> View larger image NASA's Terra satellite flew over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean at 02:30 UTC on August 31 (10:30 p.m. EDT Aug. 30) and captured Tropical Storm Lionrock (lower left), Tropical Storm Namtheun (center), and Typhoon Kompasu (top right) off the Asian coast. Credit: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response Team |
Tropical Storm Lionrock
Tropical Storm Namtheun
Typhoon Kompasu
The Atlantic doesn't have an exclusive on tropical activity at this time. NASA's Terra satellite captured this amazing image of three tropical cyclones at the same time in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
NASA's Terra Satellite Captures Three Tropical Cyclones in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean
Severe Tropical Storm LIONROCK Graphic Courtesy Hong Kong Observatory |
Forecast Intensities
02 Sep Severe Tropical Storm 105 km/h
03 Sep Tropical Storm 75 km/h
04 Sep Tropical Depression 55 km/h
Bulletin updated at 11:45 HKT 01/Sep/2010
At noon, Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock was centred about 90 kilometres west of Gaoxiong. It is forecast to move north at about 10 kilometres per hour across the Taiwan Strait. Meanwhile, Typhoon Kompasu was centred about 310 kilometres east of Shanghai. It is forecast to move north at about 30 kilometres per hour across the East China Sea.
Latest weather bulletin issued by the Hong Kong Observatory: click here
Three tropical storms affecting southeast China
Source: China Meteorological News Press (Click Here for Charts & Forecast)
Typhoon KOMPASU Forecast Track (Joint Typhoon Warning Center) |
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Typhoon Tracking - Useful Links
Tropical Storm 07W (Lionrock)
Tropical Depression 09W (Namtheun) Final Warning
Example: 301500Z = 11:00 AM EDT on the 30th
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