Super Typhoon USAGI / Odette is now Category 5

At 4:00 a.m. today, the eye of Super Typhoon USAGI / Odette was located at  410 km East of Aparri, Cagayan  (18.9°N, 126.0°E). Maximum sustained winds are 220 km/h near the center and gustiness is up to 270 km/h.

 Typhoon USAGI / Odette is now a Super Typhoon Category 5 !

Super Typhoon USAGI / Odette is heavily amplifying the Southwest Monsoon (Hanging Habagat). 

Super Typhoon USAGI / Odette’s enhancement of the south-west monsoon is clearly visible on this IR image. The cloud forms over the Visayas and southern Luzon depict the strong air movements toward the cyclones ceneter.

The forecast track of Super Typhoon USAGI / Odette has slightly moved northwards. Strong winds are to be expected in extreme northern Luzon.

PAGASA has declared Storm Signal #3 in:

• Batanes Group of Islands

PAGASA Storm Signal #2 in:

• Apayao
• Isabela 
• Cagayan including Calayan
• Babuyan Group of Islands.

PAGASA Storm Signal #1 in:

• IIocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Abra
• Kalinga
• Isabela

Storm data:

Name (INTL. / local):	USAGI / Odette
Class:	Super Typhoon Category 5
Time/Date of observation:	04:00 AM on September 20, 2013
Location of Center:	18.9º North 126.0º East
Moving Direction and Speed:	WNW at 19 km/h
Moving towards:	Batanes Islands / Taiwan
Distance from the Philippines:	410 km ENE of Apari, Cagayan
Estimated Date / Time of Landfall:	Batanes Islands Saturday morning
Max. Wind Speed near Center:	260 km/h
Peak Wind Gusts:	315 km/h
Minimum Central Pressure:	910 hPa down from 925 hPa
Diameter:	1010 km (very large)
24h Rainfall near Center:	500 mm
Max. Wave Height:	14 m
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