Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:25 pm
The first super typhoon of the year, Megi.
It has winds of 175 mph and a central pressure of 908 mb.
It has winds of 175 mph and a central pressure of 908 mb.
Wx Infinity Forums
Your Infinite Source For All Things Weather
https://www.wxinfinity.com/
Super Typhoon Megi
Page 1 of 2
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:38 am
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:54 am
Wow...
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:46 pm
Megi is the strongest tropical cyclone in the world for 2010. 
It has sustained winds of 180 mph and gusts of 220 mph and central pressure of 893 millibars. They did recon on Megi. That is more intense than Igor, Ike, Katrina, or Rita.
Everyone in Megi's track NEEDS TO GET OUT AND TAKE COVER!!!!!!!
I notice that Hong Kong is in the 5 day cone and they need to watch Megi too. If it hits Hong Kong, it will be really catastrophic.
Even though West Pacific is not very active due to La Nina, they bring us surprises, like in this case, Megi.
It has sustained winds of 180 mph and gusts of 220 mph and central pressure of 893 millibars. They did recon on Megi. That is more intense than Igor, Ike, Katrina, or Rita.Everyone in Megi's track NEEDS TO GET OUT AND TAKE COVER!!!!!!!
I notice that Hong Kong is in the 5 day cone and they need to watch Megi too. If it hits Hong Kong, it will be really catastrophic.
Even though West Pacific is not very active due to La Nina, they bring us surprises, like in this case, Megi.
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 1:28 pm
Code: Select all
618
wtpn31 pgtw 171500
msgid/genadmin/navmarfcstcen Pearl Harbor hi/jtwc//
subj/tropical cyclone warning//
rmks/
1. Super typhoon 15w (Megi) warning nr 019
01 active tropical cyclone in northwestpac
Max sustained winds based on one-minute average
wind radii valid over open water only
---
warning position:
171200z --- near 18.1n 125.1e
movement past six hours - 250 degrees at 11 kts
position accurate to within 020 nm
position based on eye fixed by satellite
present wind distribution:
Max sustained winds - 155 kt, gusts 190 kt
wind radii valid over open water only
radius of 064 kt winds - 055 nm northeast quadrant
040 nm southeast quadrant
050 nm southwest quadrant
060 nm northwest quadrant
radius of 050 kt winds - 095 nm northeast quadrant
065 nm southeast quadrant
080 nm southwest quadrant
095 nm northwest quadrant
radius of 034 kt winds - 140 nm northeast quadrant
105 nm southeast quadrant
125 nm southwest quadrant
145 nm northwest quadrant
repeat posit: 18.1n 125.1eRe: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:00 pm
1900Z...
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 6:05 pm
What a monsterous and impressive storm Megi is. We should have recon. If we did that today, there would be many storms that would challenge and beat Super Typhoon Tip.
We should have recon. If we did that today, there would be many storms that would challenge and beat Super Typhoon Tip.Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 6:23 pm
Almost sunrise in the West Pacific. Those that enjoy visible imagery, save those images. They can make great screen savers. 
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 6:30 pm
Sunrise...
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:31 pm
Going to be a tough day in Luzon...
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:10 pm
That is a monster of a storm. What's the worldwide record for sustained winds? Is it 190mph?
This storm is flirting with that record.
This storm is flirting with that record.
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:23 pm
I believe it had 175 kt (200 mph) winds earlier. Probably stronger than Super Typhoon Tip.texoz wrote:That is a monster of a storm. What's the worldwide record for sustained winds? Is it 190mph?
This storm is flirting with that record.
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:53 pm
200 mph winds?????????????????? That is really intense!!!!!!! That is about close to a hypercane we would get. Tip was very large, about the size of the Western United States. It would take several Katrinas to fit inside Tip.wxman57 wrote: I believe it had 175 kt (200 mph) winds earlier. Probably stronger than Super Typhoon Tip.
Think about that hitting Hong Kong or Shanghai at that strength??????????? That would really be catastrophic!!!!!!! I thought Ike was really bad due to its monsterous size when it ravaged Houston area.
