Tropical storm Pakhar was upgraded to typhoon intensity shortly after the TRMM satellite passed over head again on 29 March 2012 at 2114 UTC. An analysis of TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) rainfall are shown overlaid on an enhanced infrared image from the Visible and InfraRed Scanner (VIRS) instrument. TMI rainfall data indicated that the largest area of precipitation was located to the southwest of the storm's center. PR data shows that there were scattered powerful storms around Pakhar dropping rainfall at a rate of over 50mm/hr (~2 inches).

Pakhar's is forecast to intensify and have winds of about 80 kts (92 mph) when it hits southeastern Vietnam tomorrow. Pakhar's predicted locations are shown overlaid in white.