Typhoon – Habagat – Full Moon: too much!

At 4:00 PM today, the eye of Typhoon USAGI / Odette was located at 570 km East of Tuguegarao City (17.8°N / 127.7°E). Maximum sustained winds are 220 km/h near the center and gustiness is up to 270 km/h.

 Typhoon USAGI / Odette is now Category 4 !

Typhoon USAGI / Odette is heavily amplifying the Southwest Monsoon (Hanging Habagat). Down in the south in Camiguin we measured peak gusts of 75 km/h.

Just now is Full Moon, meaning extreme high tide of 1.60 to 2.10 meters.

CAUTION: This typhoon will strengthen furthermore. Category 4+ is to be expected tonight.

Typhoon USAGI / Odette has now turned to north-west. JMA expects that the strength will increase tonight. 

The eye of Typhoon USAGI / Odette is clearly visible in this IR satellite image.

PAGASA has declared Storm Signal #2 in:

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

Storm Signal #1 in:

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

Storm data:

Name (INTL. / local):	USAGI / Odette
Class:	Typhoon Category 4
Time/Date of observation:	07:00 PM on September 19, 2013
Location of Center:	18.0º North 127.6º East
Moving Direction and Speed:	NW at 22 km/h
Moving towards:	Batanes Islands / Taiwan
Distance from the Philippines:	550 km ENE of Palanan, Isabela
Estimated Date / Time of Landfall:	n/a
Max. Wind Speed near Center:	220 km/h
Peak Wind Gusts:	270 km/h
Minimum Central Pressure:	925 hPa towards 910 hPa
Diameter:	1000 km (very large)
24h Rainfall near Center:	350 mm
Max. Wave Height:	10 m
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