Typhoon In-fa Reaches Category 4 Intensity Southwest of Guam

Jon Erdman
Published: November 20,2015

Typhoon In-fa is gaining strength in the western Pacific Ocean as it passes by Guam.
Here are the latest statistics, forecast path and satellite imagery on In-fa.

• Location: About 200 miles outhwest of Guam.
• Movement: Generally toward the northwest the next few days, increasing its forward speed as it passes near Guam Saturday. Early next week, In-fa should round the western edge of the subtropical ridge of high pressure and become caught up in the jet stream, bending it sharply east-northeast, away from Taiwan and mainland Japan.
• Intensity: While it weakened somewhat on Wednesday into Thursday, In-fa is expected to continue restrengthening into the weekend, and will likely remain a Category 3 equivalent tropical cyclone as it passes near or south of Guam through Saturday. In-fa could potentially reach Category 4 status for a time over the next few days given the favorable environment ahead of the cyclone as it moves over the open waters of the western Pacific Ocean.
• Guam impacts: In-fa's center tracked more than 150 miles south of Guam with its closest pass. The primary concern is high surf, as wind and rain should subside over the area.

Tropical storm force winds only reached Guam in gusts, as the peak gust reached 40 mph at Agana, Guam International Airport, early Saturday local time.
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