Storm signals raised as 'Ramil' approaches Northeastern Luzon
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Science and Technology
PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (PAGASA)
Department of Science and Technology
PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (PAGASA)
Weather Forecasting Section, Weather Branch
WFFC Bldg., BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City 1100
TELEX: 66682 WXMNL PN FAX NOS: 9264258, 9282031, 9272877, 9271541
Website: http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph Email: weather.forecasting@pagasa.dost.gov.ph ,Voice Server: 4338526
WFFC Bldg., BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City 1100
TELEX: 66682 WXMNL PN FAX NOS: 9264258, 9282031, 9272877, 9271541
Website: http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph Email: weather.forecasting@pagasa.dost.gov.ph ,Voice Server: 4338526
24 – HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST
| Coordinates: | 19.6°N, 132.1°E |
|---|---|
| Strength: | Maximum sustained winds of 195 kph near center and gustiness of up to 230 kph |
| Forecast Positions/Outlook: | Tuesday evening: 630 kms East Northeast of Aparri, Cagayan Wednesday evening: 240 kms East Northeast of Aparri, Cagayan Thursday evening: 40 kms Northeast of Laoag City |
Signal No. 4 ( >185 kph winds) None None None Signal No.3 (100-185 kph winds) None None None Signal No. 2 (60-100 kph winds) None None None --> Signal No. 1 (30-60 kph winds) Isabela Cagayan Calayan Babuyan islands Batanes group of islands None None
| Residents in low-lying areas and near mountain slopes under signal #1 are advised to take all the necessary precautionary measures against flashfloods and landslides. The public and the disaster coordinating councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 5 AM tomorrow. |
ISSUED AT : 5:00 PM 19 OCTOBER 2009
VALID BEGINNING : 5:00 PM TODAY UNTIL 5:00 PM TOMORROW
SYNOPSIS: AT 4:00 PM TODAY, TYPHOON RAMIL (LUPIT) {0920} WAS LOCATED AT 1,070 KM EAST OF APARRI, CAGAYAN (19.1ºN 133.0ºE) WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 195 KPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GUSTINESS OF UP TO 230 KPH. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AT 17 KPH. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ) AFFECTING SOUTHERN LUZON, VISAYAS AND MINDANAO.
FORECAST: SOUTHERN LUZON, VISAYAS AND MINDANAO WILL EXPERIENCE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE REST OF LUZON WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING FROM THE NORTHEAST TO NORTH WILL PREVAIL OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LUZON AND COMING FROM THE NORTHWEST OVER THE EASTERN SECTION OF SOUTHERN LUZON AND THE COASTAL WATERS ALONG THESE AREAS WILL BE MODERATE TO ROUGH. ELSEWHERE, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS EXCEPT DURING THUNDERSTORMS.
PAGTAYA: ANG KALAKHANG MAYNILA AY MAKAKARANAS NG BAHAGYA HANGGANG SA MAULAP NA KALANGITAN NA MAY PULU-PULONG PAG-ULAN PAGKULOG-PAGKIDLAT. MAHINA HANGGANG SA KATAMTAMANG HANGIN MULA SA TIMOG-KANLURAN HANGGANG HILAGANG-KANLURAN ANG IIRAL AT ANG LOOK NG MAYNILA AY BANAYAD HANGGANG SA KATAMTAMAN ANG MAGIGING PAG-ALON. ANG TINATAYANG AGWAT NG TEMPERATURA AY MULA 25 HANGGANG 32 ANTAS NG CELSIUS (77°F HANGGANG 90°F).
ANG KATIMUGANG-LUZON, ANG KABISAYAAN AT MINDANAO AY MAKAKARANAS NG MADALAS NA MAULAP NA KALANGITAN NA MAY KALAT-KALAT NA PAG-ULAN AT PAGKULOG-PAGKIDLAT. ANG NATITIRANG BAHAGI NG LUZON AY MAGIGING BAHAGYA HANGGANG SA MAULAP NA MAY PULU-PULONG PAG-ULAN O PAGKULOG-PAGKIDLAT.
KATAMTAMAN HANGGANG SA MALAKAS NA HANGIN MULA SA HILAGANG-SILANGAN HANGGANG HILAGA ANG IIRAL SA HILAGA AT GITNANG-LUZON AT MULA NAMAN SA HILAGANG-KANLURAN ANG IIHIP SA SILANGANG BAHAGI NG KATIMUGANG-LUZON AT ANG MGA BAYBAYING-DAGAT SA MGA LUGAR NA ITO AY MAGIGING KATAMTAMAN HANGGANG SA MAALON. SA IBANG DAKO, ANG HANGIN AY MAHINA HANGGANG SA KATAMTAMAN MULA SA TIMOG-KANLURAN HANGGANG HILAGANG-KANLURAN NA MAY BANAYAD HANGGANG SA KATAMTAMANG PAG-ALON NG KARAGATAN MALIBAN NA LAMANG KUNG MAY PAGKULOG-PAGKIDLAT.
