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
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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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