Typhoon Megi continues to intensify and is expected to be a
significant threat to the northern Philippine province of Luzon
by late this weekend. Americares is making preparations to bring
relief. Typhoon Megi is currently the only tropical cyclone
anywhere on earth but it could be one of the strongest of the
year to affect land. While it is very likely that the storm will
go well beyond the threshold of Super Typhoon status with winds
in excess of 100 kts, the specific track seems to be a little
problematic and that could mean all the difference for the
Philippines. By 18 UTC (Z) October 17, 2010 the typhoon is
expected to have sustained winds of 135 kts with gusts to 165
kts. Roughly, that would be just shy of the North Atlantic
Category 5 classification. Environmental conditions are such
that intensification from the 18 UTC (Z) October 15, 2010 95 kt
level to the loftier, stronger classification is likely. Megi is
the name of a catfish in South Korea and is related to the
feeling of getting wet, according