Super Typhoon Hagibis: 81 people dead, with 10 missing and 200 injured. Abe plans to declare Hagibis a 'severe disaster'!!!p14

The organisers of the Rugby World Cup and Formula 1 bosses are monitoring a powerful typhoon forming to the south of Japan which could bring fierce winds and torrential rain over the weekend.

Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) says Typhoon Hagibis is expected to reach the highest level of "violent".

The JMA added: "It could be the strongest to hit Japan this year."

World Rugby says it is heading in a "north-westerly direction" and could bring disruption to southern Japan.

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Japan Meteorological Agency
Tropical Cyclone Advisory #21 - 21:00 PM JST October 7 2019
TYPHOON HAGIBIS (T1919)
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nearby Northern Mariana islands (Anatahan)

At 12:00 PM UTC, Typhoon Hagibis (915 hPa) located at 16.1N 146.6E has 10 minute sustained winds of 105 knots with gusts of 150 knots. The cyclone is reported as moving west northwest at 15 knots.

Storm Force Winds
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100 nm from the center

Gale Force Winds
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350 nm from the center in the eastern quadrant
240 nm from the center in the western quadrant

Dvorak Intensity: T6.5-

Forecast and Intensity
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24 HRS: 18.4N 141.9E - 115 knots (CAT 5/Intense Typhoon) West of Northern Mariana Islands
48 HRS: 20.9N 139.5E - 105 knots (CAT 5/Intense Typhoon) Sea South of Japan
72 HRS: 24.2N 137.4E - 100 knots (CAT 4/Very Strong Typhoon) Sea South of Japan

HOW SHOON TIL JAPAN DHOOM....?
DEY GOT A FEW ISLANDS IN ITS WAY...THOSE R GONE!

Chill out people, we get an average of 25 typhoons per year. This is number 19.
No big deal. Sorry to extinguish your DOOMgasm.

This one will be the bigest of the year... japanese authorities say

WTF

Euro has new hurricane forming off Africa soon... Cape Verde hurricane season usually ends in September, but now this hurricane is forecast in second half of October!

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LOU E ..WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT ONE TINY ISLAND BOUT 2 GIT RUN DA FUKK OVUH?!...ANY VIDEO COMING OUT OF THERE IS 'GOLD' . ALSO IF EYE PASSES OVER AND...AFTUH ITZ GONE BY!

THIS PUSHES THE CARIB. SOUTHER CARIB AND GULF STORM SEASON INTO DEC. AND POSS. JAN!

There is no habitants there, just a volcano. It's Anatahan.

Super Typhoon Hagibis (20W) Tropical Cyclone Update
National Weather Service Tiyan GU WP202019
935 PM ChST Mon Oct 7 2019

...903 PM CHST WFO GUAM RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE...

SUMMARY OF 903 PM CHST...1103 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.0N 146.8E
RADAR ELEVATION...0.5 DEGREES...34600 FEET
CENTER CHARACTERISTIC...WELL-DEFINED PIN-HOLE EYE
POSITION CONFIDENCE...GOOD

THIS POSITION IS ABOUT
95 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN AIRPORT
105 MILES NORTHEAST OF TINIAN AIRPORT
165 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROTA AIRPORT
220 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUAM RADAR

RADAR-DETERMINED MOTION OF THE EYE...
THE PAST HOUR IS 13 KT (15 MPH) TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES.
FOR THE PAST 3 HOURS IS 15 KT (17 MPH) TO THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES.

DISCUSSION
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THE EYE HAS TURNED BACK ONTO A WEST-NORTHWEST HEADING WITH THE RECENT
THREE HOUR MOTION AVERAGING TO JUST NORTH OF WEST. THE WELL-DEFINED
EYEWALL REMAINS FULLY IN VIEW AT 34600 FT IN THE 0.5 DEGREE RADAR
TILT. THE EYE IS NOW MOVING INTO A RADAR BEAM BLOCKAGE AREA AND WILL
NOT BE VIEWABLE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

NEXT MESSAGE
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THE NEXT RADAR POSITION WILL BE ISSUED IN SEVERAL HOURS...EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...ONCE THE EYE HAS MOVED TO THE WEST OF THE RADAR
BEAM BLOCKAGE AREA AND CLOSER TO ANATAHAN.

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W. AYDLETT

THAT IS A SHAME...ONE CAMERA...WOULD BE NICE...RUNNING TIME LAPSE....IS IT A POT. ACTIVE VOLCANO?..WHAT IF TOP IS TORN OFF?..COULD HAPPEN.

Wouldn't be surprised

+5 Luisport. Thank you for your great work.

Thank you my friend!