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Date: Sat Aug 09 2003 - 10:40:01 EDT
August 9, 2003 9:50 a.m.
Saturday, Etau, its winds throttled by rugged mountains, weakened
markedly over Japan's biggest island, Honshu. Before daybreak, EDT,
the core of the tropical storm was about 140 miles north-northwest of
Tokyo, its highest sustained winds down to 50 to 55 mph. Etau was
headed towards the northeast at nearly 25 mph. Etau was forecast to
accelerate towards the northeast, leaving Japan within 12 hours, then
to become an extra-tropical storm over the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Etau's visit to Japan began with a raucous landfall on
Shikoku Island as a strong typhoon: winds about a tight, well-formed
eye were near 105 mph. Muruoto Misaki, near the site of landfall,
clocked sustained winds of 90 to 95 mph at the time. Etau was much
weakened upon landing in southwestern Honshu, Japan's "big island.
The storm's core passed Osaka and Kyoto before crossing the rugged
Japan Alps. Away from Etau's direct path, there were some interesting
highlights. Owase, along the southeastern shores of Honshu's Kii
Peninsula, was swamped with 17.4 inches of rain within 36 hours.
Gales lashed greater Tokyo, its main airports clocking many gusts of
50-60 mph.
The eastern North Pacific Ocean, meanwhile, was home to Tropical
Storm Guillermo. Early Saturday morning, EDT, Guillermo was more than
900 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico,
packing highest winds of nearly 70 mph. Guillermo drifted west bound
at 11 mph. The storm was forecast to head westward over wide-open
seas, holding strength at first, then weakening quickly over cooler
waters.
Over the eastern North Pacific Ocean, there was also a tropical
depression. Early Saturday morning, EDT, this depression was about
700 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. This west-bound
weather maker may become a tropical storm; however, it will head away
from any land.
Some unusual downpours hit the deserts of southern Algeria late
this week. At Tamanrasset, for example, thunderstorms dropped 0.79 of
an inch of rain on Thursday night. Rainfall on Wednesday night was a
modest 0.08 of an inch. Together, however, the 0.87 of an inch of rain
was more than double the average August rainfall (0.4 of an inch) and
about one-half of the average yearly rainfall (1.8 inches).
Western Europe remained in the throes of a nasty heat wave Friday.
Indeed, much of France withered under 100-degree afternoon heat with
the 104-degree high at Troyes topping the list of observation sites.
Greater Paris reached 95-98 degrees after three-straight days of
100-degree or above highs. Most of Spain rose to the middle and upper
90s, but there were many sites with highs of 100-104 degrees, and
Cordoba spiked to 105. The heat was just as striking in Portugal.
Here, 100-degree readings were widespread away from the coasts, even
into the northeastern highlands such as at Braganca. Western Germany
had highs of 102 degrees at Trier and Karlsruhe while Dusseldorf and
Frankfurt soared to 101. Much of the United Kingdom was unusually warm
or hot as well. Upper 80s were reached in much of southern England,
including 87 at London's Heathrow airport. Over the Scottish
Highlands, Aviemore also set a high of 87 degrees whereas the average
high in early August is in the lower 60s.
As of early Saturday afternoon, temperatures were back above 90
degrees on the English Midlands and in greater London. France
western Germany had hot spots of at least 100 degrees.
Here are a few temperature highlights from this week in the
United Kingdom. England's hot spot, Gravesend, Kent, reached 36.4
degrees Celsius, or 97.5 degrees Fahrenheit. This was UK's highest
temperature since 1990. Wisley, Surry, reached 97 degrees for its
all-time high. Also reaching an all-time high mark was Valley,
Anglesey, Wales, with 91.4 degrees.
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