Typhoon MATMO/Henry has turned north
Typhoon MATMO/Henry has turned north last night. Unfortunately we could not report these good news because we had a long lasting brownout.
The storm is now 645 km east-southeast of Virac, Catanduanes. It moves very slowly northwest at 5 km/h. The typhoon will now accelerate to a forward speed of about 20 km/h and turn even more northward.
Above track from JMA is astonishing because it shows a change of direction of more than 90°. There had been no LTO traffic enforcer there to tell the typhoon to deviate to the right. It is rather a glitch of the algorithm in relation to the projection of the map. JMA uses a conic projection while the US Navy uses a Mercator projection.
MATMA/Henry Storm data:
| Name (INTL. / local): | MATMA /Henry |
| Class: | Typhoon Cat.1 |
| Time/Date of observation: | 05:00 AM on July 19, 2014 |
| Location of Center: | 12.1º North 130.2º East |
| Moving Direction and Speed: | North-Northwest @ 20 km/h |
| Moving towards: | Batanes Islands |
| Distance from the Philippines: | 645 km ESE of Virac |
| Estimated Date / Time of Landfall: | n/a |
| Max. Wind Speed near Center: | 120 km/h |
| Peak Wind Gusts: | 150 km/h |
| Minimum Central Pressure: | 974 hPa |
| Diameter: | 550 km |
| 24h Rainfall near Center: | 200 – 400 mm |
| Max. Wave Height: | 10 – 12 m |
| Here you find how to read and understand this data | |
Nearly real-time storm information
And there is already a new LPA developing south-east of Guam.
[GARD]
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