Here Comes Jacob

Last year, we watched as four rapidly intensifying typhoons in a row hit the Philippines in the space of a few months. Something was just up with the ocean-atmosphere system in that particular area, and it was a deadly combination. With the Pilbara region of Western Australia, the situation isn't nearly so dire. However, just after getting slammed by a rapidly intensifying George yesterday, it now appears that Pilbara will soon be hit by a steadily intensifying Cyclone Jacob--and in almost the same spot that just experienced George. How strong will Jacob be at landfall? The current prediction from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center is for slow but steady intensification up to Category 2. But the intensification of George was rather dramatically underpredicted by JTWC last time....