• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Typhoon NEOGURI Forms– South China Seas

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The first “Officialâ€￾ tropical Cyclone of the 2008 season in the Northern hemisphere has formed. NEOGURI is currently a CAT1 967Mb storm. NEOGURI is forecast to make landfall on Friday on the South China Island of Hainan (population 8 Million) as a CAT2 storm. While another solution from the ECMWF moves the Typhoon to the East of the Island

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Neoguri is now a CAT2 Typhoon with a well pronouced eye wall. Central pressure is now sampled at 960mb.

Current track forcasts is forever trending East which now puts Hong Kong itself at risk
 
The cool dry air this early in the season should weaken this storm quite rapidly before it makes landfall in China. It is quite rare to have a typhoon in the south China sea in April.
 

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