Current Status and Outlook | Typhoon MEGI (HELEN) has slowed down during the past 6 hours while continuing heading towards Batanes-Taiwan Area. Its outer rainbands to spread across the eastern sections of Extreme Northern Luzon later today. This typhoon is forecast to regain its acceleration West-Northwestward at 22 kph within the next 24 hours. MEGI (HELEN) is still expected to strengthen until Tuesday morning (Sept 27). |
Where is Malakas (Gener)? | As of 11:00 PM PhT last night, September 25...1500 GMT. The cloud-filled eye was located over the mid-southern part of the North Philippine Sea (near 20.3N 128.8E), about 709 km east of Basco, Batanes or 720 km east-northeast of Santa Ana, Cagayan. |
How strong is it? | Maximum Sustained Winds (10-min avg): 155 kph near the center...Gustiness: 190 kph |
Where is it heading? | It was moving West-Northwest @ 14 kph, towards the Western part of the North Philippine Sea. |
What Philippine areas will be most affected?* *Where Damaging Winds of >100 km/hr will be expected. | Batanes Group of Islands - beginning later tonight until Tuesday evening (Sep 27). |
Storm Surge Info | None. |
3-Day Forecast Outlook Summary** | MONDAY EVENING: Moving across the Western part of the North Philippine Sea as it continues to intensify, approaching the Bashi Channel-East Taiwan Sea Area....about 287 km east-northeast of Basco, Batanes[8PM SEP 26: 21.6N 124.5E @ 180kph]. Confidence Level: HIGH. TUESDAY EVENING: Just along the southwestern coast of Taiwan or entering the Taiwan Strait, weakens into a minimal Typhoon…about 108 km north-northwest of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan [8PM SEP 27: 23.5N 119.7E @ 145kph]. Confidence Level: HIGH. WEDNESDAY EVENING: Weakens into a Tropical Storm (TS) as it moves overland across Southeastern China…about 134 km west-northwest of Shantou City, China [8PM SEP 28: 24.0N 115.5E @ 85kph]. Confidence Level: MEDIUM. **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 210 mm [Moderate to Heavy]
- Minimum Central Pressure: 956 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: 11:00 PM PhT Sun Sep 25, 2016
Location of Center/Eye: Near 20.3º N Lat 128.8º E Lon
Distance 1: 731 km ESE of Itbayat, Batanes
Distance 2: 767 km NE of Palanan, Isabela
Distance 3: 805 km ENE of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
Distance 4: 919 km ESE of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Distance 5: 1042 km NE of Metro Manila
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Issued by: David Michael V. Padua for Weather.com.ph |
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