SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER SIX from DostDost_pagasa TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING: TROPICAL STORM AMANG (MEKKHALA) Issued at 5:00 p.m., Friday, 16 January 2015 Tropical Storm AMANG has maintained its strength as it moves closer to Samar provinces. Location of Center: (as of 4:00 p.m.) 475 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar Coordinates: 11.5°N, 129.8°E Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph. Movement: Forecast to move West at 15 kph. Forecast Positions/Outlook: Saturday afternoon: 140 km Northeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar Sunday afternoon: 90 km East of Daet, Camarines Norte Monday afternoon: 135 km East of Tuguegarao City PUBLIC STORM WARNING SIGNAL PSWS 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 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 may hit Northern Samar tomorrow evening. 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#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 and Visayas and the eastern seaboard of Mindanao. In the next 6 hours, there is a possibility of raising Public Storm Signal # 1 over Camarines Norte, Marinduque and Southern Quezon The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:04:14 +0000
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