Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand

[PeteC]

Look at this. http://www.sattmet.tmd.go.th/newversion/mergesat.html Thailand is a sandwich between a cyclone in the bay of Bengal and a typhoon going through the Philippines. Luckily they are not heading towards each other.

Watch the thing in the Philippines as it is predicted to proceed further south than the last one and actually come across Thailand in the Rayong area next week, and then into the gulf. Pete

[sargeant]

Pete may i say thankyou for that TMD radar link i have it as a favorite and has proved very useful

Got a visa run in to HH without getting a drop of wet

[PeteC]

No problems, weather is a hobby, the more violent the better. Gives me a hard on, no supplements needed.

[Terry]

^^^^^

[Nereus]

No problems, weather is a hobby, the more violent the better. Gives me a hard on, no supplements needed.

Really young fellow, you need to learn to read a synoptic chart, it tells you a great deal more about what is happening, and what is likely to happen.

The following surface chart, or map as the Thais call it, shows a huge ridge of high pressure over China that is protroding into most of Thailand. It is blocking the low pressure cell to the east, and until it weakens the low can not move to the west.

http://www.tmd.go.th/programs/uploads/m ... art_07.jpg

If you look at the smaller chart that shows the winds at 600 metres, you will see that the flow is from the west to east.

http://www.tmd.go.th/programs/uploads/m ... nd600m.jpg

This link is to the page, and if you click on either of the charts they will enlarge.

http://www.tmd.go.th/en/weather_map.php

[PeteC]

Impact of Typhoon Nari not ruled out

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/3 ... phoon-nari

As flooding subsides in several provinces, officials hope a new typhoon will stay on course by moving through northeastern Thailand and weakening over land instead of passing over inundated eastern and central provinces..........

http://www.sattmet.tmd.go.th/newversion/mergesat.html

Advisory
"Tropical Storm “NARI”"
No. 4 Time Issued : October 13, 2013

At 4.00 a.m. LST on 13 October, typhoon “NARI” in the middle South China Sea was centered about 750 kilometers east of Da Nang, Vietnam or at 15.4 degree North and 115.2 degree East with maximum sustained winds about 130 km/hr. It is moving west at speed of 20 km/hr. It is expected will make landfall at middle Vietnam during 15-16 October and then will downgrade to the tropical storm and the tropical depression. Light to moderate rainfall with windy is likely in the eastern portion of northeast Thailand.

The weak high pressure over upper Thailand leads to a rise of temperature, as well as fog in the North and the Northeast while the rainfall decreases in the Central and the East. Also, the weak southwest monsoon over the Andaman Sea, the South and the Gulf of Thailand leads to decreasing rain in the South.

The advisory will be effect on 13 October 2013 at 5.00 a.m.

[PeteC]

Here is Typhoon Nari just hitting the Vietnam coast now. You can see the Thailand map. Unknown at present where it will go in Thailand and how strong it will be when it gets here. Stay tuned.......

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[Terry]

A little off topic - but relevant

There was a typhoon 'Nari' in July 2001 that hit Taiwan

I was working there at the time in the Taichung area and I can tell you that the flooding and shear ferocity of that event is still in my memory.

I hope the name does not bring with it the same intensity...........

[PeteC]

A little off topic - but relevant

There was a typhoon 'Nari' in July 2001 that hit Taiwan

I was working there at the time in the Taichung area and I can tell you that the flooding and shear ferocity of that event is still in my memory.

I hope the name does not bring with it the same intensity...........

It may for Vietnam, Terry. They were saying this morning on CNN that the storm surge there along the coast will be huge. I guess we'll see media coverage early tomorrow morning.

[PeteC]

Typhoon Nari is entering Thailand now per the below satellite image from 90 minutes ago. It's still pretty well defined and nothing I've read is downgrading it yet. It looks like here in Rayong we could see the edge of it, but the folks up in Issan from Ubon west could see a lot of it. Last report had it at winds of 80mph with gusts up to 100mph. Pete

http://www.sattmet.tmd.go.th/newversion/mergesat.html

(Note: the above image is automatically updated so what the storm looks like and where it is depends upon when you read this post and access the link.)

EDIT: See the Surin radar below and you can see it coming.

http://www2.tmd.go.th/radar/srnLoop.php

[hhfarang]

Ahhh, once again the sun is gone, there's the sweet smell of rain in the air, the patter of droplets on the roof, and the temperature is down 5 degrees. I do love rainy season! Long may it last!

[Big Boy]

Where are you? I'm Soi 94ish, and haven't noticed yet

[Dannie Boy]

Where are you? I'm Soi 94ish, and haven't noticed yet

It didn't come our way either - some dark looking clouds but no rain and now moved on, but according to the forecast, maybe tomorrow?

[hhfarang]

I live directly on Soi 94! Got a couple of hours of nice easy rain late this afternoon.

[PeteC]

What's left of Typhoon Nari hit over here in Rayong at about 0345 hours. Strong rain and gusting winds going on since. Below Satellite shows it could possibly reach Hua Hin in the next hour or so. You may awake to noise on the roof! For sure Bangkok seems to be getting it at the moment also. Pete

http://www.sattmet.tmd.go.th/newversion/mergesat.html