Nida Fading, and 97W Getting Organized

Tropical Depression Nida and System 97W in the Western Pacific Ocean and noticed that one is fading while the other is powering up.

Tropical Depression Nida (top left) on December 3 at 1:35 UTC and System 97W.

Nida fading top left (in purple and blue) on Dec. 2 at 16:11 UTC (11:11 a.m. ET) and System 97W developing (bottom right). The highest, coldest, thunderstorm cloud tops are in purple

On December 3 at 0300 UTC, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued its final advisory on Tropical Depression Nida. Nida had maximum sustained winds down to 28 mph (25 knots), and was still crawling along at 4 mph to the northwest. It was located about 450 miles southeast of Kadena, near 21.6 North latitude and 134.2 East longitude.

Nida Getting Knocked By Winds, and 97W Piquing Interest

Nida still has some stronger thunderstorms around its center (higher, stronger storms are depicted in purple). Meanwhile System 97W is also showing some strong thunderstorms in the southeastern side

Tropical Storm Nida’s winds are around 57 mph (50 knots) today, December 2. Nida is moving west-northwest near 9 mph. At 10 a.m. ET, Nida was located about 505 nautical miles southeast of the island of Kadena, near 21.3 North and 134.8 East.

System 97W, however, looks interesting on NASA satellite imagery. In the latest AIRS imagery 97W can be seen to the east of Tropical Storm Nida. It is centered about 235 miles southeast of Guam, near 10.4 North and 147.1 East. The JTWC has upgraded the likelihood of tropical cyclone formation for this system to “fair.”