Sunday, September 16, 2007

Tropical Storm WIPHA (GORING) - Update #002


Typhoon2000 STORM UPDATE #002
Name: TROPICAL STORM WIPHA [GORING/13W/0712] 
Issued: 7:00 PM MANILA TIME (11:00 GMT) SUN 16 SEPTEMBER 2007
Next Update: 7:00 AM (23:00 GMT) MON 17 SEPTEMBER
Source: JTWC TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING #005
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 WIPHA (GORING) 
RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED AS IT MOVES SLOWLY
WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PHILIPPINE SEA.

+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: WIPHA is expected to continue moving WNW for the
next 24 to 36 hours, becoming a Category 1 typhoon tomorrow afternoon.
The core of WIPHA is forecast to pass over the Islands of Senkaku
around Tuesday afternoon Sept 18 as a Category 2 system. The 3 to 5-
day forecast shows the system reaching its peak winds of 195-km/hr
(Category 3) while starting to initiate a recurvature near the coast
of Eastern China around Wednesday & Thursday (Sept 19-20). It shall
make landfall over South Korea as a weakened system (Category 1) on
Friday afternoon, Sept 21 - passing very close to the south of Seoul

+ EFFECTS: WIPHA is not yet affecting any Pacific Islands at this moment
as it remains over the open sea.

+ CURRENT MONSOON INTENSITY: Moderate Southwest Monsoon embedded
along
the wet-phase of the
Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) continues to be
enhanced by Tropical Storm WIPHA (GORING) located over the Northern
Philippine Sea. Cloudy skies with light to moderate & sometimes heavy
rainfall caused by thunderstorms & SW'ly winds of 15 km/hr or higher
can be expected along the western sections of Bicol Region, Southern
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Meanwhile, strong Thunderstorms embedded
along the ITCZ (Monsoon Trough) are currently moving across Central
Luzon. Landslides and flooding is likely to occur along steep mountain
slopes, river banks, low-lying & flood-prone areas of the affected
areas.
 
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 PM MANILA TIME (09:00 GMT) 16 SEPTEMBER
LOCATION OF CENTER: LATITUDE 20.7º N...LONGITUDE 130.4º E
DISTANCE 1: 885 KM (478
NM) ENE OF BASCO, BATANES, PH
DISTANCE 2: 690 KM (372 NM) SSE OF OKINAWA, JAPAN
DISTANCE 3: 1,100 KM (593 NM) NE OF NAGA CITY, PH
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS [1-MIN AVG]: 85 KM/HR (45 KTS)
PEAK WIND GUSTS: 100 KM/HR (55 KTS)
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE: N/A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE (est.): 989 MILLIBARS (hPa)
RECENT MOVEMENT: WNW @ 11 KM/HR (06 KTS)
GENERAL DIRECTION: SENKAKU ISLANDS
STORM'S SIZE (IN DIAMETER): 480 KM (260 NM)/AVERAGE
MAX WAVE HEIGHT**: 14 FEET (4.2 METERS)
VIEW TRACKING MAP: 3 PM JAPAN TIME SUN SEPTEMBER 16
TSR WIND PROBABILITIESCURRENT TO 120 HRS LEAD
  
PHILIPPINE STORM SIGNALS*: N/A
           
12, 24 & 48 HR. FORECAST:
2 AM (18 GMT) 17 SEPTEMBER: 21.4N 129.3E / 100-130 KPH / NW @ 17 KPH
2 PM (06 GMT) 17 SEPTEMBER: 22.4N 127.6E / 120-150 KPH / NW @ 19 KPH
2 PM (06 GMT) 18 SEPTEMBER: 24.9N 124.6E / 165-205 KPH / NNW @ 19 KPH

REMARKS: 2 PM (06 GMT) 16 SEPTEMBER POSITION: 20.4N 130.7E.
^TROPICAL STORM (TS) WIPHA HAS BEEN SLOW TO ORGANIZE, DUE TO A
SMALL TUTT CELL TO ITS NORTH WHICH HAS SUPPRESSED CONVECTION
OVER THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER
(LLCC). THE STORM HAS BEEN SLOWLY TRACKING WESTWARD AS IT CONTINUES
TO CONSOLIDATE. AN UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE TO THE EAST OF THE SYSTEM
IS PROVIDING EXCELLENT EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW
...(more)

>> WIPHA {pronounced: wee~faa}, meaning: Name of woman

   Name contributed by: Thailand.
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PAGASA CURRENT POSITION, MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY (10-min. ave.): 
> 2 PM (06 GMT) 16 SEPTEMBER: 20.2N 130.6E / WNW @ 11 KPH / 85 kph

:: For the complete PAGASA bulletin, kindly visit their website at: 
   
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/tcupdate.shtml
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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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