Yet another typhoon in the west pacific...forecasted to reach near supertyphoon intensity. This one is not forecasted to recurve as opposed to the last system due to the regression of the mean ridge, but the keyword is mean and I feel that the ridge can still do a reverse eddy, and stick a nose out. It doesn't add up with the teleconnection pattern but maybe due to the presence of a stronger jet stream, everything is faster...Anywho, Japan has had one hell of a season, even worse then Florida's with at least 7 systems making landfall; just a grain of sand for them!