SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER SEVEN TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING: TROPICAL STORM AMANG (MEKKHALA) Issued at 11:00 p.m., Friday, 16 January 2015 Tropical Storm AMANG has slightly intensified as it continues to move closer towards Samar Provinces. Location of Center: (as of 10:00 p.m.) 330 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar Coordinates: 11.3°N, 128.4°E Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 100 kph. Movement: Forecast to move West at 15 kph. Forecast Positions/Outlook: Saturday evening: 35 km North Northeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar Sunday evening: 40 km South Southeast of Daet, Camarines Norte Monday evening: Vicinity of Santiago City, Isabela PUBLIC STORM WARNING SIGNAL PSWS Luzon Visayas Mindanao Impacts of the wind 2 (Winds of 61-100 kph is expected in at least 24 hrs Northern Samar Eastern Samar Samar • Rice and corn maybe adversely affected • Few large trees uprooted • Large number of nipa and cogon houses partially or totally unroofed and old galvanized iron roofs may roll off. • Billboards/Signage may roll off • Travel by all types of sea vessels and aircrafts are risky These areas will have stormy weather with heavy to intense rains. Residents along coastal areas are alerted against possible Storm surges. 1 (Winds of 30-60 kph is expected in at least 36 hrs) Camarines Sur Catanduanes Albay Burias Island Sorsogon Masbate incl. Ticao Island. Northern Samar Eastern Samar Samar Biliran Leyte None Twigs and branches of trees maybe broken Some banana plants may tilt or land flat on the ground Rice in flowering stage may suffer significant damage Some nipa and cogon houses maybe partially unroofed Sea travel of small sea crafts and fishing boats is risky These areas will have occasional rains with occasional gusty winds. Tropical Storm AMANG is expected to slow down and may hit Borongan City, Eastern Samar by early morning of Sunday. Estimated rainfall amount is from 7.5 – 20 mm per hour (heavy - intense) within the 350 km diameter of the Tropical Storm. Residents in low lying and mountainous areas of the provinces with PSWS#2 and #1 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides. Ocean waves may reach up to 6.5 meters. Fisherfolks and those with small seacrafts are advised not to venture out over the seaboards of Luzon, Visayas and the eastern seaboard of Mindanao. In the next 6 hours, there is a possibility of raising Public Storm Signal # 1 over Northern Quezon Including Polillo Island. The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:12:31 +0000
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