Tropical Storm WASHI / Sendong now over Palawan
Tropical Storm WASHI / Sendong has just crossed Palawan early this morning. It passed very close to Puerto Princesa. The storm weakened slightly as it moved into the West Philippine Sea
PAGASA maintains storm signals for Coron and Palawan.
The pictures of devastated Cagayan de Oro and Iligan go around the world. Lots of readers ask, why the people did not leave their huts and houses and go to safer places.
The US Navy forecast
The PAGASA forecast
PAGASA STROM SIGNALS
Storm Signal 2 (60-100 km/h winds):
– Palawan
Storm Signal 1 (45-60 km/h winds):
– Cuyo
– Coron Group of Island
CURRENT STORM INFORMATION: WASHI / Sendong
| Time/Date: | 05:00 Sunday December 18, 2011 |
| Location of Center: | 10.3º N Latitude, 118.4º E Longitude |
| Distance: | 74 km NNW of Puerto Princesa |
| MaxWinds: | 85 km/h (45 kts) near the center |
| Peak Wind Gusts: | 100 km/h (55 kts) |
| Present Movement: | West to North-West at 28 km/h (15 kts) |
| Towards: | Spratly Islands-West Philippine Sea Area |
| Expected Landfall: | n/a |
| 24hr Rainfall: | 110 mm |
| Minimum Central Pressure: | 989 millibars (hPa) |
| Size: | 500 km (270 nm) |
| Max Wave Height: | 3 m (10 ft) |
Near real time weather information is here 
Next storm update tomorrow morning around 8:00 AM (08:00) UTC+8
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