webfact Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 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 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-07-27 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Pleased to know that Douglas will not be anywhere near Thailand and that the hurricane ill not affect any countries whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJKT2014 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeyIdea Posted July 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2020 A hurricane can never affect Thailand. It would change to typhoon long before it gets close to Thailand. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) 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, 2020 by BritManToo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 20 hours ago, webfact said: Hurricane Douglas not expected to reach Thailand I'll put the laundry out then ! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CGW Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 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 ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 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 ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Thais can continue to breath easier as Hurricane Hanna also didn't reach Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tracy Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stouricks Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 And just to put your minds at rest, volcanic dust from Mount Etna WILL NOT reach Thailand. PML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 It would have dissipated during its 14 day quarantine period anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 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 ???????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Guderian said: Hurricanes in the Atlantic, Typhoons in the Pacific and Cyclones in the Indian Ocean. Simples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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