Returning Typhoon BOPHA/Pablo is Category 3 now!
Typhoon BOPHA/Pablo again got stronger and is now a Typhoon Category 3.
It is still hovering over the West Philippine Sea but has now turned north to north-east. The storm moves at 13 km/h.
As of 06:00 AM this morning, the eye of Typhoon BOPHA/Pablo was located over the West Philippine Sea about 394 km west of San Fernando City, La Union or 400 km west-northwest of Dagupan City, Pangasinan.
All multi-agency forecasts join now the “loop-forecast”. The development for Luzon now depends on the error margin of the models used.
JMA’s forecast now shows the north to north-east direction. be careful with this map projection: North is not straight up, but follows the converging meridians.
Storm data:
| Name (INTL. / local): | BOPHA/Pablo |
| Class: | Typhoon Category 3 |
| Time/Date of observation: | 06:00 PM on December 08, 2012 |
| Location of Center: | 15.6º North 116.6º East |
| Moving Direction and Speed: | NNE @ 13 km/h |
| Moving towards: | San Fernando, La Union |
| Distance from the Philippines: | 394 km West of San Fernando |
| Estimated Date / Time of Landfall: | ??? |
| Max. Wind Speed near Center: | 205 km/h |
| Peak Wind Gusts: | 250 km/h |
| Minimum Central Pressure: | 941 hPa |
| Diameter: | 555 km |
| 24h Rainfall near Center: | 500 mm This is extreme! |
| Max. Wave Height: | 13 m = 41 ft |
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