24-Hour Weather Forecast and Extended Weather Outlook for Selected Cities:
Extended Weather Outlook (Time Duration: 5PM until 5PM the following day)
CITIES
24-Hr Weather, Winds & Sea Condition
OCTOBER 19 (from 5PM today until 5PM tomorrow)
OCTOBER 20
OCTOBER 21
OCTOBER 22
OCTOBER 23
Metro Manila 25 – 32°C
Light to Mod.: Southwest - Northwest
Manila Bay: Slight to Moderate 24 – 31°C 24 – 30°C 23 – 29°C 23 – 29°C
Tuguegarao City 23 – 32°C
Moderate to Strong: Northeast - North
Coastal Waters: Moderate to Rough 23 – 31°C 21 – 29°C 21 – 28°C 21 – 26°C
Laoag City 24 – 31°C
Moderate: Northeast - North
Coastal Waters: Slight to Moderate 24 – 30°C 23 – 29°C 22 – 28°C 21 – 27°C
Baguio City 16 – 23°C
Moderate: Northeast - North 16 – 21°C 15 – 21°C 14 – 20°C 14 – 20°C
SBMA (Olongapo) /
Clark Zone (Angeles City) 24 – 31°C
Light to Moderate: Northeast - North
Subic Bay: Slight to Moderate 24 – 20°C 23 – 30°C 22 – 29°C 21 – 28°C
Tagaytay City 22 – 28°C
Light to Moderate: Northwest - West 22 – 29°C 21 – 28°C 21 – 27°C 21 – 27°C
Legaspi City 24 – 31°C
Moderate to Strong: Northwest
Coastal Waters: Moderate to Rough 24 – 31°C 24 – 30°C 23 – 30°C 23 – 30°C
Puerto Princesa City 24 – 31°C
Light to Mod.: Southwest - Northwest
Coastal Waters: Slight to Moderate 24 – 32°C 24 – 31°C 24 – 30°C 24 – 31°C
Iloilo City/Bacolod City 23 – 30°C
Light to Mod.: Southwest - Northwest
Coastal Waters: Slight to Moderate 23 – 30°C 22 – 30°C 22 – 29°C 23 – 30°C
Metro Cebu 24 – 31°C
Light to Moderate: Northwest
Coastal Waters: Slight to Moderate 24 – 31°C 24 – 30°C 24 – 30°C 24 – 31°C
Tacloban City 25 – 30°C
Light to Moderate: Northwest
Coastal Waters: Slight to Moderate 25 – 30°C 25 – 30°C 25 – 31°C 25 – 32°C
Cagayan de Oro City 23 – 31°C
Light to Mod.: Southwest - Northwest
Coastal Waters: Slight to Moderate 23 – 31°C 23 – 31°C 23 – 31°C 24 – 32°C
Metro Davao 24 – 31°C
Light to Mod.: Southwest - Northwest
Coastal Waters: Slight to Moderate 24 – 31°C 24 – 31°C 24 – 32°C 24 – 33°C
Zamboanga City 24 – 32°C
Light to Mod.: Southwest - Northwest
Coastal Waters: Slight to Moderate 24 – 32°C 24 – 32°C 24 – 33°C 24 – 32°C
LEGEND: - mostly sunny - partly cloudy (pc) skies - pc to at times cloudy with isolated
rainshowers & thunderstorms
(rash / tstm) - pc to at times cloudy with
Isolated rash - mostly cloudy (mc) with
scattered rash / tstm - mc with rainshowers - cloudy with rash / tstm - cloudy with rainshowers - light rains/ light passing rains - occasional rains - rains / monsoon rains - rains with gusty winds - stormy
EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE 24-HR PERIOD ENDING AT 4:00 PM YESTERDAY AND RECORDED AT
PAGASA WEATHER STATION, SCIENCE GARDEN , DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY:
MAX. TEMPERATURE AT 12:00 PM TODAY -- 32.8 ºC (91.04 ºF)
MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT 6:00 AM TODAY --- 98 %
MIN. TEMPERATURE AT 6:00 AM TODAY -- 25.3 ºC (77.54 ºF)
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT 12:00 NN TODAY --- 57 %
TIDAL PREDICTIONS ALONG MANILA BAY (Courtesy of NAMRIA)
OVER METRO MANILA:
HIGH TIDE TODAY AT 10:14 PM …………………… 1.03 METER
SUNRISE / SUNSET
MOONRISE / MOONSET & ILLUMINATION
LOW TIDE TOMORROW AT 5:48 AM …………………… -0.10 METER
SUNSET TODAY : 5:34 PM
MOONRISE TOMORROW : 7:26 AM
HIGH TIDE TOMORROW AT 12:15 PM …………………… 0.48 METER
SUNRISE TOMORROW : 5:48 AM
MOONSET TOMORROW : 6:59 PM
LOW TIDE TOMORROW AT 3:22 PM …………………… 0.39 METER
SUNSET TOMORROW : 5:33 PM
ILLUMINATION TOMORROW : 03 %
END OF FORECAST
PREPARED BY: CF PEREZ / AD AURELIO / AG GONZALES
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10/19/09/storm-signals-raised-ramil-approaches-northeastern-luzon
Philippines readies food, evacuations as storm nears
The Associated Press
Date: Monday Oct. 19, 2009 6:26 AM ET
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities applied the lessons from recent deadly storms Monday by stocking up on food and clothes early while moving residents out of harm's way as a powerful typhoon threatened the country's rain-soaked northeast.
