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TAPAH Current Status

Current Wind Speed 65 knots / 75 MPH

Max Predicted Wind Speed 65 knots / 75 MPH at

TAPAH Land Hazards

Northwest Pacific Weather Warnings
Taiwan Central Weather Bureau: no warnings
Hong Kong Observatory: no warnings

TAPAH Tracker

TAPAH Satellite Loop

visible satellite loop of TYPHOON TAPAH from wisc.edu

visible satellite loop of TYPHOON TAPAH from wisc.edu

TAPAH Alternate Tracking Map

TAPAH Spaghetti Models

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TAPAH Watches and Warnings

TYPHOON TAPAH Tropical Cyclone Update

TYPHOON TAPAH Public Advisory

WTPN32 PGTW 080300
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TYPHOON 22W (TAPAH) WARNING NR 008//
RMKS/
1. TYPHOON 22W (TAPAH) WARNING NR 008    
   UPGRADED FROM TROPICAL STORM 22W
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    ---
   WARNING POSITION:
   080000Z --- NEAR 21.8N 112.6E
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 330 DEGREES AT 11 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF 
     SATELLITE, RADAR AND SYNOPTIC DATA
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
                            030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
                            035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
                            000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
                            050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
                            050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
                            030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
   RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
                            105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
                            090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
                            055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
   REPEAT POSIT: 21.8N 112.6E
    ---
   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   081200Z --- 23.3N 111.1E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 08 KTS
    ---
   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   090000Z --- 24.3N 109.7E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 07 KTS
    ---
   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   091200Z --- 24.9N 108.4E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
    ---
REMARKS:
080300Z POSITION NEAR 22.2N 112.2E.
08SEP25. TYPHOON 22W (TAPAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 94 NM WEST-
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AT 11
KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. TYPHOON (TY) 22W WAS UPGRADED TO 
TYPHOON STRENGTH (65 KTS) COINCIDENT WITH LANDFALL, BASED PRIMARILY 
UPON THE RAW ADT AND AIDT VALUES OF 58 KTS AND 66 KTS RESPECTIVELY. 
BASED ON RADAR ANALYSIS, THE SYSTEM MADE INITIAL LANDFALL OVER THE 
CHUANSHAN ISLANDS AROUND 2300Z THEN MOVED THE SHORT DISTANCE TO THE 
MAINLAND, MAKING LANDFALL NEAR XIAOWAN BAY AT 0000Z. THREE-HOURLY 
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM SHANCHUAN DAO WERE OF INSUFFICIENT TEMPORAL 
RESOLUTION TO DETECT THE MAXIMUM WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH PASSAGE OF THE 
LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC), HOWEVER THE PRESSURE READING OF 
985MB AT 0000Z PROVIDED HIGHER CONFIDENCE TO THE INITIAL MSLP ESTIMATE 
OF 983MB AT LANDFALL. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING 
TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST, ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN SIDE OF THE STEERING 
RIDGE, FOR THE DURATION OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. TY 22W WILL STEADILY 
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE RUGGED TERRAIN OVER SOUTHERN CHINA, 
ULTIMATELY DISSIPATING WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. THIS IS THE 
FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR 
HI. THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 080000Z IS 984 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT 
WAVE HEIGHT AT 080000Z IS 29 FEET.//
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TYPHOON TAPAH Forecast Discussion

Forecast Discussion not available for this storm.

TAPAH storm path from JTWC

Time Speed Location Status
65 knots 21.8, 112.6
45 knots 23.3, 111.1 dissipating
30 knots 24.3, 109.7 dissipating
20 knots 24.9, 108.4 dissipated


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