Typhoon Haima Affects Air Traffic Across East Asia! (credit: www.flightradar24.com via Meteo Europe)10/21/2016  DISCUSSION: As Typhoon Haima continues to march into parts of eastern Asia, you can clearly see the affect which this tropical cyclone is having on the flight tracks of commercial aircraft travelling in the vicinity of this storm. Note how many of the flights are being forced to divert around the core of Haima as it began its all-out assault on parts of eastern China earlier today! A very common sight with respect to the re-routing of both commercial and private aircraft in the vicinity of an ocean-bound and/or landfalling tropical cyclone!
To learn more about other high-impact weather events from across the Western Pacific Ocean, be sure to click here! ~Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz
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 DISCUSSION: As Super Typhoon Haima continues to bear down on the northern Philippines, many people have been wondering and asking about details of this storm's potential impacts both within and beyond the Philippines! Be sure to watch the short video briefing update on Haima to hear the latest information on this dangerous tropical cyclone!
To learn more about other high-impact weather events from across the Western Pacific Ocean, be sure to click here! ~Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz Super Typhoon Haima Heading For The Northern Philippines! (credit: Dan Lindsey via Himawari-8)10/18/2016 
DISCUSSION: As people continue to mentally and physically recover both along parts of the Southeast U.S. and Bermuda from the recent impacts of Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Nicole respectively, the world's attention now turns to the Tropical West Pacific Ocean basin. This attention is due to the robust presence of what is now Super Typhoon Haima which has quickly made global headlines and will soon make even more headlines with its current heading aimed directly at northern portions of the Philippines. Unfortunately, this event has the potential to deliver similar impacts as those felt in association with Super Typhoon Haiyan which impacted nearly all of the central and northern Philippines back in November 2013. Though this storm is somewhat weaker than Haiyan was even prior to the time of landfall, this storm is still comparable in strength.
More specifically, Super Typhoon Haima currently has maximum sustained winds of 165 mph with gusts up to (or possibly just over 200 mpn) very close to this tropical cyclone's circulation center. Thus, as a point of reference, it currently is maintaining the equivalent intensity as that found in association with a Category 5 hurricane in the Tropical Atlantic or Tropical Eastern/Central Pacific basins. Therefore, this is an incredibly dangerous tropical cyclone which has now become a very serious threat to the central/northern Philippines as well as eastern China upon Haima re-emerging over the northern South China Sea. Though it is forecast to weaken down to the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane after the first landfall in the Philippines, Haima will then present a serious coastal and inland flooding threat to eastern China. Note how in the visible satellite loop attached above (courtesy of Meteorologist Dan Lindsey via the Himawari-8 satellite imager), you can clearly identify the perfect symmetry and large, clear eye associated with Haima as of a little earlier today! The bottom line is that this is an incredibly dangerous tropical cyclone which will continue to deliver increasing more pronounced impacts to the central and northern Philippines as time continues to pass! Be sure to stay tuned for updates on the status and progress of Super Typhoon Haima right here at the Global Weather and Climate Center as we move forward in time! ~Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz  DISCUSSION: As dawn (dusk) set in across the Atlantic (Western Pacific) tropical ocean basins, there are 2 very different weather stories taking headlines in both parts of the world. Across the far parts of the Western Pacific Ocean, Typhoon Chaba is making headlines as it remains a strong and dangerous typhoon (i.e., the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane at the current time). Over the next few days, Typhoon Chaba will become an increasing threat for parts of southern and central Japan as it continues to move north-northwestward before gradually shifting to more of a north/northeasterly heading. This will put several hundred thousand people across southern/central Japan in the path of what will then be a weakening typhoon and ultimately a fading tropical storm within about 72 to 96 hours from now.
Alternatively, as many of our recent posts have covered, Hurricane Matthew has been, still is, and will remain to be one of the bigger news headlines across the Tropical Atlantic and across much of the Western Hemisphere for that matter. At the present time, Hurricane Matthew has strengthened somewhat since earlier this morning based on an increase in the observed maximum sustained wind speeds from 140 to 145 mph with higher gusts. Thus, Matthew remains a strong and very dangerous Category 4 hurricane as the center continues slowly tracking northward over the next couple of days. As noted in previous posts, Jamaica and Western Haiti have already been under and will remain to be under Hurricane Warnings for at least the next 24 to 36 hours. Depending on the exact forward speed of this tropical cyclone over the next few days and the exact track Matthew follows, some of these details may change a bit. However, there is sufficiently high confidence in the overall short-term forecast for Matthew that there will be life-threatening conditions across the aforementioned regions as well as points further north. Therefore, be sure to stay tuned right here at the Global Weather and Climate Center for updates on Matthew and Chaba! To learn more about other high-impact tropical cyclone-based weather events from across the world, be sure to click here! ~Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz |
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