New Tropical Storm Spotted!

[nugundam93]

holy cow. milenyo 2?! and almost same path? kawawa nanaman aurora nito.

buti na lang bumili nako ng car charger para sa laptop. hehehe. para maka-tsikot pa rin kahit blackout. :lol:

[Monseratto]

Storm ‘Reming’ threatens Metro Manila


Signals raised over Bicol, Southern Luzon

STORM signals were raised in the Bicol and Southern Luzon regions late Tuesday evening as the northeastern Philippines braced for tropical storm "Reming" (international codename: Durian), a brewing super howler that is on course to hit Metro Manila and Central Luzon.

Public storm signal number 2 was raised in Catanduanes province while signal number 1 was raised in the Camarines provinces, Albay, Polilio Island, Aurora, and the northern portion of Quezon province, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

The storm, which packs winds of 110 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 140 kilometers per hour near the center, was spotted 570 kilometers east of Samar Island in the central Visayas islands.

"The storm has a big chance of hitting Metro Manila if it does not change course," PAGASA chief weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz told GMA Network's late evening newscast "Saksi."

Cruz said "Reming" could grow stronger than super typhoon "Milenyo" (international codename: Xangsane), which devastated the capital, the Bicol region and southern Luzon in late September.

Earlier yesterday, Reming was bearing down toward Metro Manila but later it veered slightly to the north, with winds gusting up to 135 kph.

The storm is forecast to be at 230 kilometers east of Catanduanes by Wednesday evening, 120 kilometers southeast of Baler, Aurora by Thursday evening, and 200 kilometers west of Dagupan City by Friday evening.

It will be the 18th storm to hit the Philippines this year, and if it reaches super typhoon strength, it will be the third such storm to batter the country this year, Cruz said.

Milenyo packed winds of 140 kph when it pummeled Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon, toppling scores of billboards, causing massive blackouts and killing more than 200 people.

Reming will possibly hit Luzon with winds of more than 185 kph near the center. This would almost rival the strength of supertyphoons “Paeng” (international codename: Cimaron), which struck northern Luzon in October, and “Queenie” (Chebi), which also hit the country’s biggest island earlier this month.

Paeng and Queenie each packed winds of more than 195 kph. However, they made landfall over the Cagayan Valley region and were weakened by the Sierra Madre mountain range.

When they made their approaches, Queenie and Milenyo had center winds of 55 kph --weaker than Reming’s current strength. Queenie blew into a supertyphoon when it made landfall over Luzon.

Before announcing that Reming had veered north, Cruz had said that there was also a possibility that it would “miss land completely.”

He said that if that happened, “let us be grateful.”

Coming at a time when the northeasterly winds are prevailing over the country, Reming is expected to be a “compact” weather disturbance.

“Because of its small circulation, its winds will be concentrated and, thus, quite strong,” Cruz said.

He said that Reming had ample time to gain more wind strength as it would have at least 48 hours to travel over waters east of the archipelago before striking Luzon.

“The storm is now less than a thousand kilometers away from making landfall. And since it will take some time over waters before making landfall, it will become much stronger,” Cruz earlier told the Inquirer.

“Our scenario now is that Reming will hit Central Luzon. But even if it takes the path north of Metro Manila, it will still hit Metro Manila.” With a report from Norman Bordadora, Inquirer



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[Hanren]

Hello..update lang po.

One image was from the Japan Met Agency showing a direct hit on manila and another one from the joint typhoon warning center in guam showing a more track north of manila. Let us be informed and prepared..I hope posting of images won't eat up a lot of tsikot server resources. Maybe the mods can delete this thread after the threat is over to save on space...

[baludoy]

very helpful weather maps and weather reports

looks like it's time to rethink my plans for the weekend

[boybi]

ang malas talaga, may outdoor event pa naman kami from tonight til friday night.

[RedHorse]

forward speed, ito ang key, why nakatawid pa ako ng samar to bicol yesterday...

swerte mabagal ito at 19kph vs milenyo's 75kph. 6am na nga ako nagising kahapon, expecting a stormy morning, pero, blue sky nakita ko at dead calm ang dagat.

1st time ko maki-pag karera ako sa bagyo

[Djerms]

Sabi nila nag-iba daw ang path? Its going northward na daw? May trip pa naman ako Tagaytay this weekend.