnight and is now forecast to peak at 150 knots.

Two early Wednesday morning pics..

 

Edited October 27, 2018 by Dafey

[+Dafey 14,210]

When they first started tracking this beast the spaghetti models were all over the place...

Today it looks like they have a better handle on it's projected track...

I think we are pretty much in the clear...but, id doesn't hurt to prepare!

[BossHog 37,276]

19 minutes ago, Dafey said:

I think we are pretty much in the clear..

Looks like Saipan is going to take a direct hit from a very strong storm.

[Woolf 8,548]

Could turn north before hitting Taiwan

https://www.windy.com/?11.932,143.064,5

Press the arrow to the bottom left

[Hoss 33]

Nice Website Woolf! Looks like this storm is heading towards Saipan and Rota. 

Im on Guam right now and there is only a little bit of wind...4-5 mph and no rain

[BossHog 37,276]

This thing has basically exploded. Will be the biggest storm to date on planet earth in 2018

Boat travel here is off and so are the planes. Huge surf expected here on Siargao come Sunday. 

The Marianas gonna catch it right soon. No idea if there will be a northern Luzon landfall; that remains to be seen.

Already up to 145 knots and down to 908 mb. That my friends is a storm.

 

 

[+Dafey 14,210]

1 hour ago, BossHog said:

No idea if there will be a northern Luzon landfall; that remains to be seen.

Looks nasty!

Luzon will surely catch some weather of this thing

 

[BossHog 37,276]

Getting the feeling we ain't heard the last of Yutu:

Edited October 25, 2018 by BossHog

[MickyG 305]

looks like it is still tracking wnw

[Janneo 193]

Which of the tracking organisations has the best track record for this area?

[BossHog 37,276]

Turns out Yutu was the 5th strongest cyclone to make landfall in history. Yolanda still the champion.

 

 

[Headshot 29,080]

29 minutes ago, BossHog said:

Turns out Yutu was the 5th strongest cyclone to make landfall in history. Yolanda still the champion.

Where did the chart come from? First of all, the eye wall on Haiyan hit Leyte, not Samar, and the clocked wind speed was 200 mph steady and 250 mph gusts.

[BossHog 37,276]

12 minutes ago, Headshot said:

Where did the chart come from?

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Saipan-Ravaged-Yutu-Photos-and-First-Hand-Account

13 minutes ago, Headshot said:

First of all, the eye wall on Haiyan hit Leyte, not Samar

Haiyan's initial landfall was in the small surfing community of Guiuan in Eastern Samar.

15 minutes ago, Headshot said:

and the clocked wind speed was 200 mph steady and 250 mph gusts.

The chart clearly refers to wind speed at landfall.

[+RogerDuMond 13,146]

16 minutes ago, Headshot said:

Where did the chart come from? First of all, the eye wall on Haiyan hit Leyte, not Samar, and the clocked wind speed was 200 mph steady and 250 mph gusts.

Making landfall is defined as the eye wall hitting land. The second of 5 landfalls was Leyte.

The first landfall happened in Guiuan town of Easter Samar at 4:40 am Friday.

https://www.rappler.com/nation/43215-yolanda-landfalls-pagasa

[oztony 36,115]

Whelp ...looks like Bill's only way out of this one is to go back in time and use his powers to change events.....