We are roughly 10-12 hours away from a landfall of Typhoon Hagupit - TopicsExpress



          

We are roughly 10-12 hours away from a landfall of Typhoon Hagupit (Locally known as Typhoon Ruby) as its current position is 130kms east of Samar Island in the central Philippines. The storm has now lost its NWly component and is tracking due West at a very slow 9 km/hr. Here is a brief timeline of events expected from this storm as it lashes the central and northern Philippines: Saturday Afternoon in Philippines (PHT) Currently the center of the Typhoon is roughly ~130 km (80 miles) from the far eastern shores of the central Philippines, but conditions are rapidly deteriorating inland. Winds continue to pick up throughout the afternoon on Saturday. Tacloban (city hit hardest by Haiyan last year) will likely see Tropical storm force winds and heavy rainfall during the coming hours. Overnight Saturday into Sunday morning (PHT) The center of the storm will be moving into or very near Samar island. This is a sparsely populated island and will likely face the harshest conditions during this time. Legazpi City, in southeastern Luzon island, will begin to see significant impacts (surge, winds, rain) during this time period. Sunday evening (PHT) The center of the storm will be moving into Luzon, the largest and most populated island in the Philippines. The center should move very close to Legazpi during this time, and this could be some of the most significant impacts from surge and wind damage as this is a populated city (~200,000). Overnight Sunday into Monday morning (PHT) Hagupit will continue to progress across the northern Philippines- Manila will begin to see significant wind and rain by later in the day Sunday and this will last through Monday. The combination of heavy rain and the poor drainage in Manila could lead to SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING in the Manila Metro area. Graphics outlined below include: 1) Latest PAGASA Storm Warnings 2) Population Density impacts 3) Timeline of storm (we are following the middle track) 4) Potential 48-hour rainfall totals 5) Coastal Storm Surge potential outlined 7) Current information of storms intensity 8) Current reporting conditions from the area 8) Forecast Wind speeds (Saturday night PHT)
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 05:52:50 +0000

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