Typhoon Hagibis - JMH Weather Fax Updates

CNN report on Hagibis

By Himawari satellite

As Japan is hit by the great ‘Typhoon Hagibis’ since yesterday – October 12, 2019, I am frequently monitoring the weather fax charts from Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA; JMH station) since last few days. Here are some recent weather charts and satellite images from JMH Station which should be of some interest.

Typhoon Hagibis is a large and very strong tropical cyclone and is probably the greatest typhoon that Japan is experiencing in last six decades. This is the 19th typhoon and the third super typhoon formed under the 2019 Pacific Typhoon season.

DW Report on Hagibis

Japan cancelled all domestic and international flights due to the storm. Bullet trains and other public services were also cancelled. Special evacuations have been ordered for Guam, Marshall islands, Saipan and other islands and nations in the region.

Impact - Wikipedia as of October 13, 2019 - 0750 UTC:

"Guam and the Mariana Islands: The Mariana Islands were glanced by Typhoon Hagibis. Acting Governor Arnold Palacios began giving "all-clear" signals based on information from the National Weather Service and CNMI Emergency Operations Center. Communities have been cleaning up debris and all evacuation centers are now closed. Most utilities have been restored and businesses have been reopening.

Japan: Typhoon Hagibis making landfall on Japan, first on the Izu Peninsula and then near Yokohama. By around 5:00 p.m. JST on 12 October 2019, some areas of Japan suffered heavy flooding, with tens of thousands of homes lacking power. The Japan Meteorological Agency has warned that high winds could cause further flooding and landslides. The agency has issued evacuation advisories in high risk areas. Over 30 inches (76 cm) fell in parts of Japan. Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency has stated that at least 11 people have been confirmed dead and at least 124 others are injured. At least 15 people are confirmed missing. More than 270,000 households have lost power across the country. At around 6:21 p.m. JST, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred during the brunt of the rain, off the shore of Chiba. A large tornado also struck the Ichihara area of Chiba Prefecture."

I pray for the safety of the Japanese people and people of other countries in this area. The regular updates from the NHK World stream on Facebook are quite scary.

Please find below the the first received hf wefax picture (3622 kHz HF) on October 11, 2019 - that shows the Wave analysis of the region around Japan. This includes data on wind speed, wave heights and other details. This picture was received on October 11^th, hours before the landfall.

Wave Analysis data chart - from JMA/ JMH station - - received by Soumya Bhattacharya

Here is the second one, NOAA Himawari MSAT - satellite picture from JMA as typhoon Hagibis is already over Japan (7795 kHz HF). You can see the storm formation over almost all of Japan:

MSAT Image from JMA - JHM station - received by Soumya Bhattacharya

NHK Report on Hagibis

JMA's Weatherfax schedule can be found here:

- https://www.jma-net.go.jp/common/177jmh/JMH-ENG.pdf

I have used MultiPSK software on a HP Win7 laptop to receive the said transmission. Please note that shared weather fax image and the data in them are owned by the Japan Meteorological Bureau - JMA/ JMH, but the rx-ed/ received image is mine. Please kindly do not share or reproduce the above without asking.

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Soumya Bhattacharya, VU2YUO

West Bengal, India.