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Supercomputer Weather: Typhoon Lekima Tokyo Bound?

As the image above from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center shows, Typhoon Lekima is presently monstering Taiwan, again (Lekima has already passed over the island travelling in the other direction!). But what will the Typhoon be doing after it leaves Taiwan?

While typhoons are notoriously unpredictable, according to the following series of forecasts from the NOAA supercomputer Lekima will be strengthening and heading for Tokyo.

+36 hours

+48 hours

+60 hours

+72 hours

+84 hours

+96 hours

For a live reading on the status of Lekima any others around the globe see the excellent resources
at...

The University of Wisconsin

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/

and...

The Joint Typhoon Warning Centre

http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc.html

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