Typhoon Lupit, packing winds of 175 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 210 kilometres per hour, was not expected to make landfall before Thursday, giving officials time to organize food supplies and issue landslide and flood warnings.
The government was moving fast to prevent any loss of life after back-to-back storms on Sept. 26 and Oct. 3 killed more than 850 people, most of them buried in dozens of mudslides along the northern Cordillera mountains.
"These days we no longer have a problem convincing residents to evacuate," said Loreto Espineli, police chief in Benguet province where 300 people died.
Hundreds of families living in danger zones -- low-lying areas, near cliffs and mountain slopes -- were still in evacuation centres or staying with relatives since Typhoon Parma damaged their homes early this month. They will ride out the latest typhoon in shelters, Espineli said.
"In most houses, one male is left behind just to look after their belongings, and when the typhoon is already near, we will go house-to-house to evacuate everyone," he said.
Village heads were using megaphones to warn about the impending typhoon, and sirens will be sounded once it makes landfall, Espineli told The Associated Press.
"We will force them to leave if they don't want to," he said. "It is easier to evacuate people than to dig for bodies after a mudslide."
Four air force and two UN helicopters flew in relief goods -- rice, canned food and clothing -- to municipalities where recent landslides damaged roads, said Olive Luces, head of the Office of Civil Defence in Baguio city, 210 kilometres north of Manila.
Lupit -- a Filipino word for cruel -- was almost stationary 1,330 kilometres southeast of Cagayan province. There was an 80 per cent probability it will make landfall in the extreme north of the main island of Luzon on Thursday, said the head of the Philippine weather agency, Frisco Nilo.
The sprawling capital, Manila, which was submerged in the worst flooding in 40 years after Tropical Storm Ketsana unleashed heavy rains Sept. 26, will likely be spared, Nilo said.
The two back-to-back storms killed 858 people and inundated the homes of more than 7 million.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has blamed extreme weather caused by climate change but her critics say the calamity was magnified by poor city planning and millions of squatters living along riverbanks and blocking waterways with their shanties. The urban poor, sources of cheap labour and votes during elections, make up for almost half of Manila's 12 million people.
Senators and provincial officials, many of whom are running in next year's national elections, also accused the operators of several dams of releasing massive volumes of excess water without sufficient warning, inundating cities and rice paddies and washing away roads.
This time, the dams began discharging waters gradually to empty their reservoirs.
Typhoon Lupit, packing winds of 175 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 210 kilometres per hour, was not expected to make landfall before Thursday, giving officials time to organize food supplies and issue landslide and flood warnings.
The government was moving fast to prevent any loss of life after back-to-back storms on Sept. 26 and Oct. 3 killed more than 850 people, most of them buried in dozens of mudslides along the northern Cordillera mountains.
"These days we no longer have a problem convincing residents to evacuate," said Loreto Espineli, police chief in Benguet province where 300 people died.
Hundreds of families living in danger zones -- low-lying areas, near cliffs and mountain slopes -- were still in evacuation centres or staying with relatives since Typhoon Parma damaged their homes early this month. They will ride out the latest typhoon in shelters, Espineli said.
"In most houses, one male is left behind just to look after their belongings, and when the typhoon is already near, we will go house-to-house to evacuate everyone," he said.
Village heads were using megaphones to warn about the impending typhoon, and sirens will be sounded once it makes landfall, Espineli told The Associated Press.
"We will force them to leave if they don't want to," he said. "It is easier to evacuate people than to dig for bodies after a mudslide."
Four air force and two UN helicopters flew in relief goods -- rice, canned food and clothing -- to municipalities where recent landslides damaged roads, said Olive Luces, head of the Office of Civil Defence in Baguio city, 210 kilometres north of Manila.
Lupit -- a Filipino word for cruel -- was almost stationary 1,330 kilometres southeast of Cagayan province. There was an 80 per cent probability it will make landfall in the extreme north of the main island of Luzon on Thursday, said the head of the Philippine weather agency, Frisco Nilo.
The sprawling capital, Manila, which was submerged in the worst flooding in 40 years after Tropical Storm Ketsana unleashed heavy rains Sept. 26, will likely be spared, Nilo said.
The two back-to-back storms killed 858 people and inundated the homes of more than 7 million.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has blamed extreme weather caused by climate change but her critics say the calamity was magnified by poor city planning and millions of squatters living along riverbanks and blocking waterways with their shanties. The urban poor, sources of cheap labour and votes during elections, make up for almost half of Manila's 12 million people.
Senators and provincial officials, many of whom are running in next year's national elections, also accused the operators of several dams of releasing massive volumes of excess water without sufficient warning, inundating cities and rice paddies and washing away roads.
This time, the dams began discharging waters gradually to empty their reservoirs.
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