Tropical Storm Lupit to pass well ofshore Japan tomorrow

First, my apologies for no write-ups yesterday.  I was in the middle of a move and didn’t have time.

There’s not really much to write about anyway.  The Caribbean disturbance has all but vanished.  The disturbance in the Bahama is not disturbing at all and will be gone today.

Tropical Storm Lupit is the only story.  And, though yesterday there were indications Lupit may hang around the general vicinity of Okinawa Island in the Ryuku island chain, the system has continued to move northeasterly.

Tropical Storm Lupit

Quick Hits:

• current sustained winds of 50kts (58mph or 93kph), moving northeast at 9kts (10mph or 17kph), pressure 985mb (29.09in);
• as of 24/0900Z, Tropical Storm Lupit is 115 miles southeast of Okinawa;
• established outflow and warm SSTs is helping Lupit survive despite strengthening shear;
• Lupit is expected to begin an extratropical transition in 24 hours and complete the transition by 48 hours;
• JTWC forecasts the closest approach to Japan in about 36 hours (Oct 26, 6:00PM UTC) about 150 miles south of Tokyo.

It’s still amazing to me to think one week ago there was serious concern over two major tropical cyclones striking land:  Hurricane Rick in Mexico and Typhoon Lupit.  Both became minimal threats.

A few days ago someone posted one the site (since deleted) that the US Government were firing neutrinos into the storms to decimate those populations.  I wonder how that neutrino-theory works for him today.  But, of course, in the minds of people like that, well…

It’s not even worth me wasting time discussing.

Other information

I’m working on articles that will focus on each of the major cities along the United States Gulf and Atlantic seaboard and what those locations could expect under various hurricane situations.  I’m hoping to have a Brownsville report published in the next week.  Being that it seems tropical activity will quiet down for at least the next several days, that shouldn’t be an issue.