Typhoon2000 STORM UPDATE #001
Name: TROPICAL STORM WIPHA [GORING/13W/0712]
Issued: 1:00 PM MANILA TIME (05:00 GMT) SUN 16 SEPTEMBER 2007
Next Update: 7:00 PM (11:00 GMT) SUN 16 SEPTEMBER
Source: JTWC TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING #004
Note: Kindly refer to your country's official warnings or bulletins. This update is for additional information purposes only.
Next Update: 7:00 PM (11:00 GMT) SUN 16 SEPTEMBER
Source: JTWC TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING #004
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)
NEWLY-FORMED OVER THE NORTHERN PHILIPPINESEA...DRIFTING WESTWARD DURING THE PAST 12 HOURS. SOUTHWEST MONSOON
RAINS BEING ENHANCED BY THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.
+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: WIPHA is expected to move WNW later today and rapidly
+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: WIPHA is expected to move WNW later today and rapidly
intensify, becoming a minimal typhoon (Cat 1) tomorrow morning (Sept 17).
The core of WIPHA is forecast to pass in between the Islands of Okinawa
& Senkaku around Tuesday morning Sept 18 as a Category 2 system. The 3
to 5-day forecast shows the system reaching its peak winds of 185-km/hr
(Category 3) while starting to initiate a recurvature near the coast of
Eastern China around Wednesday Sept 19. It shall make landfall over South
Korea as a weakened system on Thursday morning, Sept 20...becoming Extra-
tropical upon exiting thru the Sea of Japan Friday morning, Sept 21.
+ EFFECTS: WIPHA is not yet affecting any Pacific Islands at this moment
+ 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
+ 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: 11:00 AM MANILA TIME (03:00 GMT) 16 SEPTEMBER
LOCATION OF CENTER: LATITUDE 20.3º N...LONGITUDE 130.9º E
DISTANCE 1: 940 KM (507 NM) EAST OF BASCO, BATANES, PH
effects & current monsoon intensity, and tropical cyclone watch changes
every 06 to 12 hours!
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TIME/DATE: 11:00 AM MANILA TIME (03:00 GMT) 16 SEPTEMBER
LOCATION OF CENTER: LATITUDE 20.3º N...LONGITUDE 130.9º E
DISTANCE 1: 940 KM (507 NM) EAST OF BASCO, BATANES, PH
DISTANCE 2: 750 KM (405 NM) SSE OF OKINAWA, JAPAN
DISTANCE 3: 1,105 KM (595 NM) NE OF NAGA CITY, PH
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.): 996 MILLIBARS (hPa)
RECENT MOVEMENT: WEST @ 07 KM/HR (04 KTS)
GENERAL DIRECTION: SENKAKU-RYUKYU AREA
STORM'S SIZE (IN DIAMETER): 480 KM (260 NM)/AVERAGE
MAX WAVE HEIGHT**: 13 FEET (3.9 METERS)
VIEW TRACKING MAP: 9 AM JAPAN TIME SUN SEPTEMBER 16
TSR WIND PROBABILITIES: CURRENT TO 120 HRS LEAD
PHILIPPINE STORM SIGNALS*: N/A
12, 24 & 48 HR. FORECAST:
8 PM (12 GMT) 16 SEPTEMBER: 20.9N 129.9E / 95-120 KPH / NW @ 19 KPH
8 AM (00 GMT) 17 SEPTEMBER: 22.5N 128.6E / 120-150 KPH / NW @ 13 KPH
8 AM (00 GMT) 18 SEPTEMBER: 24.9N 125.9E / 165-205 KPH / NNW @ 19 KPH
REMARKS: 8 AM (00 GMT) 16 SEPTEMBER POSITION: 20.1N 131.3E.
^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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REMARKS: 8 AM (00 GMT) 16 SEPTEMBER POSITION: 20.1N 131.3E.
^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.):
> 10 AM (02 GMT) 16 SEPTEMBER: 19.9N 131.0E / WEST @ 17 KPH / 65 kph
:: For the complete PAGASA bulletin, kindly visit their website at:
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/tcupdate.shtml
:: For the complete PAGASA bulletin, kindly visit their website at:
http://www.pagasa.
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RECENT TRACKING CHART:
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:
> Image source: Digital-Typhoon.
^ - JTWC commentary remarks (for Meteorologists) from their
latest warning.
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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# 4 being the highest. Red letters indicate new areas
being hoisted. For more explanations on these signals,
visit: http://www.typhoon2
** - 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.
http://www.nhc.
http://www.srh.
http://www.srh.
http://www.nhc.
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