NASA catches Tropical Depression Leepi nearing landfall

NASA catches Tropical Depression Leepi nearing landfall

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https://phys.org/news/2018-08-nasa-tropical-depression-leepi-nearing.html

On Aug. 15 at 5 a.m. EDT (0900 UTC), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported the center of Tropical Depression Leepi was located near latitude 35.3 degrees north and longitude 129.7 degrees west. That's about 19 nautical miles southeast of Busan, South Korea. The depression is moving toward the north-northwest. Maximum sustained winds were near 34.5 mph (30 knots/55.5 kph).

Leepi is expected to be absorbed into a mid-latitude cyclone by Aug. 17.

                                                            
                                    
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