Bushman's Typhoon Blog: Tropical Depression (TD) [HANNA]

Typhoon2000 STORM UPDATE #001

Name: TROPICAL DEPRESSION [HANNA/98W]

Issued: 7:00 PM MANILA TIME (23:00 GMT) THU 27 SEPTEMBER 2007
Next Update: 7:00 AM (23:00 GMT) FRI 28 SEPTEMBER
Source: T2K UNOFFICIAL TC ADVISORY #002
Note: Kindly refer to your country's official warnings or bulletins. This update is for additional information purposes only.

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION 98W (HANNA)

NEWLY-FORMED OVER THE PHILIPPINE SEA...

RAPIDLY ACCELERATING WESTWARD TOWARDS LUZON...MAY BECOME A TROPICAL

STORM TOMORROW.

+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: This potential storm is expected to track Westward

into the Philippine Sea and intensify due to low shear (upper-level winds)

environment surrounding the system. More forecast information as new

data arrives.

+ EFFECTS: This system is not yet affecting any land areas as it remains

over the Philippine Sea.

+ CURRENT ITCZ INTENSITY: Active ITCZ (Monsoon Trough) embedded along
the wet-phase of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) will continue to

bring cloudy skies with rainshowers & thunderstorms across the Phili-

ppines becoming more frequent over the eastern sections of the country.

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) 27 SEPTEMBER
LOCATION OF CENTER: LATITUDE 13.9º N...LONGITUDE 132.0º E {T2K SATFIX}
DISTANCE 1: 830 KM (448 NM) EAST OF VIRAC, CATANDUANES, PH

DISTANCE 2: 900 KM (485 NM) ENE OF LEGAZPI CITY, PH

DISTANCE 3: 950 KM (512 NM) EAST OF NAGA CITY, PH

DISTANCE 4: 1,175 KM (635 NM) ESE OF METRO MANILA, 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 @ 30 KM/HR (16 KTS)
GENERAL DIRECTION: PHILIPPINE SEA
STORM'S SIZE (IN DIAMETER): ... KM (... NM)/N/A
MAX WAVE HEIGHT**: 10 FEET (3.0 METERS)
PHILIPPINE STORM SIGNALS*: N/A

REMARKS: 2 PM (06 GMT) 27 SEPTEMBER POSITION: 13.8N 133.4E.
^...(more)
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PAGASA CURRENT POSITION, MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY (10-min. ave.):

> 4 PM (08 GMT) 27 SEPTEMBER: 13.6N 133.6E / WNW @ 19 KPH / 55 kph

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

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RECENT TRACKING CHART:

NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME...
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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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