Thursday, July 05, 2007

TS TORAJI (03W) - Update #02


Typhoon2000 STORM UPDATE #002 
Name: TROPICAL STORM TORAJI [03W/0703] 
Issued: 7:00 PM MANILA TIME (11:00 GMT) THU 05 JULY 2007
Next Update: 7:00 AM (23:00 GMT) FRI 06 JULY
Source: JTWC TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING #005
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TROPICAL STORM TORAJI (03W) MOVING ONSHORE NEAR THE VIETNAM-
CHINA BORDER...EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE COMING HOURS
.

+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: TORAJI is expected to dissipate over land
(Western China) within 12 to 24 hours after making landfall
along the Vietnam-China border early tonight


+ EFFECTS: TORAJI's cloud circulation continues to cover por-
tions of Northern Vietnam, Western Hainan and the Gulf of Ton-
kin, bringing gale-force winds and widespread rains across the
area. Flooding can be expected along the low-lying areas of
Northern Vietnam and Western Hainan as moderate to heavy rains
can be expected today
.

+ TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH: The Tropical Disturbance (90W/LPA/
1008 MB)
over the Philippine Sea remained almost stationary
to the East of Siargao Island. It was relocated once again
about 285 km ENE of Siargao Island or 405 km ESE of Tacloban
City, Leyte (10.1N 128.5E)...with wind speeds of 30 km/hr and
was moving WNW slowly. This disturbance will be closely moni-
tored for possible development into a Tropical Depression (TD).

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) 05 JULY
LOCATION OF CENTER: LATITUDE 21.4º N...LONGITUDE 108.0º E
DISTANCE 1: 230 KM (125 NM) ENE OF HANOI, VIETNAM
DISTANCE 2: 260 KM (140 NM) WEST OF ZHANJIANG, CHINA
DISTANCE 3: 265 KM (145 NM) NNW OF DONGFANG, HAINAN IS.
DISTANCE 4: 650 KM (350 NM) WSW OF HONG KONG, CHINA
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS [1-MIN AVG]: 65 KM/HR (35 KTS)
PEAK WIND GUSTS: 85 KM/HR (45 KTS)
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE: N/A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE (est.): 997 MILLIBARS (hPa)
RECENT MOVEMENT: NNW @ 19 KM/HR (10 KTS)
GENERAL DIRECTION: VIETNAM-CHINA BORDER
STORM'S SIZE (IN DIAMETER): 280 KM (150 NM)/SMALL
MAX WAVE HEIGHT**: 12 FEET (3.6 METERS)
VIEW TRACKING MAP: 2 PM HKT THU JULY 05
TSR WIND PROBABILITIESCURRENT TO 24 HRS LEAD
  
PHILIPPINE STORM SIGNALS*: N/A
           
12 & 24 HR. FORECAST:
2 AM (18 GMT) 06 JULY: 22.5N 107.5E / 45-65 KPH / NNW @ 13 KPH
2 PM (06 GMT) 06 JULY: 23.8N 106.8E / 35-55 KPH / .. @ .. KPH

REMARKS: 2 PM (06 GMT) 05 JULY POSITION: 21.1N 108.2E.
^OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS, TROPICAL STORM (TS) 03W (TORAJI) HAS
CROSSED THE ISLAND OF HAINAN AND MOVED INTO THE GULF OF TONKIN.
DURING THAT TIME, TS 03W WAS UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM STATUS
AND THEN MAINTAINED INTENSITY, DESPITE INTERACTIONS WITH HAINAN.
CONVECTIVE BANDING HAS MAINLY BEEN RESTRICTED TO THE SOUTHERN
QUADRANTS..
.(more info)

>> TORAJI {pronounced: to~ra~gee}, meaning: Beautiful flower which 
   blooms unnoticed, usually found in deep mountains of Korea, 
   for its usefulness as food and medicine.
  
Name contributed by: DPR Korea.


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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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