Typhoon Rammasun after devastating Philippines entered South China Sea and now seems to be building up in strength in the open sea.
It is presently positioned at 19.1⁰N Latitude and 112.3⁰E Longitude. The storm is moving at a speed of 25 kmph, sustaining winds of 200 kmph and gusting to about 250 kmph. After making landfall, near Legazpi City of Philippines on Tuesday evening, the typhoon weakened but started gaining strength once again as it entered the open sea.
The typhoon is equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane at present but will weaken to Category 2 before making landfall between the coast of Vietnam and South East China. In Spite of losing strength, the tropical storm will still be capable of causing good rain over the area.
Known as Glenda in Philippines, Rammasun had earlier wreaked havoc in the country. It led to evacuation of thousands of people and claimed lives as it churned across the archipelago uprooting trees and power lines leading to electrocutions and blackouts.
Shaping Monsoon System in Bay of Bengal
Skymet Meteorology division in India reiterates the fact that history of such storms suggest that after reaching the coastal areas of south China, they weaken but remnants of such systems come very close to northeastern parts of India and play an important role in shaping up of Monsoon systems in the Bay of Bengal.
Rammasun will make landfall late Saturday night and thereafter, take another 2 days to come close to the Indian coast.
picture courtesy- CIMSS
