MA-ON Stregthens to Cat 4A Typhoon

Typhoon MA-ON Intensifies to a Cat 4A Storm with winds of about 220km/hr

Most models forecast MA-ON making landfall on the island of Shikoku [see daily updates.]

Typhoon MA-ON with the latest projected track based on several models – IR satellite image [8-km res.] Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.

Typhoon MA-ON Summary of Details (as of posting)

• Location: ~ 445km SE of IWO TO, Japan
• Position: ~ 20.7N 140.7E
• Movement and speed: moving west (275 degrees,) at a forward speed of about 15 km/hr
• Maximum sustained winds: 220 km/hr
• Wind gusts: up to 270 km/hr
• Estimated time of [first] landfall: July 19 @ 20:00UTC [See daily updates]
• Remarks: MA-ON will likely become a super typhoon as it heads NW moving over warmer waters. The typhoon could make a second landfall on the Honshu Island before it exits land, returning to the Pacific Ocean. (FIRE-EARTH forecast based on data from various sources.)

Typhoon MA-ON – MTSAT2 –Full View – IR Satellite Image.  Source: Digital Typhoon. Click image to enlarge. Click HERE to update.

Typhoon MA-ON with the latest projected track based on several models – WV satellite image [8-km res.] Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.

Typhoon MA-ON – MTSAT2 – Source: Digital Typhoon. Click image to enlarge.

MA-ON Animation

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• Last 120 Hours : MPEG / WMV
• Last 240 Hours : MPEG / WMV

Related Links

• MA-ON Racing to Super Typhoon Status Posted on July 14, 2011
• Satellite Imagery
• FEWW New Hurricane Scale