Hurricane Douglas not expected to reach Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

Hurricane Douglas will weaken before reaching the Asean region, according to Chawalit Chantararat, a water management expert and president of consulting firm Team Group.

 

Hurricane Douglas formed in the Pacific Ocean with level 4 strength (the highest is 5) moving to the west and will reduce its strength to level 2 and then land on the shore, bringing heavy rain to the Hawaii Islands on Monday morning.

 

It is expected to gradually reduce in strength until it dissipates around August 1 in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 3,000 kilometres east of Taiwan, so it will not affect other countries in any way.

 

However, around August 3, a storm will form in the Gulf of Tonkin. Chawalit has asked people to follow weather news closely.

 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30391998

 

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Pleased to know that Douglas will not be anywhere near Thailand and that the hurricane ill not affect any countries whatsoever.

Well that's a relief.

 

2020 has been an unusual year so perhaps the first ever hurricane to leave the Pacific could have topped it off.

A hurricane can never affect Thailand. It would change to typhoon long before it gets close to Thailand. 

13 hours ago, MikeyIdea said:

A hurricane can never affect Thailand. It would change to typhoon long before it gets close to Thailand. 

A typhoon is the Asian name for a hurricane. In the USA they are called hurricanes, in Asia they are called typhoons.

 

I stand to be corrected if proved wrong. I like to go to bed wiser than when I woke up.

8 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

A typhoon is the Asian name for a hurricane. In the USA they are called hurricanes, in Asia they are called typhoons.

 

I stand to be corrected if proved wrong. I like to go to bed wiser than when I woke up.

I'll correct you, it's about location ........

 

"The only difference between a hurricane and a typhoon is the location where the storm occurs. ... In the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific, the term hurricane is used. The same type of disturbance in the Northwest Pacific is called a typhoon"

 

And in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, cyclone is the correct term.

Edited July 28, 20205 yr by BritManToo

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Hurricane Douglas not expected to reach Thailand

I'll put the laundry out then !

12 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I'll put the laundry out then !

Guess I will have to put water in the pool again! This "rainy" season has everything but rain ????

Driest I recall in my 30+ years here - so far ????

Just now, CGW said:

Guess I will have to put water in the pool again! This "rainy" season has everything but rain ????

Driest I recall in my 30+ years here - so far ????

Here in CM, torrential rain from 6pm yesterday until 10am this morning.

Including a 3hr power cut in the evening.

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Here in CM, torrential rain from 6pm yesterday until 10am this morning.

Including a 3hr power cut in the evening.

Lucky you 

A mere sprinkle here outside Udon that has evaporated already, aided & invigorated the humidity and "feel" miserable factor ???? 

Thais can continue to breath easier as Hurricane Hanna also didn't reach Thailand.

Pardon me for asking. A water management expert says a hurricane won't not Thailand? Not a weatherperson?

 

If it's not going to happen, was there an expectation that it would? If there was no expectation, why is it even news? Hurricanes never hit Thailand and Douglas is not even a hurricane, it's a tropical storm, according to NOAA.

 

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_cp2+shtml/144136.shtml?cone

2 hours ago, CGW said:

Guess I will have to put water in the pool again! This "rainy" season has everything but rain ????

Driest I recall in my 30+ years here - so far ????

Central region here Nakhon Pathom... apart from a couple of late afternoon showers we haven't had anything much to speak of.

And just to put your minds at rest, volcanic dust from Mount Etna WILL NOT reach Thailand.    PML

It would have dissipated during its 14 day quarantine period anyway.

4 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

A typhoon is the Asian name for a hurricane. In the USA they are called hurricanes, in Asia they are called typhoons.

 

I stand to be corrected if proved wrong. I like to go to bed wiser than when I woke up.

Don't ask anyone called Fish ????????

11 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

A typhoon is the Asian name for a hurricane. In the USA they are called hurricanes, in Asia they are called typhoons.

 

I stand to be corrected if proved wrong. I like to go to bed wiser than when I woke up.

Hurricanes in the Atlantic, Typhoons in the Pacific and Cyclones in the Indian Ocean. Simples. 

6 minutes ago, Guderian said:

Hurricanes in the Atlantic, Typhoons in the Pacific and Cyclones in the Indian Ocean. Simples.