Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Nida Getting Knocked By Winds, and 97W Piquing Interest

Nida still has some stronger thunderstorms around its center (higher, stronger storms are depicted in purple). Meanwhile System 97W is also showing some strong thunderstorms in the southeastern side

Tropical Storm Nida's winds are around 57 mph (50 knots) today, December 2. Nida is moving west-northwest near 9 mph. At 10 a.m. ET, Nida was located about 505 nautical miles southeast of the island of Kadena, near 21.3 North and 134.8 East.


System 97W, however, looks interesting on NASA satellite imagery. In the latest AIRS imagery 97W can be seen to the east of Tropical Storm Nida. It is centered about 235 miles southeast of Guam, near 10.4 North and 147.1 East. The JTWC has upgraded the likelihood of tropical cyclone formation for this system to "fair."

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