Unusual North Pacific Storm Tracking Through Main Shipping Lanes – UPDATE
Update (Jan 14) – The intense and harmful North Pacific storm continues to pack winds to 90 knots and wave heights to 50 ft (15.2 meters) this morning. From NOAA OPC’s put up this morning:
The 0600 UTC GOES-W enhanced infrared satellite tv for pc picture together with a portion of the 06Z OPC Pacific floor evaluation exhibits a strong 948-mb hurricane power low strain system within the central Pacific. In addition, the 0849 UTC ASCAT wind retrievals from this morning confirmed a powerful wind discipline with values as much as 90 knots (~104 mph) within the robust chilly advection within the south quadrant of the low heart. The 0542 UTC AltiKa altimeter go from that very same space was equally spectacular with values as much as 50 ft!
As a reminder, a system is assessed as “hurricane force” when the winds are equal to or larger than 64 knots (~74 mph).”
Please go to the OPC’s Pacific web page on the primary web site for added evaluation and forecast merchandise:
http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/Pac_tab.shtml“
(Jan 13) – A fast replace this morning – The creating storm over the central North Pacific continues to be forecast to succeed in 948 MB over the subsequent 18-24 hours with winds rising 65-90 knots and seas constructing over 16 meters (52 ft) as much as 240NM west and south of the middle. By 00Z/15thseas could proceed to construct as excessive as 18 Meters (59 ft) because the storm enters the japanese North Pacific.
This storm is monitoring via the primary North Pacific delivery lanes and all delivery pursuits ought to keep effectively away from this one.
January 12, 2015 Forecast:
A creating gale low over the western North Pacific, east of Japan will deepen quickly over the central North Pacific reaching 958 MB by 00z/14th and 949 MB by 00Z 15th.
This will probably be a harmful storm because it travels ENE throughout the first North Pacific delivery lanes. Winds are forecast to be an unprecedented 65-90 knots with seas constructing 10-16 meters (32-53 ft) inside 36-48 hours inside 300 NM south and southwest of the middle. Shipping curiosity ought to keep away from this space.
NOAA OPC Wind and Wave forecast for 12Z 14 Jan 2016 exhibits a big space of Storm power winds (outlined in yellow) with a really massive space of hurricane power winds (Fuschia). Winds forecast to 90 knots with seas to 16 meters!
