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Tropical storm ‘Pakhar’ in the northwest Pacific has intensified into a typhoon of minimal strength and is aiming to hit the Vietnam coast soon.
The landfall could take place during the course of the day, according to leading storm tracking models.
The track and eventual landfall of ‘Pakhar’ could be of interest for northeast India in as much as some of the moisture could drift its way in.
This moisture might help accentuate the build-up over the region, which is already witnessing influx of the same from the Bay of Bengal.
The ascending motion of air associated with a prevailing trough in the region would help lift up the moisture, leading it to cool and drop down as thundershowers.
Rogue weather system
‘Pakhar’ is a rogue weather system since the northwest Pacific is not known to be particularly active during this time of the year.
London-based Tropical Storm Risk Group and the US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Centre see ‘Pakhar’ taking a slightly northwest-ward track after landfall.
In this manner, it would be perfectly positioned to pump some moisture to over a swathe of geography including Myanmar, Bangladesh and adjoining northeast India.
Global forecasting agencies have been speaking about probabilities for a flare-up in weather over the northeast over the past week or two.
‘Pakhar’ may just have chipped in with its might to prove these forecasts for the region, what with the presence of the trough to receive incoming moisture.
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