Sunday, September 24, 2006

Typhoon YAGI (16W) - Update #013


Typhoon2000 STORM UPDATE #013
Name: TYPHOON YAGI [16W/0614] 
Issued: 7:00 PM MANILA TIME (11:00 GMT) SAT 23 SEPTEMBER 2006
Next Update: 7:00 AM (23:00 GMT) SUN 24 SEPTEMBER 2006
Source: JTWC TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING #026
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TYPHOON YAGI (16W) STARTS TURNING EXTRATROPICAL.

+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: YAGI is expected to turn Northeastward
for the next 24 to 36 hours & becomes an Extratropical Cyclone.
 

+ EFFECTS: Only the typhoon's Outermost Bands are affecting
the Coastal areas of Eastern Honshu. Dangerous storm tides
with large battering waves will prevail along the coastal
areas of Kyushu, Japan tonight & tomorrow...Coastal Storm
Surge flooding of greater than 9 to 12 feet is most likely
to occur near YAGI's core
.

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) 23 SEPTEMBER
LOCATION OF EYE: LATITUDE 30.9º N...LONGITUDE 143.4º E
DISTANCE 1: 630 KM (340 NM) SE OF TOKYO, JAPAN
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS [1-MIN AVG]: 175 KM/HR (95 KTS)
PEAK WIND GUSTS: 215 KM/HR (115 KTS)
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE: CATEGORY TWO (2)
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE (est.): 949 MILLIBARS (hPa)
RECENT MOVEMENT: NNE @ 30 KM/HR (16 KTS)
GENERAL DIRECTION: NORTH WEST PACIFIC
STORM'S SIZE (IN DIAMETER): 705 KM (380 NM)/LARGE
MAX WAVE HEIGHT**: 32 FEET (9.7 METERS)
VIEW TRACKING MAP: 3 PM JST TIME SAT SEPTEMBER 23
TSR WIND PROBABILITIESCURRENT TO 36 HRS LEAD
  
PHILIPPINE STORM SIGNALS*: N/A
           
12, 24 HR. FORECAST:
2 AM (18 GMT) 24 SEP: 33.2N 144.9E / 160-195 KPH / NE @ 30 KPH
2 PM (06 GMT) 24 SEP: 36.6N 148.3E / 120-150 KPH / NE @ 50 KPH

REMARKS: 2 PM (06 GMT) 23 SEPTEMBER POSITION: 30.1N 142.8E.
^ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES TY YAGI IS BECOMING
EMBEDDED IN THE STRONG MIDLATITUDE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OFF
THE EAST COAST OF JAPAN AND THE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY ACCELE-
RATE TO THE NORTHEAST ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF
THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE..
.(more info)

>> YAGI {pronounced: ya~gi}, meaning:
Capricornus (goat). 
   
Name contributed by: Japan

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RECENT WEATHER UNDERGROUND TRACKING CHART:


Track Source: The Weather Underground Tropical Page (http://www.wunderground.com/tropical)

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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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