Habagat – Yellowfin Tuna and Gaisano
What have Habagat, Yellowfin Tuna and Gaisano to do in one headline. The answer is simple: They are back in Camiguin or will come soon. Habagat Habagat is the south-west monsoon so long awaited here...
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CHAN-HOM and NANGKA – Habagat Amplifiers
Last weekend, Tropical Storm LINFA/Egay brought a lot of rain over northern Luzon. Now it is enhancing the southwest monsoon (Habagat) together with the 2 Typhoons CHAN-HOM (Cat.1) and NANGKA (Cat.4). Animated satellite...
Amihan is off – Habagat not yet active
The season of the wind change is here. Amihan is off – Habagat not yet active The northward migration of the Siberian High Pressure Area, and the establishment of the Ridge of North Pacific High...
It’s more fun in the (northern) Philippines during Amihan
We expected it since begin of December, now it is here: The southern Philippines Wet Season. The sky is some 50 shades of grey and very often it get’s really wet. Usually the wet...
Extremely strong Habagat
Super Typhoon USAGI / Odette enhances the sout-west monsoon (Habagt). Strong winds with gusts up to 80 km/h and occasionally strong rainfalls haunt the whole west coast of the Philippines. At our beach in...
Still strong Habagat – La Mesa Dam still overflowing
Typhoon TRAMI / Maring is approaching the coast of mainland China. Landfall is expected around 08:00 a.m. PST tomorrow morning. But its Habagat amplifying effect is still very strong. Fortunately full moon had been...
Typhoon TRAMI / Maring out of PAR now
Typhoon TRAMI / Maring has again intensified last night and has been upgraded to a Category 1 Typhoon. The storm has left the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR) this morning at a forward speed of...
Tropical Storm YAGI / Dante has triggered Habagat
Before Tropical Storm YAGI / Dante had passed by, out in the Philippine Sea, we had the situation of “father of all winds”. There had been no Amihan anymore and the winds blew from all directions...
Dangerous Habagat !
Habagat is the usually gently blowing south-west monsoon. This wind is blowing from June through October. Here in Camiguin we like the Habagat season. There is sunny weather and a breeze from the sea...
Summer is over! Habagat replaces Amihan
During the last weeks we encountered what local people call the father of all winds. The north-east winds, known as Amihan steadily got weaker. Then the winds came from any direction and now the...
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