On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Mark Cupitt <markcup...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In the Northern Hemisphere, Typhoons rotate in a Counter Clockwise > Direction, so the actual wind on the ground has to be factored with the > speed of travel of the typhoon itself. The faster the speed over ground of > the typhoon, the more wind that will be added or subtracted over the ground > depending on what position within the circulation a specific point is. > This is why the northeast quadrant of typhoons (which typically move northwest) in the Philippines are considered the "strong side". For example check out this news article containing a quote from NASA: http://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/11/08/1254420/yolandas-strongest-side-may-hit-manila-nasa "US-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) warned that > Manila may receive a lashing from super typhoon Yolanda's strongest side, > its northeastern quadrant." >
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