Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City

TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM (PRE-EMONG/02W/0902)
T2K PUBLIC ADVISORY NUMBER 006:
As of 12:00 PM PST (04:00 GMT) Tue 05 May 2009
Source: JTWC WARNING #007 (US Navy/Air Force) / T2K XTRAPOLATION

Tropical Storm CHAN-HOM (02W/Pre-EMONG) now carrying winds of 100 km/hr...still drifting NNE across the South China Sea...may become a Typhoon tonight. Pangasinan, Zambales down to Metro Manila are likely to be the Areas of Projected Impact, as shown on various Numerical Computer Forecast Models.

Forecast Outlook:
CHAN-HOM is expected to move slowly NNE to NE-ward for the next 24 hours becoming a Category 1 Typhoon tonight. It shall enter the western part of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on early Thursday morning May 7 as a 150-km/hr Typhoon.

The 2 to 5-day Long-Range Forecast shows CHAN-HOM turning more to the ENE and accelerating closer to the coast of Western Luzon. CHAN-HOM shall make landfall either over Pangasinan, Zambales or Metro Manila in Western Luzon sometime Friday morning or afternoon, May 8. It shall cross Central Luzon Friday evening until Saturday, May 9. These window of projected paths are based on the majority of computer models but changes are still possible as the storm is still 3-days away from impact

Time/Date: 12:00 PM PST Tue May 05 2009
Location of Center: 12.0º N Lat 112.0º E Lon
Distance 1: 270 km (145 nm) WNW of Pagasa Is., Spratlys
MaxWinds (1-min avg): 100 kph (55 kts) near the center
Peak Wind Gusts: 130 kph (55 kts)
Saffir-Simpson Scale: Tropical Storm
Coastal Storm Surge Height: 1-3 feet [0.3-0.9 m]
Central Pressure: 982 millibars (hPa)
Recent Movement: NNE @ 04 kph (02 kts)
General Direction: Western Luzon
Size (in Diameter): 555 km (300 nm) / Average
Max Sea Wave Height (near center): 14 ft (4.2 m)
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