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Typhoon Fitow was the ninth named tropical storm of the 2007 Pacific typhoon season that made landfall in Japan. At its peak, it was thought to have been a minimal category 2 Typhoon by the JTWC, but was, in post-storm analysis, downgraded to a Category 1-equivalent typhoon by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The name Fitow was contributed by the Federated States of Micronesia, and is Yapese for a beautiful fragrant flower. The typhoon killed at least 2 people in Tokyo and was the first typhoon to hit the city since Typhoon Mawar in 2005. Damage from Fitow totaled to around 1 billion (2007 USD). ==Meteorological history== On August 26 a Tropical disturbance developed in the Western Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Saipan and was designated as a minor tropical depression by the Japan Meteorological Agency early that day.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency )〕 The next day the Joint Typhoon Warning Center assessed the disturbances chances of forming, into a significant tropical cyclone within 24 hours as poor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center )〕 On August 27 the JTWC reassessed the disturbances chances of forming into a significant tropical cyclone within 24 hours as fair and then later that day upgraded the disturbances chances of forming into a significant tropical cyclone as good and issued a tropical cyclone formation alert.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center )〕 Later that day The JTWC began issuing warnings on Tropical Depression 10W, The next morning the system intensified quickly, under favourable conditions, becoming Tropical Storm Fitow that morning and then a severe tropical storm by the afternoon of August 29. Late on the August 29, the JTWC upgraded Tropical storm 10W (Fitow) to Typhoon 10W (Fitow). "due to rapid intensification of the system", which had continued to consolidate. However it was not designated as a Typhoon by the JMA until August 30 〔(WebCite query result )〕 Fitow then maintained Typhoon intensity with peak 10 minute wind speeds of until late on September 1 where it weakened into a Severe Tropical Storm with wind speeds of it then Re-strengthened into Typhoon Fitow on September 5 〔(WebCite query result )〕 Then Late on the September 6 Typhoon Fitow made landfall on the Izu Peninsula 〔ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/GuamStuff/2007090703-WDPN.PGTW〕 with winds gusting to 65 kt (75 mph 120 km/h) winds. Early the next day The JMA then downgraded Fitow to a Severe tropical Storm 〔(WebCite query result )〕 The JTWC released their final advisory on the system due to Fitow undergoing its Extra-Tropical Transition.〔(WebCite query result )〕 The JMA then downgraded Fitow to a Tropical Storm 〔(WebCite query result )〕 and then dissipated on the 8 September. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Typhoon Fitow (2007)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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