Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City


Severe Weather Bulletin Number THREE
Tropical Cyclone Warning: Tropical Storm "FERIA"
Issued at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Tropical Storm "FERIA" has made landfall over Borongan, Eastern Samar.

Location of Center(as of 4:00 p.m.) :40 kms South Southeast of Catarman, Northern Samar

Coordinates: 12.2°N, 124.8°E

Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center andGustiness of up to 90 kph

Movement: West Northwest at 22 kph.
Forecast Positions/Outlook:
Wednesday afternoon:70 kms Southwest of Metro Manila
Thursday afternoon:260 kms West Northwest of Laoag City
Friday afternoon:500 kms North Northwest of Basco, Batanes

Areas Having Public Storm Warning Signal

Signal No. 2:
Masbate,Ticao Island, Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Provinces, Catanduanes, Marinduque, Romblon, Burias Island, Southern Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Samar Provinces, Leyte Provinces, Biliran Island, Northern Iloilo, Northern Negros, Northern Cebu, Aklan, Capiz

Signal No.1:
Occidental Mindoro, Lubang Island, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Northern Quezon, Polilio Island, Calamian group, Cuyo Island, Bataan, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Bohol, Rest of Cebu, Rest of Negros, Guimaras, Southern Iloilo, Antique, Siquijor, Surigao del Norte, Siargao Island, Dinagat Island, Camiguin
/updated by:alb

Severe Weather Bulletin Number TWO
Tropical Cyclone Warning: Tropical Storm "FERIA"
Issued at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, 23 June 2009
"FERIA" has intensified into a Tropical Storm as it continues to move closer to Eastern Visayas.
Location of Center (as of 10:00 a.m.) : 100 kms East of Borongan, Samar
Coordinates: 11.3°N, 126.4°E
Strength:Maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center andGustiness of up to 80 kph
Movement: West Northwest at 22 kph
Forecast Positions/Outlook:
Tuesday afternoon:Landfall over Eastern Samar
Wednesday morning:100 kms Southeast of Tayabas, Quezon
Thursday morning:200 kms Northwest of Iba, Zambales
Friday morning:480 kms Northwest of Laoag City

Areas Having Public Storm Warning Signal

Signal No. 2:
Masbate,Ticao Island,Sorsogon,Albay, Samar Provinces, Leyte, Biliran Island

Signal No. 1:
Camarines Provinces, Southern Quezon, Catanduanes, Burias Island, Romblon, Marinduque, Southern Leyte, Camotes Is., Cebu Bohol, Northern Negros, Capiz, Iloilo, Aklan, Dinagat Is., Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Camiguin


DESCRIPTION/LEVEL AT FUNKTOP IMAGERY
L0 (BLACK)= Clear/partly cloudy with some cloudy
L1 (GRAY)= Cloudy with some overcast
L2 (YELLOW)= Overcast with some drizzle
L3 (BLUE)= Drizzle with some light rain/shower
L4 (DARK RED)= Light to moderate rain/shower
L5 (PINK)= Moderate to heavy rain/shower
L6 (GREEN)= Heavy to very heavy rain/shower
L7 (WHITE)= Very heavy to blinding rain/shower

As of 9 am, 11.1N,126.7E Maximum sustained winds: 55kph moving west at 26 kph towards Samar and Leyte.



ISSUED AT : 5:00 AM 23 JUNE 2009
VALID BEGINNING : 5:00 AM TODAY UNTIL 5:00 AM TOMORROW

SYNOPSIS:
AT 2:00 AM TODAY, TROPICAL DEPRESSION “FERIA” WAS ESTIMATED BASED ON SATELLITE AND SURFACE DATA AT 230 KMS EAST SOUTHEAST OF BORONGAN, SAMAR (10.8°N 127.7°E) WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 KPH. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 KPH.

FORECAST:
EASTERN VISAYAS WILL EXPERIENCE RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS WITH MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. THE REST OF VISAYAS, SOUTHERN LUZON AND MINDANAO WILL HAVE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY TO AT TIMES CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS BLOWING FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL PREVAIL OVER LUZON AND ITS COASTAL WATERS WILL BE SLIGHT TO MODERATE. ELSEWHERE, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE COMING FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.
Source:NOAA/PAGASA
/alb