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TYPHOON YOYONG UNOFFICIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 05
5:00 PM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 01, 2004
Source: Joint Typhoon Warning Center (US Navy/Air Force) Warning #011
Note: Maximum Sustained Winds based on One-Minute Average
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POWERFUL TYPHOON YOYONG (NANMADOL) HAS GAINED STRENGTH AS IT CONTINUES
TO MOVE FAST, CLOSER TO CATANDUANES AND CAMARINES PROVINCES.
THE INNER RAIN BANDS OF THE TYPHOON IS NOW APPROACHING THE CITY OF NAGA,
CAMARINES SUR AND THE REST OF BICOL AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING OCCASIONAL
RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS BEGINNING TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL PICK-UP LATE
TONIGHT AND WILL DETERIORATE BY TOMORROW MORNING AS THE TYPHOON PASSES
TO THE NORTH OF CAMARINES SUR AND NAGA CITY. FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES ARE
POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE EASTERN COASTAL STRETCH OF CAMARINES SUR AND
CATANDUANES MUST SEEK HIGHER GROUNDS AS STORM SURGE FLOODING WHICH
REACH A HEIGHT OF 20 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED.
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::CURRENT POSITION::
AT 5 PM TODAY (0900 GMT) WED DEC 01
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LOCATION OF EYE: 12.8 DEG NORTH LATITUDE 129.4 DEG EAST LONGITUDE
DISTANCE: 677 KM. EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NAGA CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS (1-MIN. AVE.): 215 KPH NEAR THE CENTER
GUSTINESS: 260 KPH
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 927 HECTOPASCALS
MOVING: WEST-NORTHWEST AT 44 KPH
TOWARDS: EASTERN LUZON
WAVE HEIGHT: 27 FEET (8.2 METERS)
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09-HOUR FORECAST - 2 AM THU DEC 02
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COORDINATES: 14.0N 126.2E
DISTANCE: 327 KM. ENE OF NAGA CITY / 210 KM. ENE OF VIRAC, CATANDUANES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 230 KPH
GUSTINESS: 280 KPH
MOVEMENT: WNW AT 33 KPH
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21-HOUR FORECAST - 2 PM THU DEC 02
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COORDINATES: 15.4N 122.8E
DISTANCE: 205 KM. NNE OF NAGA CITY / 145 KM. NORTH OF DAET, CAMARINES NORTE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 215 KPH
GUSTINESS: 260 KPH
MOVEMENT: WNW AT 28 KPH
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33-HOUR FORECAST - 2 AM FRI DEC 03
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COORDINATES: 16.5N 120.0E
DISTANCE: 470 KM. NW OF NAGA CITY / OFF LIGAYEN GULF
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 185 KPH
GUSTINESS: 230 KPH
MOVEMENT: NW AT 20 KPH
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POSSIBLE EFFECTS TO NAGA CITY:
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NAGA CITY AND THE REST OF BICOL REGION REMAINS UNDER PUBLIC STORM WARNING
SIGNAL NUMBER TW0 (02) EXCEPT FOR CATANDUANES WHICH UNDER NUMBER THREE (03).
MEANING: WINDS FROM 60-100 KPH MAY BE EXPECTED IN AT LEAST 24 HOURS. THIS
STORM SIGNAL MAY BE UPGRADED INTO THE THIRD HIGHEST SIGNAL IF THE TYPHOON
MOVES CLOSER TO THE CITY.
THE FORECAST TRACK OF YONGYONG REMAINS THE SAME. THE SOUTHERN EYEWALL OF
THE TYPHOON IS EXPECTED TO PASS AT A DISTANCE OF 160 KM. TO THE NORTHEAST
OF NAGA CITY TOMORROW MORNING BETWEEN 9 TO 10 AM, WHICH IS 16 HOURS FROM NOW.
RESIDENTS OF METRO NAGA CAN EXPECT NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS RANGING
FROM 30 TO 60 KPH TONIGHT WITH INCREASING WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO 100 KPH TOMORROW
MORNING (DEC 02), THEN SHIFTING TO WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS (60-100 KPH)
AS THE SOUTHERN EYEWALL PASSES WELL TO THE NORTHEAST OF NAGA CITY AROUND
NOONTIME TOMORROW. EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 10-20 INCHES
(255-510 MILLIMETERS) AS THE TYPHOON APPROACHES.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE RIVER BANKS OF NAGA RIVER AND CONNECTING ESTUARIES
MUST EVACUATE NOW DUE TO THE FAST APPROACH OF YOYONG.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR EVACUATION CENTERS TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE CITY GOVERNMENT
AS THE FAST MOVING TYPHOON MOVES CLOSER TO OUR AREA.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, KINDLY MONITOR THE OFFICIAL SIX-HOUR PAGASA BULLETIN ON
YOYONG. FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT: http://210.23.201.243/wb/tcupdate.shtml OR CALL
474-4471.
WATCH FOR THE NEXT UNOFFICIAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY TO BE ISSUED AT 9 PM TONIGHT
AND TO BE FOLLOWED BY OUR USUAL PUBLIC ADVISORY AT 11 PM AND ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND
THAT THESE FORECASTS DO CHANGE PERIODICALLY.
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DMVP/TYPHOON2000.COM (5:15 PM DEC 01, 2004)
