Two tropical depressions formed 450 miles apart from each other in the last 24 hours in the Western Pacific Ocean. Tropical Depression 18W (TD18W) is expected to strengthen as it moves towards Guam. Tropical Depression 19W (TD19W) is expected to move through Micronesia, then move northwest toward Taiwan. Because both storms are close together, forecasting their paths is a challenge because they may interact. TD 19W was located 235 miles south of Guam, near 9.3 north and 144.1 east during the morning hours (Eastern Daylight Time) on September 28. TD18W was located 630 miles east-southeast of Guam near 9.1 north and 154.8 east. Both had maximum sustained winds near 35 mph. NASA’s Aqua satellite flew over the TD18W on September 28 at 3:11 UTC (September 27 at 11:11 p.m. EDT) and captured an image of its cloud cover, which appeared disorganized. |
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