WVDXA Tropical Storm Yagi

[Clark L. Stewart]

Tropical Storm Yagi

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center identified an area of disturbed weather 
northeast of Chuuk on September 13. The disturbance drifted to the north 
over the next few days, gradually increasing in organization. The JTWC 
issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the disturbance on September 
16, and both the JTWC and JMA declared the system a tropical depression 
early on September 17. The JMA upgraded it to Tropical Storm Yagi later 
that morning as it moved erratically through the open Pacific Ocean, and 
the JTWC soon followed suit. The name Yagi was submitted by Japan and means 
capricorn or goat.

Current storm information

At 1800 UTC September 17, the JMA reported Tropical Storm Yagi to be 
located near 20.8°N 158.6°E, or about 600 km (375 miles) southeast of 
Minami Torishima. It had maximum sustained winds near 40 knots (70 km/h, 45 
mph), a minimum pressure of 994 hPa, and was moving east slowly. At 1500 
UTC, the JTWC reported Tropical Storm 16W to be located about 900 nm (1665 
km, 1035 miles) northeast of Guam, with sustained winds near 45 knots (85 
km/h, 50 mph), and gusts of up to 55 knots (100 km/h, 65 mph). It was 
moving east at 5 knots (9 km/h).

From:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Pacific_typhoon_season#Tropical_Storm_Yagi>

      What's next?  Typhoon Quad?  Tropical Cyclone Rubby Ducky?

      No wonder I'm having trouble working DX.  My antenna is a "goat!"

CUL, 73, Clark, W8TN

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