Thursday, May 17, 2007

TD 02W (UNNAMED) - Update #01


Typhoon2000 STORM UPDATE #001 
Name: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W [UNNAMED] 
Issued: 7:00 AM MANILA TIME (23:00 GMT) THU 17 MAY 2007
Next Update: 7:00 PM (11:00 GMT) THU 17 MAY 2007
Source: JTWC TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING #002
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NEWLY-FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W (UNNAMED) HEADING TOWARDS
YAP-ULITHI ISLANDS
...NEARS TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.

+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: TD 02W is likely to become a Tropical Storm
today and further into a Typhoon tomorrow night (Fri May 18)
and shall enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)
Saturday afternoon. The 3-day medium range forecast (May 19)
shows the storm turning towards the northwest (NW) across the
Philippine Sea. Watch out for more forecast outlook as detailed
information arrives


+ EFFECTS: Rainbands associated with this depression are likely
to affect the Islands of Yap and Ulithi beginning today & to-
morrow. Rains and winds of not in excess of 60 km/hr can be
expected later tonight or early tomorrow as the storm moves
closer to the islands
.

+ 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: 5:00 AM MANILA TIME (21:00 GMT) 17 MAY
LOCATION OF CENTER: LATITUDE 8.7º N...LONGITUDE 142.4º E
DISTANCE 1: 585 KM (315 NM) SW OF HAGATNA, GUAM, CNMI
DISTANCE 2: 480 KM (260 NM) ESE OF YAP IS., FSM
DISTANCE 3: 1,860 KM (1,005 NM) ESE OF SURIGAO CITY, PH
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS [1-MIN AVG]: 55 KM/HR (30 KTS)
PEAK WIND GUSTS: 75 KM/HR (40 KTS)
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE: N/A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE (est.): 1000 MILLIBARS (hPa)
RECENT MOVEMENT: WEST @ 09 KM/HR (05 KTS)
GENERAL DIRECTION: YAP-ULITHI AREA
STORM'S SIZE (IN DIAMETER): 450 KM (240 NM)/AVERAGE
MAX WAVE HEIGHT**: 13 FEET (3.9 METERS)
VIEW TRACKING MAP: 2 AM PST THU MAY 17
TSR WIND PROBABILITIESCURRENT TO 72 HRS LEAD
  
PHILIPPINE STORM SIGNALS*: N/A
           
12 & 24 HR. FORECAST:
2 PM (06 GMT) 17 MAY: 9.1N 141.3E / 65-85 KPH / WNW @ 17 KPH
2 AM (18 GMT) 18 MAY: 9.8N 139.6E / 85-100 KPH / NW @ 19 KPH

REMARKS: 2 AM (18 GMT) 17 MAY POSITION: 8.6N 142.7E.
^THIS SYSTEM HAS SLOWLY INTENSIFIED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
HOURS, WITH DEEP CONVECTION DEVELOPING AND PERSISTING NEAR
THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). RECENT SATELLITE
INTENSITY ESTIMATES AND THE LATEST QUIKSCAT PASS CONFIRM THAT
SURFACE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM HAVE REACHED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORCE..
.(more info)

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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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