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SONGDA Current Status

Current Wind Speed 25 knots / 29 MPH

Max Predicted Wind Speed 25 knots / 29 MPH at

SONGDA Land Hazards

Northwest Pacific Weather Warnings
Taiwan Central Weather Bureau: no warnings
Hong Kong Observatory: no warnings

SONGDA Tracker

SONGDA Satellite Loop

visible satellite loop of TROPICAL DEPRESSION SONGDA from wisc.edu

visible satellite loop of TROPICAL DEPRESSION SONGDA from wisc.edu

SONGDA Alternate Tracking Map

SONGDA Spaghetti Models

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SONGDA Watches and Warnings

TROPICAL DEPRESSION SONGDA Tropical Cyclone Update

TROPICAL DEPRESSION SONGDA Public Advisory

JTWC Advisory

WTPN31 PGTW 010300
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL DEPRESSION 06W (SONGDA) WARNING NR 013//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 06W (SONGDA) WARNING NR 013
   02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    ---
   WARNING POSITION:
   010000Z --- NEAR 35.4N 123.2E
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 020 DEGREES AT 05 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 35.4N 123.2E
    ---
   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   011200Z --- 36.2N 123.8E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 030 DEG/ 07 KTS
    ---
   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   020000Z --- 37.4N 124.7E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
    ---
REMARKS:
010300Z POSITION NEAR 35.6N 123.4E.
01AUG22. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 06W (SONGDA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
168 NM WEST OF KUNSAN AB, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AT 05
KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY DEPICTS A FULLY-EXPOSED, DEFINED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC)
WITH NO ASSOCIATED DEEP CONVECTION. THEREFORE THERE IS HIGH
CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION. A 312306Z SSMIS 91GHZ COLOR
COMPOSITE MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWS SHALLOW BANDING WRAPPING AROUND A
BROAD, WEAKENING CENTER. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 25
KNOTS WITH MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. TD 06W IS LOCATED UNDER
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL
TROUGH POSITIONED OVER THE GULF OF POHAI. THIS UNFAVORABLE
ENVIRONMENT IS DOMINATED BY CONVERGENCE ALOFT, MODERATE TO HIGH
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND SIGNIFICANT DRY AIR. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH STEADY WEAKENING EXPECTED
AND DISSIPATION LIKELY BY TAU 12. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE
EXACT FORECAST TRACK WITH TD 07W LOCATED ABOUT 250NM SOUTHEAST OF TD
06W'S INITIAL POSITION. THUS BINARY INTERACTION COULD OCCUR AS TD 07W
GETS ABSORBED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PERIPHERY OF TD 06W. THIS IS THE
FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR
HI. THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION.
MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 010000Z IS 10 FEET. REFER TO
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 07W (TRASES) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-
HOURLY UPDATES.//
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JMA Advisory

WTPQ20 RJTD 311800
RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY
NAME  TD DOWNGRADED FROM TS 2205 SONGDA (2205)
ANALYSIS
PSTN  311800UTC 35N 123E
MOVE  N SLOWLY
PRES  998HPA =

TROPICAL DEPRESSION SONGDA Forecast Discussion

Forecast Discussion not available for this storm.

SONGDA storm path from cyclocane hybrid

Time Speed Location Status
25 knots 35.4, 123.2 dissipating
20 knots 36.2, 123.8 dissipated
20 knots 37.4, 124.7 dissipated

SONGDA storm path from JTWC

Time Speed Location Status
25 knots 35.4, 123.2 dissipating
20 knots 36.2, 123.8 dissipated
20 knots 37.4, 124.7 dissipated

SONGDA storm path from JMA

Time Speed Location Status
knots 35.0, 123.0


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