It looks like Kompasu is going to come ashore way up near the DMZ or Seoul, thus leaving Yeosu pretty much out of the path of the category 3 typhoon. We’ll probably get several inches of rain and 30-35 mph winds, but nothing too severe. The huge megalopolis of Seoul and its environs will probably get nailed quite badly. Let’s hope everyone up that way is prepared for the worst.
Right now, Kompasu is packing winds of around 115 mph with gusts up 145, according to the Weather Underground site. The forecast calls for winds to diminish somewhat and for it to come ashore as a category 2 typhoon on Thursday morning–still plenty mean. In Yeosu, we currently have cloudy skies, light winds and no rain. Our worst will probably come later this evening and very early Thursday. More later.
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