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:34 am
Code: Select all
PAGASA announces landfall via twitter:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
OCTOBER 18,2010
Based on our Aparri Radar THE "EYE" OF TYPHOON JUAN HAS MADE LANDFALL AT SIERRA MADRE MT. ESTAGNO POINT AT DIVILACAN PEAK AT 11:25 AM.Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:55 am
Megi may have peaked at 180-190 kts (210-220 mph). Just depends on how the recon winds are interpreted. Ike's wind field was much larger than Megi's, and that was a big factor in the storm surge Ike produced. Megi was more of a large tornado hitting Luzon.Ptarmigan wrote:200 mph winds?????????????????? That is really intense!!!!!!! That is about close to a hypercane we would get. Tip was very large, about the size of the Western United States. It would take several Katrinas to fit inside Tip.wxman57 wrote: I believe it had 175 kt (200 mph) winds earlier. Probably stronger than Super Typhoon Tip.
Think about that hitting Hong Kong or Shanghai at that strength??????????? That would really be catastrophic!!!!!!! I thought Ike was really bad due to its monstrous size when it ravaged Houston area.
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:10 am
That's really intense! Megi is about average size thankfully. Now, had Megi been large, that would be much worse. Now, if Ike had been a monsterous hurricane with +200 mph winds that would be really catastrophic for us.wxman57 wrote:
Megi may have peaked at 180-190 kts (210-220 mph). Just depends on how the recon winds are interpreted. Ike's wind field was much larger than Megi's, and that was a big factor in the storm surge Ike produced. Megi was more of a large tornado hitting Luzon.
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:02 pm
So was a record broken or not? I know a record can't be broken unless there is a ground observation at the point of landfall. I'm not sure that any instrumentation would have survived the eyewall to gauge the lowest pressure.
A storm like that begs the question, what would happen if a storm of Megi's intensity hit Houston/Galveston. With sustained winds, according to wxman, possible exceeding 210 mph, it is hard to even imagine the calamity that would besiege us in an event like that. We're talking complete devastation for tens of miles inland. With sustained winds of 200 mph at landfall in Galveston, devastating Cat 4 and 5 winds would penetrate downtown Houston and major hurricane winds well beyond that. We're talking hurricane conditions in Oklahoma!
I have looked through tropical books here at school and can't find a reduction formula for wind in the boundary layer after a hurricane makes landfall. Anybody have an idea of what it would be. It would be 'fun' to see what conditions would be like in the Spring/Woodlands area (parents and former my former residents) if a 200 mph cane hit. For those that say it can't happen, keep in mind that some of the most powerful cyclones in the world has developed in our backyard...Labor Day Cane, Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Gilbert, MItch, Andrew and of course Carla...which reached Cat. 5 just off the Texas coast. So it CAN happen.
A storm like that begs the question, what would happen if a storm of Megi's intensity hit Houston/Galveston. With sustained winds, according to wxman, possible exceeding 210 mph, it is hard to even imagine the calamity that would besiege us in an event like that. We're talking complete devastation for tens of miles inland. With sustained winds of 200 mph at landfall in Galveston, devastating Cat 4 and 5 winds would penetrate downtown Houston and major hurricane winds well beyond that. We're talking hurricane conditions in Oklahoma!
I have looked through tropical books here at school and can't find a reduction formula for wind in the boundary layer after a hurricane makes landfall. Anybody have an idea of what it would be. It would be 'fun' to see what conditions would be like in the Spring/Woodlands area (parents and former my former residents) if a 200 mph cane hit. For those that say it can't happen, keep in mind that some of the most powerful cyclones in the world has developed in our backyard...Labor Day Cane, Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Gilbert, MItch, Andrew and of course Carla...which reached Cat. 5 just off the Texas coast. So it CAN happen.
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:38 pm
Megi is now back to Cat 4 status heading toward Hong Kong...
Re: Super Typhoon Megi
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:54 pm
Very impressive recovery after Luzon for Megi...