for Friday, 16 January 2015 [2:23 AM PhT]
WEATHER.COM.PH TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATES
TROPICAL STORM MEKKHALA (AMANG) UPDATE NUMBER 006
Issued at: 12:15 AM PhT (16:15 GMT) Friday 16 January 2015
Next Update: Friday Mid-Morning, 16 January 2015
Tropical Storm MEKKHALA (AMANG) has slowed down anew as it moves generally westward over the eastern part of the Philippine Sea...maintaining its strength and remains a threat to Eastern Visayas and Bicol Region. The Potential Landfall Area of this storm will be somewhere along the shores of Eastern Samar between 2 to 5 PM on Saturday (Jan 17).
This cyclone will therefore enhance the Northeast Monsoon (Hanging Amihan) - bringing cooler, windy and cloudy conditions with occasional slight to moderate rains along the eastern sections of Luzon through the weekend..
Residents and visitors along Northeastern Mindanao, Visayas, Bicol Region and Eastern Luzon should closely monitor the development of Mekkhala (Amang).
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CYCLONE HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
Below are the regions or places in the Philippines that could be affected or that are being affected by the hazards generated by the current tropical cyclone.
RAINFALL
- Heavy Rains (50 mm to 100 mm): Samar, Northeastern Leyte incl. Tacloban City, Eastern and Southern Bicol - beginning Friday evening (Jan 16) through Sunday morning (Jan 18).
- Moderate to Heavy Rains (30 mm to 50 mm): Rest of Bicol Region Northeastern Panay, Northern Negros, Northern Cebu, Camotes Islands, Rest of Leyte incl. Biliran Island, and Surigao Del Norte incl. Dinagat and Siargao Islands - beginning Friday evening (Jan 16) through Sunday morning (Jan 18).
CURRENT CYCLONE INFORMATION
As of 11:00 PM PhT today, Jan 15...1500 GMT.
Classification/Name: TS Mekkhala (Amang)
Location: Over the eastern part of the Philippine Sea (near 11.7N 132.1E)
About: 730 km east of Borongan City, Eastern Samar...or 775 km east-northeast of Tacloban City, Leyte
Maximum Sustained Winds (10-min avg): 65 kph near the center...Gustiness: 85 kph
24 hr. Rain Accumulation (near and north of the center): 50 to 400 mm [Moderate to Extreme]
Minimum Central Pressure: 996 millibars (hPa)
Size of Circulation [Convective Cloud-Based, in diameter]: 940 km (Medium)
Area of Damaging Winds (95 kph or more): None
Past Movement: West @ 15 kph
Forecast Movement: West @ 19 kph
Towards: Eastern Visayas
2-DAY FORECAST OUTLOOK*
TS Mekkhala (Amang) is expected to move generally westward during the next 24 hours...and will turn slightly to the west-northwest during the remainder of the forecast outlook. On the forecast track, TS Mekkhala (Amang) will be cruising along the central to the mid-western part of the Philippine Sea on Friday through Saturday morning...and will be just along the eastern shores of Eastern Samar, just north of Borongan City on Saturday afternoon.
TS Mekkhala (Amang) will slowly strengthen throughout the forecast outlook. Advance Intensity Forecast (AIF) shows its 10-minute maximum sustained winds increasing to 85 kph by Friday evening.
The following is the 3-day forecast outlook summary for this system:
FRIDAY EVENING: Strengthens slowly as it moves west across the Central Philippine Sea...about 325 km east of Borongan City, Eastern Samar [8PM JAN 16: 11.5N 128.4E @ 85kph].
SATURDAY EVENING: Traversing the northern part of Samar after making landfall...maintaining its intensity...about 70 km northwest of Borongan City [8PM JAN 17: 12.1N 125.0E @ 85kph].
SUNDAY EVENING: Weakens slightly while moving over Southern Quezon...about 75 km southeast of Metro Manila [8PM JAN 18: 14.1N 121.5E @ 75kph].
*Please be reminded that the Forecast Outlook changes every 6 hours, and the Day 2 and 3 Forecast Track has an average error of 100 and 250 km respectively...while the wind speed forecast error, averages 35 kph per day. Therefore, a turn to the left or right of its future track and changes in its wind speed must be anticipated from time to time.
Important Note: Please keep in mind that the above hazards summary and forecast outlook changes every 6 to 12 hrs!
ADDITIONAL DISTANCES
Time/Date: 11:00 PM PhT Thu Jan 15, 2015
Location of Center: Near 11.7º N Lat 132.1º E Lon
Distance 1: 690 km ENE of Siargao Island
Distance 2: 700 km ENE of Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Distance 3: 820 km ESE of Catarman, Northern Samar
Distance 4: 870 km ESE of Virac, Catanduanes
Distance 5: 880 km ESE of Sorsogon City
CURRENT STORMTRACK:
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CURRENT NOAA/MTSAT-2 INFRARED (IR) SATELLITE IMAGE:
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http://typhoon2000.ph/tcterm.htm
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutgloss.shtml
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/acronyms.shtml
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