Severe Tropical Storm Nakri (29W) – Tropical Cyclone Advisory #13: 0000 UTC 14 October 2025

Nakri expected to become post-tropical later today.

Author

Will Weaver
October 13, 2025

…Nakri expected to become post-tropical later today…

Himawari-8 visible satellite image (JMA)

Current storm information:

  • Position: 34.7°N 151.2°E

  • Movement: E at 25 knots (45 km/h)

  • Intensity: 60 knots (110 km/h)

  • Central pressure: 980 hPa

Trend:

  • Gradual weakening is forecast during the next 24 hours and Nakri will likely become a post-tropical cyclone later today.

Watches and warnings:

  • There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Hazards affecting land:

  • None.

Discussion:

RCM-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar image of Nakri, showing an asymmetric wind field with a larger area of strong winds to the southeast of the center.

The clock is ticking for Nakri as it continues to race out to sea. The tropical cyclone has just crossed over the 26°C isotherm, and convective cloud tops have already begun to warm. Nakri does continue to stubbornly produce deep convection near and to the east of its center, and RCM-2 SAR data and microwave satellite imagery suggests that Nakri is trying to hang on to some semblance of an eyewall structure. The SAR data and scatterometer data suggest that Nakri has continued to weaken, and the current intensity of 60 kts is based on these data.

Nakri is becoming embedded within a frontal boundary draped over the northern Pacific, and water vapor satellite imagery suggests that frontogenesis is well underway. With the shear forecast to strengthen even more, Nakri should become a post-tropical cyclone within the next 12 hours. Nakri should dissipate within the frontal zone by Wednesday.

Forecast positions and maximum winds

  • 000 hrs: 34.7°N 151.2°E – 60 kts 

  • 012 hrs: 34.9°N 156.4°E – 50 kts Post-tropical/extratropical

  • 024 hrs: 35.1°N 162.0°E – 40 kts Post-tropical/extratropical

  • 048 hrs: Dissipated

JMA forecast map