to a weak Category 3 hurricane. According to the JMA, however, Nina never re-intensified. By 0000 UTC on November 27, the low and mid level circulations began to decouple, deeply thwarting many JTWC forecasters. During this time, the cyclone posed a serious threat to Southern China and Hong Kong; but instead, Nina veered northward while gradually weakening; by midday on November 27, the JMA had reduced the intensity of Nina to . Early on November 28, an eye once again became visible on satellite imagery. However, no re-intensification occurred. By the afternoon, increased wind shear took toll on the cyclone, causing Nina to become less organized due to deep convection being sheared off to the east-northeast. Thus, the JTWC expected Nina to move into the Luzon Straits and rapidly transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. After meandering within the South China Sea, Nina turned south, before dissipating on November 29; though, the JMA continued to monitor its remnants until 0000 UTC on November 30. Preparation and impact Federated States of Micronesia While passing near Truk, which has a population of 42,000, Typhoon Nina inflicted heavy crop damage on the area. In the capital of Weno, 85% of homes and 50% of government buildings were damaged. There, communication lines were downed and hundreds of people were evacuated. Throughout the atoll, four people died, including a woman and a 14-year-old boy killed by a falling breadfruit tree and an 11-year-old girl died after her leg was struck by a piece of flying metal. One person was reported missing. Over 1,000 people were rendered homeless while roughly 1,000 homes were damaged. Damaged from the storm ranged from $30–40 million (1987 USD) and 39 were wounded. Philippines Prior to landfall, around 10 provinces, including most of Luzon, was placed under a typhoon alert. However, many fisherman ignored the alerts and refused to flee to higher ground. Furthermore, Philippine Air Lines cancelled 21 domestic flights and three international flights. Numerous other flights were delayed. Local authorities also suspended school classes. Typhoon Nina brought widespread damage to much of the northern Philippines. It was the strongest system to strike the archipelago since Typhoon Irma in 1981. The capital city of Manila was spared the worst of Nina. There, only minor damage and power outages were reported, though 800 were evacuated to shelters due to flooding and the city's airport closed. Two men were crushed to death in