TROPICAL CYCLONE WASHI 27W (SENDONG SUMMARY

TROPICAL CYCLONE WASHI 27W (SENDONG) (FOR LATEST POSITION, MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY)

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SUMMARY


MAXIMUM WIND: 55kt AND GUST 70kt
LOWEST PRESSURE: 992mb
ACE: 3.865
DVORAK MAX WIND: 61.0kt
DVORAK SEA LEVEL PRESSURE: 990.9mb


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ARTICLE ABOUT WASHI

EASTERLY WAVE INTENSIFYING, MORE SHOWER OVER MINDANAO EXPECTED

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(AS OF 3P[05:30UTC] APRIL 08, 2009)

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NO TROPICAL DISTURBANCE EXISTING AS OF THE MOMENT

SYNOPSIS: DIFFUSED FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN LUZON, EASTERLY WAVE OVER VISAYAS AND MINDANAO.

High pressure ridge (1024mb) over Eastern China remain almost stationary slowly becoming a dominant system across Luzon as it now clearing based on latest satellite imagery. Water vapor now slowly diffusing minimizing some possible formation of convection at least for today. Meanwhile, Easterly Wave now intensifying affecting Mindanao and later Eastern Visayas as scattered light-heavy shower or thunderstorm felt for most of the part. It is expected to continue within the day and possibly tomorrow as another L3-6 convection approaches the area at speed of 15kts.

Wind will be at 46kph strong from NE over Northern Luzon because of the said Ridge becoming 28kph from E over the rest of the country.

AREAS MOSTLY PRECIPITATED BASED ON 3BR2RT TRMM IN THE PHILIPPINES

1 DAY
No 30mm/above rainfall
3 DAYS
No 100mm/above rainfall
7 DAYS
219.73mm LEGAZPI/LUZON ISL 13.13 123.73

HEAVY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM EXPECTED OVER VISAYAS AND MINDANAO

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(AS OF 7A[21:30UTC] APRIL 03, 2009)

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NO TROPICAL DISTURBANCE EXISTING AS OF THE MOMENT

SYNOPSIS: FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN LUZON, FAST APPROACHING EASTERLY WAVE OVER VISAYAS AND MINDANAO.

A newly fast approaching Easterly wave organized some scattered L4-5 convection along east coast of Mindanao that may bring moderate to heavy showers/TS along Mindanao and Visayas most of the day today. While frontal system over Luzon yesterday move more northward as High pressure ridge now over Japan weakens to 1026mb as it moves more Eastward at 15kts. light shower/TS expected over Northern Luzon and Bicol region

Winds will be at gale force at 64kph over Northern and Eastern Luzon from NE-E with 46kph high over the rest of the country from East.

AREAS MOSTLY PRECIPITATED BASED ON 3BR2RT TRMM IN THE PHILIPPINES

1 DAY
38.00 mm NAGA/LUZON ISLAND 13.58 123.27

38.00 mm PILI 13.57 123.27

3 DAYS
109.00 mm CALAPAN/MINDORO ISL 14.63 121.02

127.00 mm DAET/LUZON ISLAND 14.13 122.98

135.00 mm NAGA/LUZON ISLAND 13.58 123.27

135.00 mm PILI 13.57 123.27

137.00 mm INFANTA/LUZON ISL 14.75 121.65

161.00 mm VIRAC/CATANDUANES 13.58 124.23

179.00 mm LEGAZPI/LUZON ISL 13.13 123.73

7 DAYS

229.49 mm BUTUAN/MINDANAO ISL 8.93 125.52