Tropical Storm Nakri (named after Cambodian flower) Forms Over Pacific, May Become Typhoon

Tropical Storm Forms Over Pacific, May Become Typhoon (Update1)

By Aaron Sheldrick

May 28 (Bloomberg) -- A tropical storm formed over the Pacific Ocean
east of the Philippines and the system may strengthen into a typhoon
as it heads for the southern islands of Japan, the U.S. Navy Joint
Typhoon Warning Center said.

Tropical Storm Nakri, the sixth storm of the northwestern Pacific
cyclone season, was 1,129 kilometers (701 miles) south- southwest of
the Japanese island of Iwoto, formerly known as Iwo Jima, at 9 a.m.
Tokyo time today, the center said.

Nakri's maximum sustained winds were blowing at 102 kilometers per
hour, with gusts to 130 kilometers an hour, the center said. Waves in
the vicinity of Nakri's eye were 4.3 meters (14 feet) high. The storm
was moving north-northwest at about 9 kilometers per hour.

The storm is forecast to maintain that path through tomorrow before
turning northeast and heading for Iwoto. The storm is expected to
become a typhoon by 9 p.m. today with winds of 120 kilometers per
hour, navy forecasters said.

Nakri is the name of a flower in Cambodia, according to the Web site
of the Hong Kong Observatory, which lists names used for tropical
storms and typhoons that form in the northwest Pacific.

To contact the reporter on this story: Aaron Sheldrick in Tokyo at
asheldrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Last Updated: May 28, 2008 04:29 EDT
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