Bushman's Typhoon Blog: TS MATMO (DINDO)

Typhoon2000 STORM UPDATE #004 **FINAL**

Name: TROPICAL STORM MATMO [DINDO/04W/0803]

Issued: 1:00 PM MANILA TIME (05:00 GMT) FRI 16 MAY 2008
Source: JTWC TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING NUMBER 008
Note: Kindly refer to your country's official warnings or bulletins. This update is for additional information purposes only.

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TROPICAL STORM MATMO (DINDO) UPGRADED FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION...

ACCELERATES MORE TO THE NORTHEAST, AWAY FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

...THIS IS THE FINAL EMAIL UPDATE ON THIS SYSTEM.

+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: MATMO is expected to become Extratropical this

afternoon or tonight.

+ EFFECTS: N/A.

+ CURRENT MONSOON INTENSITY: Intensified Southwest (SW) Monsoon

which is locally induced by DINDO & COSME continues to affect

Western Visayas, Palawan, Mindoro, Rest of Luzon including Metro

Manila and Bicol Region. The monsoon-affected areas will have

partly cloudy to cloudy skies with moderate to heavy rains,

thunderstorms & SW'ly winds not exceeding 40 km/hr today. Land-

slides, mudflows (lahars) and flooding is likely to occur along

steep mountain/volcano slopes, river banks, low-lying & flood-

prone areas of the affected areas. Meanwhile, big sea waves or

surges generated by this monsoon can affect the coastal and

beach-front areas of the abovementioned areas. Meanwhile, the

rest of the Philippines is under the active ITCZ (Monsoon

Trough), which will bring scattered rains and thunderstorms

most especially in the afternoon or evening.

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) 16 MAY
LOCATION OF CENTER: LATITUDE 24.5º N...LONGITUDE 131.2º E
DISTANCE 1: 390 KM (210 NM) SE OF OKINAWA, JAPAN

DISTANCE 2: 1,045 KM (565 NM) ENE OF BASCO, BATANES, PH

MAX WINDS [1-MIN AVG]: 75 KM/HR (40 KTS) NEAR THE CENTER
PEAK WIND GUSTS: 95 KM/HR (50 KTS)
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE: N/A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE (est.): 993 MILLIBARS (hPa)
RECENT MOVEMENT: NE @ 44 KM/HR (24 KTS)
GENERAL DIRECTION: NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
STORM'S SIZE (IN DIAMETER): 445 KM (240 NM)/AVERAGE
MAX WAVE HEIGHT**: 17 FEET (5.1 METERS)
VIEW TRACKING MAP: 8 AM MANILA TIME FRI MAY 16
TSR WIND PROBABILITIES: CURRENT TO 36 HRS LEAD
PHILIPPINE STORM SIGNALS*: N/A

12, 24, & 36 HR. FORECAST:
8 PM (12 GMT) 16 MAY: 26.4N 134.9E / 65-85 KPH / ENE @ 52 KPH

8 AM (00 GMT) 17 MAY: 28.4N 140.8E / 65-85 KPH / ENE @ 55 KPH

8 PM (12 GMT) 17 MAY: 30.0N 147.5E / 55-75 KPH / ENE @ 55 KPH
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RECENT WUNDERGROUND.COM TRACKING CHART:

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RECENT MTSAT-1R SATELLITE IMAGE:

> Image source: Digital-Typhoon.Org (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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