Sunday, April 01, 2007

Tropical Storm KONG-REY (01W) - Update #01


Typhoon2000 STORM UPDATE #001 
Name: TROPICAL STORM KONG-REY [01W/0701] 
Issued: 1:00 PM MANILA TIME (05:00 GMT) SUN 01 APRIL 2007
Next Update: 7:00 PM (11:00 GMT) SUN 01 APRIL
Source: JTWC TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING #003
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TROPICAL STORM KONG-REY (01W) NEWLY-FORMED SOUTHEAST OF THE
MARIANA ISLAND CHAIN...BECOMES THE FIRST WESTERN PACIFIC
TROPICAL CYCLONE OF 2007...HEADS FOR GUAM-TINIAN-SAIPAN
AREA.

+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: KONG-REY is expected to maintain its
intensification process as it tracks WNW to NW'ly, becoming
a minimal Typhoon tomorrow morning (Mon Apr 2). The 3 to
5-day long-range forecast shows the system becoming a Cate-
gory 2 Typhoon (160 kph) passing between Guam and Saipan
Islands early Tuesday morning (April 3), then start recur-
ving towards the NE on Wednesday or Thursday morning
(April 4-5)
. 

+ EFFECTS: KONG-REY is an average-sized system with its outer
bands already affecting Chuuk and nearby islands of Microne-
sia, bringing widespread rains & winds not in excess of 55
km/hr today. Based on its present course, its outer bands is
expected to reach Guam-Tinian-Saipan late this afternoon or
tonight. Deteriorating typhoon conditions can be expected
over the Marianas beginning tomorrow afternoon or evening
(April 2) as the system intensifies further and moves closer
.

+ CURRENT MONSOON INTENSITY: N/A.

Important Note: Please keep in mind that the above forecast
outlook, effects & current monsoon intensity, and tropical
cyclone watch changes every 06 to 12 hours!

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TIME/DATE: 11:00 AM MANILA TIME (03:00 GMT) 01 APRIL
LOCATION OF CENTER: LATITUDE 9.8º N...LONGITUDE 152.4º E
DISTANCE 1: 920 KM (495 NM) SE OF HAGATNA, GUAM, CNMI
DISTANCE 2: 945 KM (510 NM) SE OF SAIPAN, CNMI
DISTANCE 3: 1,570 KM (847 NM) EAST OF COLONIA, YAP, FSM
DISTANCE 4: 2,870 KM (1,550 NM) EAST OF MINDANAO, PH
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS [1-MIN AVG]: 85 KM/HR (45 KTS)
PEAK WIND GUSTS: 100 KM/HR (55 KTS)
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE: N/A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE (est.): 991 MILLIBARS (hPa)
RECENT MOVEMENT: NW @ 26 KM/HR (14 KTS)
GENERAL DIRECTION: GUAM-TINIAN-SAIPAN AREA
STORM'S SIZE (IN DIAMETER): 555 KM (300 NM)/AVERAGE
MAX WAVE HEIGHT**: 14 FEET (4.2 METERS)
VIEW TRACKING MAP: 8 AM PST SUN APRIL 01
TSR WIND PROBABILITIESCURRENT TO 120 HRS LEAD
  
PHILIPPINE STORM SIGNALS*: N/A
           
12 & 24 HR. FORECAST:
8 PM (12 GMT) 01 APR: 10.9N 150.8E / 110-140 KPH / WNW @ 22 KPH
8 AM (00 GMT) 02 APR: 12.1N 148.6E / 130-160 KPH / WNW @ 22 KPH

REMARKS: 8 AM (00 GMT) 01 APRIL POSITION: 9.4N 152.9E.
^TS KONG-REY HAS INTENSIFIED AT A GREATER THAN CLIMATOLOGICAL
RATE OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. THROUGH 48 HOURS, TS KONG-REY WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY
OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE TC..
.(more info)

>> KONG-REY {pronounced: tra~mee}, meaning: Pretty girl in Khmer 
   legend / The name of mountain. Name contributed by: Cambodia.


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RECENT TRACKING CHART:


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RECENT MTSAT-1R SATELLITE IMAGE:


> Image source:  Digital-Typhoon.org (Nat'l. Institute of Informatics) (http://www.digital-typhoon.org)
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NOTES:
 
  ^ - JTWC commentary remarks (for Meteorologists) from their 
      latest warning.
 
  * - Based on PAGASA's Philippine Storm Warning Signals, 
      # 4 being the highest. Red letters indicate new areas 
      being hoisted.
For more explanations on these signals, 
      visit:
http://www.typhoon2000.ph/signals.htm

 ** - Based on the Tropical Cyclone's Wave Height near 
      its center.

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>>
To know the meteorological terminologies and acronyms 
   used on this update visit the ff:

    http://typhoon2000.ph/tcterm.htm  
    http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutgloss.shtml
    http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/glossary.php
    http://www.srh.weather.gov/fwd/glossarynation.html
    http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/acronyms.shtml
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