A Saturday morning dive with Arno
It’s nice to have a neighbor who is a dive instructor and a professional photographer. This morning Arno asked me if I would like to go for a dive in “our garden”. “Our garden”...
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NAIA – bad radar- bad weather
This morning NAIA (Manila’s international airport had to declare “rien ne va plus”. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) effective 3:57 a.m. until 12 noon at the...
Mayon Volcano is highly active
Mayon Volcano is highly active. This morning’s report from PHIVOLCS indicates a steady increase of activity. Mayon Volcano’s alert status is on Level 3. Mayon Volcano (extreme right) seen early in the morning from Naga City Mayon Volcano’s...
Laguindingan airport has VOR
Laguindingan airport has now a VOR (VHF Omni Directional Radio Range). When we brought our 2 guests to Laguindingan airport last Saturday, We discovered the VOR antenna on the western side of the airport. On...
Mayon volcano a dangerous Beauty
Yesterday we reported that Alert Level 3 had been proclaimed for Mayon volcano. As of midnight Tuesday, 1,653 families had been evacuated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines from threatened villages around Mayon Volcano. By...
Mayon Volcano Alert Level 3
Mayon Volcano in the province of Albay is on Alert Level 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has raised the Alert Level of Mayon volcano to 3 (of 5). This means...
Cebu Pacific Air – 2 adventures
Cebu Pacific Air provided us with 2 unforgettable adventures. You may have wondered about the silence in our blog. We were away for vacation because even the most lovely island can become too small...
Two Tropical Storms
Two Tropical Storms are currently dominating the north-west Pacific. TS NAKRI/Inday is now north-east of northern Luzon and moves north-northwest. TS HALONG is in the vicinity of Guam and moves west-northwest. Storm Data TS NAKRI/Inday...
Nasty weather in the south
Nasty weather in the south of the Philippines. The slowly approaching Tropical Depression (TD) hovers east of Mindanao and brings heavy rainfall to the southern islands. This Tropical Depression is moving very slowly towards...
2 Low Pressure Areas queuing up
2 Low Pressure Areas queuing up for the Philippines. The two LPAs 96W and 98W are slowly moving westwards. They are still weak with 1006 hPa. They will not develop within the next 24 hours. In...
Typhoon MATMO/Henry’s backdoor
Typhoon MATMO/Henry seems to pass by. But even if it is not hitting the Philippine islands it is amplifying the south-west monsoon called Habagat. These winds can get rather strong. Yesterday afternoon Habagat got...
Typhoon MATMO/Henry amplifies Habagat
Typhoon MATMO/Henry amplifies Habagat, the south-west monsoon. Here in Camiguin we had bad to nasty weather all day accompanied by the usual brown-out. Some minutes ago a twister passed over Agoho – our coconut...
Typhoon MATMO/Henry has turned north
Typhoon MATMO/Henry has turned north last night. Unfortunately we could not report these good news because we had a long lasting brownout. The storm is now 645 km east-southeast of Virac, Catanduanes. It moves very slowly...
MATMO / Henry upgraded
Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry has again gotten stronger and has been upgraded. Depending on the sources it is now a Severe Tropical Storm (JMA) or even a Typhoon Category 1 (GDACS). Instead of turning north...
MATMO Henry could become dangerous
Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry continued on a nearly westward track and approached the Philippine islands during the last 24 hours. This morning the center was at 645 km east-northeast of Siargao Island. Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry is intensifying. Tropical Storm...
M/V Catherine – sailing couple in Sulu
On May 3, we informed you about the mysterious disappearance of the two Germans sailing with their boat, the M/V Catherine, between Palawan and the Sulu islands. Yesterday military officials informed they have verified that the...
Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry
Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry has intensified as it entered PAR. Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry is expected to continue moving slowly north-northwestward during the next 24 to 48 hours. On the forecast track, the storm will continue to move...
Boat moving – more fun in the Philippines
Boat moving is definitely more fun in the Philippines. This morning the crew of the Camiguin Action Geckos moved the elderly dive boat, The Lady Julia, to a new spot. They didn’t do it on...
Agitated Northwest Pacific
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda has left the Philippine islands and is on its way to Hainan (China). But the agitated Northwest Pacific will soon bring more Low Pressure Areas that can develop into cyclones. On this static satellite image...
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda out in the sea
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda has left the Philippine islands. It lost a lot of strength and is now off the coast of Bataan. Rainfall around Metro Manila got much weaker. Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda is now heading towards Hainan...
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