By Brian Lada, Meteorologist
November 6,2014; 11:11PM,EST
A powerful storm is slated to move over the Bering Sea this weekend, possibly becoming one of the most intense storms to ever impact the region.
The former Super Typhoon Nuri is forecast to track northward into the Bering Sea, located in between Alaska and Russia, on Friday, losing its tropical characteristics as it does so.
Visible satellite image capture Typhoon Nuri as it churned over the West Pacific on Nov. 5, 2014. (Satellite Image/NASA)At this point, the system will undergo rapid intensification, producing howling winds as the central pressure plummets to near record levels.
Due to the massive size of the storm, impacts can be felt hundreds of miles away from the storm's center through much of the weekend.
Large waves and hurricane-force winds are expected to be the highest impacts with waves in some areas topping 45 feet Friday night and into Saturday.
Waves this large can quickly turn deadly, tossing around ships sailing in the area.
Waves and swells are not expected to be nearly this high along the west coast of Alaska. However, they may still be strong enough to cause flooding and erosion in coastal areas.
The Aleutian Island Chain will likely feel the worst impacts as wind-swept rain moves in late on Friday, continuing through much of the weekend. Peak wind gusts across the islands can occasionally gust beyond 100 mph.
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AccuWeather.com meteorologists believe that this system could become one of the most intense storms to move over the Bering Sea.
The central pressure of this system is forecast to drop below 930 millibars on Friday night.
To put this in perspective, the lowest pressure recorded in Hurricane Sandy was 940 millibars.
If the pressure of this storm does drop this low, it will be in contention for becoming one of the most powerful storms to ever develop over the Bering Sea in recorded history in terms of central pressure.
The current record stands at 925 millibars from a powerful storm that moved over the Bering Sea on Oct. 25, 1977.
This storm will not only have impacts on Alaska, eastern Russia and the Bering Sea, but also the contiguous United States.
According to Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson, "In brief, when a typhoon curves away from Asia it causes the jet stream [steering winds] farther to the east across the Pacific and into North America to buckle and amplify days later."
This is the case for the remnants of Super Typhoon Nuri as it has already curved away from Asia and tracking northward toward Alaska.
As a result, arctic air is expected to invade the Plains, Midwest and Northeast next week.
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storm surpassing intensity of 2012's Sandy heading N, expected to reach
Alaska's W Aleutian Islands + Bering Sea over weekend. @AP
- Cheryl Haass · Top Commenter · Iowa State UniversityBet the people of Alaska have the sense to batten down their hatches, and will be rebuilding the minute the storm has passed, not whining and complaining like the NY and NJ folks did (still are).
Kyle Gump · Alaska Christian CollegeWow! We western alaskan natives survived many of the storms. Im sure we can take this one on. Prayers for us to make it with little or no damage and that everyone is safe.
Joanne Giordano · Top Commenter
Heather Marie · University of Alaska FairbanksAre you guys even aware of what this will do to all the villages?! Lol I've been here a long time and no, we aren't built to withstand this stuff. The lower 48 is MUCH better equipped!!!
Andrea WickDown here in Ketchikan, we had 75 to 80 mph winds. Yards were a mess and power to town was out for 1/2 day. Heard we are getting hit with another one tonight. :(
Bob Thompson · Owner at The Art of AlaskaIf it weren't for storms hitting us in Alaska on a regular basis, the North Shore of Oahu would never get all those gnarly waves.
Jim Folsom · Dillingham High SchoolI live in Bristol bay and have been threw some 100 plus blows and have watched the sea take boats down it is never taken lightly here when it blows that hard we stay put and screw the doors shut ya pretty intence! p.s. awaiting its arrival Alaskans rock!
Doug McGee · Top Commenter · Works at Hi-Tech ColorWhen I was in the Navy in 1988 we had a wave come across the landing area of our aircraft carrier by the Aleutian Islands. We lost two F-14's that got washed off. That was a rough ride and we were on a carrier. Can't imagine what it was like on smaller vessels.
Shyann WashikI feel so sad for all the villages and all the people that live around there. Hopefully it doesn't come near Seward!
Jessica Cejnar · Top Commenter · Features Editor at The TriplicateHow will a jet stream that will "buckle and amplify days later" affect the West Coast?
Ashley Pollock · Top Commenter · Promotional Model/Brand Ambassador at Patrón Tequila- Jessica Cejnar · Top Commenter · Features Editor at The TriplicateAshley Pollock Me too. I live in Crescent City (Northwestern California just south of Oregon) and we've gotten some pretty decent rain in the last few weeks, but we could always use more.
- Devin Plourde · Top Commenter
Jesper Eriksen · Københavns UniversitetSome years ago a Danish research thesis investigated, however only for a decade and only for the North Atlantic, how many tropical lows changes into extra-tropical ones. It turned out to be only 37 % and of these only 15 % went trough a rapid reintensivation when the low became a baroclinic low.
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