Goni (cyclone 22W) sterkt aan, 160kts en 895mbar

Deze cycloon is toch wel enigszins onverwacht uitgegroeid tot de sterkste van het wereldwijde 2020 seizoen....

sustained winds 160kt = 185mph = 296km/u

windgusts 195kt = 225mph = 361km/u

SUPER TYPHOON 22W (GONI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 454 NM
EAST OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD 
AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) DEPICTS A COMPACT, POWERFUL SYSTEM 
WITH A WELL DEFINED 7 NM EYE. WHILE STILL COMPACT IN NATURE
IT HAS INCREASED IN SIZE OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE INITIAL 
POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE WELL 
DEFINED EYE FEATURE IN THE MSI LOOP. THE INITIAL INTENSITY 
OF 160 KTS IS FURTHER PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE AND IS 
HEDGED SLIGHTLY ABOVE MULTI-AGENCY DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY 
ESTIMATES OF T7.5 (155 KTS, PGTW AND RJTD) BASED ON RECENT 
ADVANCED DVORAK TECHNIQUE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T7.6 
(158 KTS).