02W/EMONG THREATHENS WESTERN LUZON, DANTE WEAKENING

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(AS OF 12P[03:30UTC] MAY 06, 2009)

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CATEGORY 2 01W/DANTE/KUJIRA
POSITION: 21.0N, 139.5E
WINDSPEED: 90-115KT/167-213KPH
SLP: 976.8MB
MOVEMENT: NE 15KT/28KPH.
EYE TEMP: +3.0C
POTENTIAL WITHIN 12HRS: CATEGORY 1(65-75KT).

SEVERE STORM 02W/EMONG/CHAN-HOM (REMNANT OF CRISING)
POSITION: 13.9N, 113.5E
WINDSPEED: 60-75KT/111-139KPH
SLP: 987.7MB
MOVEMENT: ENE 7KT/13KPH.
EYE TEMP: +1.0C
POTENTIAL FOR 12HRS: CATEGORY 1 (70-75KT).

RAINRATE:27-28mm/hr

SYNOPSIS: WEAK SW WINDFLOW AND MONSOON TROUGH.

Category 1 01w/kujira/dante continues to weaken after briefly re-intensifying above 100kt. Latest imagery shows strong VWS now almost over kujira which likely to weakens its fastly as it becoming extra tropical cyclone. It is expected to weakens below 65kt as it accelerated more NE towards open pacific.

Meanwhile, 02W/EMONG/CHAN-HOM begins its ENE direction in response of strong westerly wind associated by short wave trough moving more equatorward. It is expected to reach atleast minimal category 1 within 12hrs as warm SST over the area, however, weak upper divergence despite of good pole ward outflow causing its slowly intensification. high VWS over north will eventually add to its slow intensification and thus likely to weakens after 36-48hrs.

It is expected to continue moving ENE and likely to accelerate further within 24hrs.

AREAS MOSTLY PRECIPITATED BASED ON 3BR2RT TRMM IN THE PHILIPPINES
AS OF MAY 5, 2009 10P

1 DAY
No 30mm above rainfall

3 DAYS
106.00 mm MARINDUQUE ISLAND 13.37 121.83
150.00 mm ROMBLON/TABLAS ISL 12.58 122.27
255.00 mm CATANDUANES RADAR 13.98 124.32
255.00 mm DAET/LUZON ISLAND 14.13 122.98
255.00 mm LEGAZPI/LUZON ISL 13.13 123.73
255.00 mm MACATAN 12.37 123.62
255.00 mm NAGA/LUZON ISLAND 13.58 123.27
255.00 mm PILI 13.57 123.27
255.00 mm SAN FRANCISCO 13.37 122.52
255.00 mm VIRAC/CATANDUANES 13.58 124.23

7 DAYS

****** mm VIRAC/CATANDUANES 13.58 124.23
200.20 mm CALBAYOG/SAMAR ISL 12.07 124.55
205.08 mm CALAPAN/MINDORO ISL 13.42 121.18
209.96 mm TAYABAS 14.03 121.58
224.61 mm ALABAT ISLAND 14.08 122.02
249.02 mm MARINDUQUE ISLAND 13.37 121.83
258.79 mm ROMBLON/TABLAS ISL 12.58 122.27
541.99 mm SAN FRANCISCO 13.37 122.52
561.52 mm DAET/LUZON ISLAND 14.13 122.98
615.23 mm CATANDUANES RADAR 13.98 124.32
625.00 mm MACATAN 12.37 123.62
864.26 mm NAGA/LUZON ISLAND 13.58 123.27
864.26 mm PILI 13.57 123.27
942.38 mm LEGAZPI/LUZON ISL 13.13 123.73