NASA catches Tropical Depression Leepi nearing landfall
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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Suomi NPP satellite find Tropical Storm Leepi nearing southern Japan
NASA catches Tropical Depression Leepi nearing landfall
Aug 15, 2018, 4:48pm UTC
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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Suomi NPP satellite find Tropical Storm Leepi nearing southern Japan