Weather TALK [forecasts, etc]

[Monseratto]

go away...

On Tuesday, 27 November the twenty sixth storm of the 2012 Western Pacific typhoon season was declared - Tropical Storm Bopha. According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), as of 09:00 UTC on Thursday, 29 November the center of Bopha was situated near 4.0N, 148.8E approximately 865 mi (1392 km) east of Palau, over 2,000 mi (3,200 km) southeast of Manilia, Philippines, and is moving slowly westward (265 degrees) at 9 mph (15 km/h). At this time, the JTWC reported maximum sustained wind speeds of 58 mph (93 km/h), equating to a tropical storm on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. At this time tropical storm force winds were extending up to 68 mi (109 km). Bopha is forecast by the JTWC to continue to track west over Thursday, 29 November before gradually turning west-northwest on Friday, 30 November. Bopha is currently forecast by the JTWC to track very close to the island nation of Palau on Sunday, 2 December and to approach the northern Philippines next week - however, there is a large degree of uncertainty with this forecast. The JTWC forecasts Bopha to intensify into a typhoon on Friday, 30 November and is expected to be the equivalent of a strong Category 2 hurricane when it passes Palau on Sunday, 2 December. Under the current forecast, Bopha is expected to be the equivalent of a Catgeory 3 hurricane when it approaches the Philippines. RMS will continue to monitor Bopha and will update this Cat Activity on Monday, 3 December.

http://www.reactionsnet.com/RMSArtic...orm-Bopha.html

[chua_riwap]

Huwag nman sana tumama sa phl.....:pope:
Lumihis sana.

[chrismarte]

^ sana nga wag tumama. Typhoon na daw ang category ni Bopha

[Retz]

Ano na ba ang latest sa Typhoon Bopha?

[Monseratto]

Typhoon2000.com - BOPHA (26W) Storm Update

Bopha reaches Super Typhoon intensity...moving dangerously towards the Republic of Palau...expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this afternoon or early tonight.

Important Note: This howler is similar in strength and track of Super Typhoon Mike (Ruping) which passed over Palau in November 1990. Please take all precautionary measures on this extremely dangerous cyclone. Refer to your national disaster agencies for more details.

Super Typhoon Bopha is expected to continue moving generally west-northwest for the next 24 to 48 hours while maintaining its forward speed...and this motion will continue throughout the forecast period. On the forecast track, the core of Bopha is expected to pass over or very close to Palau Islands early this evening between 7:00-8:00 am Philippine Time...and could be over or very close to Surigao City and Siargao Islands on Tuesday afternoon around sunset. Bopha may start to traverse Central Visayas Tuesday evening, passing in between Bohol and Southern Leyte...and cross Central Cebu after midnight on Wednesday...and over Negros Oriental very near Sagay and Cadiz Cities around sunrise on Wednesday.

Bopha will continue gaining strength during the next 12 to 24 hours...and could become a Category 5 Super Typhoon. A decrease in its strength is forecast beginning Tuesday morning as Bopha moves into an area of lower Ocean Heat Content (OHC) or slightly cooler sea-surface temperatures and begin interaction with the land mass of Mindanao and the Visayas on Wednesday.

[chua_riwap]

From radio.....baka daw umabot ng hanggang 175kph pag land fall nito.

Maryosep.......:pope:

[Mguy]

Super typhoon na. Better prep up guys, specially in the south.

[renzo_d10]

F*ck, so it isn't recommendable to have a carwash today? Kala ko pa naman iiwas.

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[Monseratto]

hope hihina ito before it hit us...

NASA sees 'hot towers' in intensifying Typhoon Bopha

November 30, 2012


Bopha intensified into a typhoon today, Nov. 30, as it continues to affect the islands in Micronesia in the western North Pacific Ocean. NASA's TRMM satellite captured rainfall data of Bopha and noticed "Hot Tower" thunderstorms as it was intensifying from a tropical storm into a typhoon.

When NASA and the Japanese Space Agency's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed over Bopha twice on Nov. 29, and the later data showed that the area of heaviest rainfall had expanded and was still south of the center of circulation. The heaviest rainfall was occurring at a rate of 2 inches/50 millimeters per hour. TRMM data also showed several "hot towers" within Tropical Storm Bopha. A "hot tower" is a tall cumulonimbus cloud that reaches at least to the top of the troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere. It extends approximately nine miles (14.5 km) high in the tropics. The hot towers in Bopha were over 9.3 miles (15 km) high. These towers are called "hot" because they rise to such altitude due to the large amount of latent heat. Water vapor releases this latent heat as it condenses into liquid. NASA research shows that a tropical cyclone with a hot tower in its eyewall was twice as likely to intensify within six or more hours, than a cyclone that lacked a hot tower. It was after TRMM spotted the hot towers in Bopha that the storm intensified into a typhoon.

Forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast Bopha's center to pass close to Palau on its way to the Visayas region of Philippines by Dec. 4. Residents in the Philippines need to prepare for heavy rains, rough surf and strong winds.

Read more at: NASA sees 'hot towers' in intensifying Typhoon Bopha

[renzo_d10]

Thankfully medyo spared ang MM. For the tsikoteers na down south jan, prep na kayo and ingat

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