Bushman's Typhoon Blog: TS HAGIBIS (LANDO) intensified further...[Update #007]

Typhoon2000 STORM UPDATE #007

Name: TROPICAL STORM HAGIBIS [LANDO/23W/0724]

Issued: 7:00 PM MANILA TIME (11:00 GMT) WED 21 NOVEMBER 2007
Next Update: 7:00 AM (23:00 GMT) THU 22 NOVEMBER
Source: JTWC TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING NUMBER 011
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 HAGIBIS (LANDO) HAS SLOWED DOWN AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE

AWAY FROM PALAWAN...APPROACHING THE KALAYAAN GROUP OF ISLANDS.

+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: HAGIBIS is expected to continue tracking WNW-ward
for the next 2 days and intensify slightly reaching forecast wind speeds

of 100 km/hr - as it approaches the Southern Coast of Vietnam Friday

afternoon. It shall make landfall over Southern Vietnam, passing very

close to Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday afternoon, Nov 24. It shall then

dissipate over Cambodia Sunday afternoon (Nov 25).

+ EFFECTS: HAGBIS' large rain circulation is now spreading across Kalayaan

Islands bringing stormy weather over the area.

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) 21 NOVEMBER
LOCATION OF CENTER: LATITUDE 9.7º N...LONGITUDE 114.4º E
DISTANCE 1: 155 KM (83 NM) SSE OF PAGASA ISLAND, PH

DISTANCE 2: 470 KM (253 NM) WEST OF PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PH
MAX WINDS [1-MIN AVG]: 95 KM/HR (50 KTS) NEAR THE CENTER
PEAK WIND GUSTS: 120 KM/HR (65 KTS)
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE: N/A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE (est.): 985 MILLIBARS (hPa)
RECENT MOVEMENT: WEST @ 20 KM/HR (11 KTS)
GENERAL DIRECTION: SOUTHERN VIETNAM

STORM'S SIZE (IN DIAMETER): 555 KM (300 NM)/AVERAGE
MAX WAVE HEIGHT**: 13 FEET (3.9 METERS)
VIEW TRACKING MAP: 2 AM MANILA TIME WED NOVEMBER 21
TSR WIND PROBABILITIES: CURRENT TO 96 HRS LEAD

PHILIPPINE STORM SIGNALS*:
#02 - KALAYAAN GROUP OF ISLANDS
#01 - PALAWAN

12, 24 & 48 HR. FORECAST:
2 AM (18 GMT) 22 NOVEMBER: 9.9N 112.7E / 100-130 KPH / W @ 15 KPH
2 PM (06 GMT) 22 NOVEMBER: 10.1N 113.3E / 85-100 KPH / W @ 17 KPH

2 PM (06 GMT) 23 NOVEMBER: 10.6N 108.6E / 75-95 KPH / WNW @ 07 KPH

REMARKS: 2 PM (06 GMT) 21 NOVEMBER POSITION: 9.6N 115.0E.
^...(more)
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PAGASA CURRENT POSITION, MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY (10-min. ave.):

> 4 PM (08 GMT) 21 NOVEMBER: 9.7N 114.9E / 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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    http://www.srh.weather.gov/fwd/glossarynation.html
    http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/acronyms.shtml
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