Current Status and Outlook | Typhoon MEGI (HELEN) gaining strength still, as it moves across the warm North Philippine Sea in the general direction of Batanes-Taiwan Area. Its outer rainbands is likely to spread across the eastern sections of Extreme Northern Luzon tomorrow. This typhoon is forecast to slightly slow down West-Northwestward within the next 24 hours at a speed of 21 km/hr. MEGI (HELEN) will continue to gain strength until Tuesday morning (Sept 27). |
Where is Malakas (Gener)? | As of 5:00 PM PhT today, September 25...0900 GMT. The cloud-filled eye was located over the mid-southern part of the North Philippine Sea (near 20.1N 129.6E),about 794 km east-southeast of Basco, Batanes or 797 km east-northeast of Santa Ana, Cagayan. |
How strong is it? | Maximum Sustained Winds (10-min avg): 165 kph near the center...Gustiness: 200 kph |
Where is it heading? | It was moving West-Northwest @ 23 kph, towards the mid-western part of the North Philippine Sea. |
What Philippine areas will be most affected?* *Where Damaging Winds of >100 km/hr will be expected. | None for the next 12 to 18 hours. |
Storm Surge Info | None. |
3-Day Forecast Outlook Summary** | MONDAY AFTERNOON: Moving across the mid-western part of the North Philippine Sea as it continues to intensify....about 362 km east-northeast of Basco, Batanes[2PM SEP 26: 21.2N 125.4E @ 180kph]. Confidence Level: HIGH. TUESDAY AFTERNOON: Crossing Southern Taiwan as it rapidly weakens…about 39 km northeast of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan [2PM SEP 27: 22.9N 120.5E @ 140kph]. Confidence Level: MEDIUM. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON: Weakens into a Tropical Storm (TS) as it moves overland across Southeastern China…about 46 km west-northwest of Shantou City, China [2PM SEP 28: 23.7N 116.3E @ 85kph]. Confidence Level: LOW. **Important Note: 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 km/hr 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. |
Other Storm Info |
- 24 hr. Rain Accumulation (near the center): 25 to 280 mm [Moderate to Heavy]
- Minimum Central Pressure: 952 millibars (hPa) - Size of Circulation [Convective Cloud-Based, in diameter]: 950 km (Medium) - Area of Damaging Winds (100 kph or more wind gusts):220 km from the center. |
Additional Distances |
Time/Date: 5:00 PM PhT Sun Sep 25, 2016
Location of Center/Eye: Near 20.1º N Lat 129.6º E Lon
Distance 1: 816 km ESE of Itbayat, Batanes
Distance 2: 833 km ENE of Palanan, Isabela
Distance 3: 876 km ENE of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
Distance 4: 1002 km ESE of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Distance 5: 1105 km NE of Metro Manila
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Issued by: David Michael V. Padua for Weather.com.ph |
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