TYPHOON HALONG (JOSE) UPDATE NUMBER 007 Issued at: 6:30 AM PhT (22:30 GMT) Wednesday 06 August 2014 Next Update: 6:30 PM PhT (10:30 GMT) Wednesday 06 August 2014 Typhoon HALONG (JOSE) has moved north-northeast during the past 12 hours as it weakened further while over the northeastern part of the Philippine Sea...expected to move out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Thursday morning. This typhoon will continue to enhance the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and bring mostly cloudy and windy conditions with occasional rains and scattered thunderstorms across Western and Central Luzon including Metro Manila today. The threat of flash floods and landslides are likely in hazard-prone areas especially along river banks and mountain slopes of the affected areas especially during the occurrence of severe thunderstorms. Residents are advised to take necessary precautions. Residents and visitors along Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands, and Southern Japan should closely monitor the development of TY Halong (Jose). Information based on data collected by WeatherPhilippines Foundation, Inc. shall not be taken as official data. Weather information broadcasted and distributed by PAGASA remains as official data. WeatherPhilippines shall not be responsible for the private use and reliance of its weather information. 2-DAY FORECAST OUTLOOK* TY Halong (Jose) is expected to continue moving north-northeastward during the next 24 hours...turning north through 48 hours. On the forecast track, Halong (Jose) will just be moving across the open waters of the northernmost part of the Philippine Sea...exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday morning as it heads towards Okinawa-Ryukyus Area. Halong (Jose) will regain a little bit of strength during the next 24 to 48 hours while passing over warmer sea surface temperatures. Advance Intensity Forecast (AIF) shows its 10-minute maximum sustained winds increasing back to 150 kph by early Thursday morning. The following is the 3-day forecast outlook summary for this system: THURSDAY EARLY MORNING: Regains a little bit of strength as it moves north towards Eastern Ryukyus...about 375 km southeast of Okinawa, Japan [2AM AUG 07: 24.5N 130.8E @ 150kph]. FRIDAY EARLY MORNING: Maintains its strength as it moves out of the Philippine Area of Responsisbility (PAR)...maintains its northerly track...about 145 km southeast of Amami Is., Japan [2AM AUG 08: 27.4N 130.5E @ 150kph]. SATURDAY EARLY MORNING: Weakens as it bears down the southern coast of Kyushu, Japan...about 135 km south of Kagoshima, Japan [2AM AUG 09: 30.4N 130.7E @ 140kph]. *Please be reminded that the Forecast Outlook changes every 6 hours, and the Day 2 and 3 Forecast Track has an average error of 100 and 250 km respectively...while the wind speed forecast error, averages 35 kph per day. Therefore, a turn to the left or right of its future track and changes in its wind speed must be anticipated from time to time. Important Note: Please keep in mind that the above hazards summary and forecast outlook changes every 6 to 12 hrs! ADDITIONAL DISTANCES Time/Date: 5:00 AM PhT Wed Aug 06, 2014 Location of Eye: Near 22.2º N Lat 130.3º E Lon Distance 1: 685 km S of Amami Is., Japan Distance 2: 665 km ESE of Ishigakijima, Japan Distance 3: 895 km ENE of Itbayat, Batanes Distance 4: 940 km NE of Santa Ana, Cagayan Distance 5: 1045 km S of Kagoshima, Japan Issued by: David Michael V. Padua for Weather.ph Platinum sponsors: Follow us on Facebook and Twitter Gold sponsors: Places to see: Sorsogon City Sorsogon is the capital city of the province of Sorsogon, located at the southernmost tip of Luzon. … See more Discover Island Garden City of Samal. An enchanting paradise - an island, a garden, and a city. Located at the heart of Davao Gulf of sout… See more
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 04:02:04 +0000
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