44-foot waves, 203-mph gusts; Typhoon Nida roars
While we watch the Atlantic hurricane season wheeze to a close, the Pacific continues to be a fearsome storm factory.
Up next is Typhoon Nida, left, now 150 miles west southwest of the U.S. territory of Guam. The storm has reached Cat. 5 strength, a Super Typhoon. Top sustained winds are blowing at 172 mph.
For now, no large land masses are threatened, although a number of small islands near Saipan are being affected. Here's more on Nida from NASA.
Here's a forecast map from the Navy. Here's the forecast discussion.
Comments
Hello,
My question is in regards to super typhoon Nida. Being a surfer I'm very interested in the swell being generated by this storm.
It's been mentioned that the storm is producing 44-foot waves. 1. is that wave height being pushed in an easterly direction? 2. It would seem to me that this super typhoon is larger and has sustained a longer period of intensity than we have seen in many years. Are my thought correct? 3. Last but not least
what would you predict the height to be at 1- Mavericks(Half Moon Bay, Ca.) and
2. Cortes Bank( 106 miles W/ of Point Loma Ca.). Thank you.
FR: I haven't got a clue. Seems like a helluva long way from Saipan to California. Readers? Surfers?
Posted by: Arthur Scheele | November 28, 2009 5:14 PM
Nida is tracking north/northwest. Not the right direction for big winter swell on the west coast. Look for big north swells from the Aleutian (sp) storms or the Pineapple Express from the South Pacific to crank up Todos Santos, Cortes Bank, Mavs and other West Coast big wave spots.
Posted by: jg | November 28, 2009 10:35 PM