Philippine Weather This Weekend---Heads Up

**Jun aka Pekto** · June 22nd, 2008 09:48 AM

RPLB 220100Z 26012KT 6000 -RA SCT018 OVC080 26/23 Q0998 A2947 LGT RA CONTUS
RPLB 220000Z 32009KT 8000 FEW018 OVC080 29/25 Q0997 LGT SHRA
RPLB 212300Z 34014KT 9000 FEW018 OVC080 28/23 Q0997 LGT SHRA
RPLB 212200Z 02004KT 5000 FEW018 OVC080 26/22 Q0997 LGT SHRA
RPLB 212100Z 02010G20KT 9000 SHRA FEW018 OVC080 25/22 Q0998 LGT RASH
RPLB NIL

These are Olongapo's most current weather observations. 0100z/09 am shows the wind direction have shifted and is now westerly. It certainly looks like "Frank" is passing by. I did notice the low wind speeds.

Are there mountains to the east of Olongapo? If there are that's probably why the wind speeds are low. The mountains are blocking the low level flow. I still wouldn't fly around in an airplane or something. The wind shear above would tear it apart.

The winds should pick up once or if the wind direction shifts to the same orientation as the mountains (north to south, east to west, etc). Or maybe not at all if the center's too far away by then.

**claRkEnt** · June 22nd, 2008 09:53 AM

simula na ng heavy rains and wind dito sa tarlac....going on for more than 2 hours na.

**Monseratto** · June 22nd, 2008 10:13 AM

Typhoon 'Frank' whips Metro; power outage hits many areas

MANILA, Philippines - Typhoon Frank (Fengshen) has entered Metro Manila Sunday morning under Public Storm Signal Number 3 with strong winds whipping electric wires and trees, and brownouts hitting several areas including Fairview, Caloocan, Novaliches, Parañaque, Pasay, and Muntinlupa.

Rene Famil of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration told radio dzBB that "Frank" had started entering the metropolis at about 5 a.m., with the eye of the storm seen at the vicinity of Tayabas, in Quezon province, 60 kilometers southeast of Metro Manila.

Frank" packed maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph, and was moving north-northwest at 15 kph.

By Monday morning it is expected to be 70 kilometers (km) northwest of Baguio City. By Tuesday morning it is expected to be 260 km West southwest of Basco, Batanes.

By Wednesday morning it is expected to be 330 km northwest of Basco, Batanes.

Storm Signal No. 3 are also up in Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Lubang Island, Marinduque, Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Quezon province, Polilio Island, Southern Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Zambales and Bataan.

Under Signal No. 2 are the Calamian Group of Islands, Romblon, Camarines Norte, rest of Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Benguet, and La Union.

Under Signal No. 1 are Northern Palawan, Burias Island, Albay, Camarines Sur, Southern Isabela, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Ilocos Sur, Aklan, Capiz, and Antique. - GMANews.TV

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/102578/T...its-many-areas

**Monseratto** · June 22nd, 2008 10:16 AM

This looks bad. Same company that brought us the Dona Paz disaster...

Coast Guard verifies report that ship off Sibuyan had capsized

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is verifying reports that the ferry, which ran aground off Sibuyan Island in Romblon province, has already capsized.

Vice Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo, commandant of the PCG, told radio dzBB on Sunday that a rescue ship was sent to the area to check on MV Princess of Stars that carried 702 passengers and 121 crew members.

He said the PCG received reports that the local populace saw a "silhouette of a capsized ship."

"Ito ay iba-validate pa natin kasi alam naman natin na maraming nai-uulat na maritime incidents. Hindi tayo nakakatiyak kung 'yon bang tinutukoy nila ang ating hinahanap. (We will validate the information in the midst of various reports we receive about maritime incidents. We are not yet sure if the ship they are talking about is the same ship we are looking for)," he said.

Tamayo said he expected the PCG's rescue ship to reach the area within two to three hours.

The ship owned by Sulpicio Lines that was bound for Cebu left Manila on Friday, at 8 p.m.

In an interview with a radio station on Sunday, Nanette Tansingco, mayor of San Fernando town in Romblon, said that she received reports from a police and Bantay Dagat team that the ship had sunk off the island of Sibuyan. She said the team saw four dead bodies. - GMANews.TV

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/102587/C...n-had-capsized

**Jun aka Pekto** · June 22nd, 2008 10:18 AM

The 10 am obs from Olongapo:

RPLB 220200Z 31017KT 5000 -RA SCT018 OVC080 26/22 Q0998 A2947 LGT RA CONTUS

The wind direction shifted back northwesterly. I decided to look at a map of the place. Sure enough, there's mountains (oriented N-S) not just east of Olongapo but west as well. That's why the previous hour's winds were low.

It'll take a wind shift coming either from the south or from the north for the wind speeds to pick up. There's also bound to be a funneling effect between the mountains to the west and to the east.

From storyal.de

**Jun aka Pekto** · June 22nd, 2008 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Monseratto

This looks bad. Same company that brought us the Dona Paz disaster...

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/102587/C...n-had-capsized

That is sad. I feel for the victims.

**Zeus** · June 22nd, 2008 10:48 AM

Tumigil na rin ang malakas na hangin dito, malakas na ulan naman ang kapalit!

**Zeus** · June 22nd, 2008 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by Monseratto

This looks bad. Same company that brought us the Dona Paz disaster...

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/102587/C...n-had-capsized

Bakit kaya pinayagan umalis yan, e nakita na nga papunta sa mindoro area yun bagyo kahapon e. ayon sa news, nag horn distress signal daw kagabi noong bandang hating gabi tapos biglang tumahimik. Mukhang na sa loob yata halos lahat ng pasahero at crew noong tumaob na ala palabas na 'Poseidon'

**Zeus** · June 22nd, 2008 11:03 AM

Areas in some portion of M.Manila are now flooded, and according to report a while ago, portions in front of Manila City hall is knee deep. So stay home if possible

Metro Manila submerged in floodwaters

[SIZE=2]Floodwaters brought by Typhoon Frank (international codename Fengshen) submerged some areas in Metro Manila early Sunday, dzMM Special Coverage reporters said.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said gutter-deep floodwaters submerged Pasay-Rotonda and Tramo Street in Pasay City and Alabang Viaduct in Muntinlupa City. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]MMDA said knee-deep water also flooded Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard near Pureza Street in Manila. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Acacia Lane in Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City and Nichols and Service Road in Parañaque City are impassable to light vehicles. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Strong winds also toppled electricity post with two transformers near Wack-Wack along Shaw Boulevard but no one was reported hurt. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Both Bagong Barrio in Caloocan City and Gate 4 in front of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City have been submerged in gutter-deep floodwaters while knee-deep water hit most parts of Malabon City. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Malabon officials said some of the city’s streets are no longer passable to light vehicles. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]MMDA officials said the creek on Araneta Avenue in Quezon City has overflowed, flooding Maria Clara Street. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Meanwhile, all domestic flights have been cancelled while international flights have been delayed as Frank battered the country. Reports from Zeny Silva and dzMM regions[/SIZE]

Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
June 22, 2008