Latest Update about cyclone Yolanda.. Super typhoon Yolanda packing 300 kph winds: US military US NOAA enhanced satellite loop shows movement of super typhoon Yolanda toward the Philippines 12 areas under storm signal no. 4 MANILA (UPDATED) - Super typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan), the worlds strongest tropical cyclone of 2013, is now packing winds in excess of 300 kilometers per hour, the US military said late Thursday night. The US Navy and Air Forces Joint Typhoon Warning Center, in its Super Typhoon 31W Warning No. 18 issued around 11 p.m. local time, said Yolanda now has maximum sustained winds of 305 kph (150 knots) and gusts reaching 370 kph (200 knots). The Hawaii-based weather center, which data is used by meteorologists worldwide, based is readings on one-minute average measurements. Due to very favorable environmental conditions, [Yolanda] is expected to remain at super typhoon intensity over the next 24 hours, it added. To compare, similar Category 5 level storms this year -- Usagi, Francisco, Lekima, and Phailin -- only had maximum sustained winds of 260 kph. Super typhoon Pablo also only carried 259 kph sustained winds and 314 kph gusts when it hit Mindanao in December 2012. This, as state weather bureau PAGASA placed 12 areas on Yolandas path in the Visayas and Luzon under public storm warning signal number 4. The areas are: Masbate, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Biliran Province, extreme Northern Cebu, Bantayan Island, Capiz, Aklan, and Northern Antique. Communities in the said locations will experience winds of more than 185 kph is expected in at least 12 hours, PAGASA said. Public storm warning signal number 3 has been hoisted over the following areas: Ticao Island, Sorsogon, Romblon, Calamian Group of Islands, rest of Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, Northern Negros Occidental, Northern Negros Oriental, Bohol, Northern Cebu, Cebu City, Camotes Island, Siargao Island, and Dinagat Province. Storm signal number 2 has been raised over the Mindoro provinces, Marinduque, Albay, extreme Northern Palawan, Burias islands, the rest of Negros Occidental, the rest of Negros Oriental, Siquijor, the rest of Cebu, Camiguin, Surigao Del Norte, Surigao Del Sur, and Agusan del Norte. Storm signal number 1, meanwhile, has been declared in Metro Manila, Bataan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Southern Quezon, Laguna, Rizal, Cavite, Batangas, Lubang Island, the rest of Northern Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Misamis Oriental, and Agusan del Sur. -Pink Panty
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:04:52 +0000
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