Tropical Storm WASHI / Sendong is a straight runner
Tropical Storm WASHI / Sendong is a straight runner. The weather agencies did correct its forecast track nearly every hour. They also had problems to predict the strength. But now the track and the strenght are well defined.
The US Navy forecast
The PAGASA forecast
PAGASA STROM SIGNALS
Storm Signal 1 (45-60 km/h):
– Eastern Samar
– Surigao Del Norte
– Siargao Island
– Surigao Del Sur
– Dinagat Province
– Agusan Provinces
– Misamis Oriental
– Western Samar
– Leyte Provinces
– Camotes Island
– Bohol
CURRENT STORM INFORMATION: WASHI / Sendong
| Time/Date: | 06:00 PM Thursday December 15, 2011 |
| Location of Center: | 7.7º N Latitude, 131.3º E Longitude |
| Distance: | 641 km ESE of Butuan City |
| MaxWinds: | 65 km/h (35 kts) near the center |
| Peak Wind Gusts: | 85 km/h (45 kts) |
| Present Movement: | West at 37 km/h (20 kts) |
| Towards: | Surigao |
| Expected Landfall: | Saturday early morning [00:00 to 01:00 AM] |
| 24hr Rainfall: | 120 mm |
| Minimum Central Pressure: | 996 millibars (hPa) |
| Size: | 500 km (270 nm) |
| Max Wave Height: | 5.5 m (16 ft) |
Near real time weather information is here 
Next storm update tomorrow around 12:00 PM (12:00) UTC+8
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