WPAC: BOPHA - Remnants

[Typhoon Hunter]

Hi guys, James here in Koror. Night here now, winds picking up a lot too, howling with things goi clunk!

The west jog is really good news for Koror since it seems eyeball will pass south HOWEVER I just saw talk and that microwave image showing possible EWRC, this may mean Koror could get a hard wallop with typhoon force winds if there's an outer eyewall there.

[cycloneye]

Here is a brief video from James twitter.

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A9F5asrCQAEWP40.jpg

[Dave C]

One of the stations had gust to 62 mph but pressure steady, Storm definately moving more westerly now.

[stormstrike]

At its current position..hope it does not misbehave and follow Sendong/Washi's track..

Bopha/Pablo


Washi/Sendong



or better... dissipate at all which is unlikely at the moment..

[stormstrike]

Speaking of which.....

Latest JMA track now at lower latitude... still at a 100 kts

[dexterlabio]

EWRC will be done very soon. Okay, so we can expect a large eye of this...?

[dexterlabio]

I guess James could be feeling Bopha's intensity with that thick eyewall forming.

[mrbagyo]

I wonder if this will be a cat 5 this time around when bopha finished its EWRC, i cant wait for the first visible image tomorrow morning..

[cycloneye]

Great for Palau that it turned west however, they are getting very bad weather anyway but without the maximun winds. The only thing to watch is if the northern eyewall builds over them.

[stormstrike]

I wonder if this will be a cat 5 this time around when bopha finished its EWRC, i cant wait for the first visible image tomorrow morning..

well, it's possible.. based on its intensification pattern..Bopha's kinda like a nocturnal bloomer.. LOL

[mrbagyo]

here's a great image.

good night..stay safe those who are in the projected path..

[euro6208]

palau spared a direct hit from Super Typhoon Bopha...but torrential rains, strong winds and hazardous storm surge continues to pound the island nation...

[euro6208]

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BULLETIN
SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 27A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP262012
1100 PM CHST SUN DEC 2 2012

...SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) NEARING CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH TO
KOROR...

THE TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SONSOROL IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

A TYPHOON WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS AND THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING WINDS
GREATER THAN 73 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
24 HOURS.

AT 1000 PM CHST...1200Z...THE EYE OF SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 6.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 134.5 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 38 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PELELIU
40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANGAUR
55 MILES SOUTH OF KOROR
110 MILES SOUTH OF KAYANGEL
180 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL AND
320 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YAP.

SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 18 MPH WITH A
SLIGHT WOBBLE BUT IS EXPECTED TO RESUME A WEST-NORTHWEST MOTION.
THIS MOTION WILL BRING THE CENTER OF BOPHA SOUTH OF ANGAUR.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 155 MPH. SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA WILL
MAINTAIN THIS INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 155 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

REPEATING THE 1000 PM POSITION...6.5 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND
134.5 DEGREES EAST LONGITUDE...MOVING TOWARD WEST AT 18 MPH WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 155 MPH.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 200 AM CHST EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY AN
INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 500 AM.

$$

WILLIAMS




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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST SUN DEC 2 2012

...SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) NEARING THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN KOROR AND NEARBY ISLANDS INCLUDING ANGAUR...PELELIU...
BABELDAOB AND KAYANGEL AND SONSOROL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

THE TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SONSOROL IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

A TYPHOON WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS AND THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING WINDS
GREATER THAN 73 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE EYE OF SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 6.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 135.3 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KOROR
125 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL
225 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL AND
285 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YAP.

SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 18 MPH WITH A
SLIGHT WOBBLE BUT IS EXPECTED TO RESUME A WEST-NORTHWEST MOTION FOR
THE REST OF TONIGHT. THIS MOTION WILL PLACE IT ON OR NEAR THE ISLAND
OF PELELIU AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO 155 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE GENERALLY TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SOME WOBBLING MOTION POSSIBLE. THE FORECAST
TRACK TAKES BOPHA VERY CLOSE TO OR JUST SOUTH OF ANGAUR. THE AREA
FROM ANGAUR TO BABELDAOB IS AT GREAT RISK FOR VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
AND WAVES. THE TYPHOON IS A HIGH-END CATEGORY 4 SUPER TYPHOON WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 155 MPH. WIND GUSTS CAN BE AS HIGH AS 190
MPH.

...KOROR FROM ANGAUR TO NORTHERN BABELDAOB...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CONCRETE STRUCTURE AT LEAST 25 FEET ABOVE SEA
LEVEL. MOST WOOD AND METAL STRUCTURES THAT ARE AFFECTED WITH THESE
WINDS WILL SUFFER EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OR COULD BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
PREPARATIONS FOR TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN
COMPLETED. TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 12 HOURS FOR
LOCATIONS FROM NORTHERN BABELDAOB IN THE NORTH TO ANGAUR IN THE
SOUTH. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HAVE ENOUGH
FOOD AND WATER TO LAST SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE STORM PASSES. POWER
WILL LIKELY BE OUT FOR SOME TIME. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT ANY
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS
OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. KOROR AND SURROUNDING
AREAS OF PALAU HAVE BEEN PLACED IN CONDITION OF READINESS ONE
(COR 1) AS OF 100 PM PALAU TIME (04 UTC).

...WIND INFORMATION...
EXPECT INCREASING TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 65 TO 75 MPH FROM THE
NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ACROSS BABELDAOB WITH THE HIGHEST
WINDS ACROSS ANGAUR AND PELELIU AT 90 TO 120 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 150
MPH. TERRAIN EFFECTS IN THE ROCK ISLANDS AND ON BABELDAOB CAN
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY IN WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION AT SOME
LOCATIONS. ONSET OF MOST DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WILL BE RIGHT BEFORE
MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT AS BOPHA
BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY FROM KOROR. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY AND BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BELOW DAMAGING
LEVELS BEFORE NOON. A SLIGHT WOBBLE TO THE NORTH WOULD BRING THE EYE
DIRECTLY OVER ANGAUR. DO NOT VENTURE FAR FROM SHELTERS IF THE EYE
PASSES OVERHEAD AND WINDS WEAKEN TEMPORARILY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 16 TO 20 FEET ALONG COASTAL SHORES IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND WILL FURTHER INCREASE TO OVER 25 FEET IN SOME
LOCATIONS NEAR THE EYE WALL CLOUD. INUNDATION WILL BE HIGHEST
CLOSEST TO THE EYEWALL AND COULD EXCEED 20 FEET AT ANGAUR. DUE TO
THE MORE SOUTHERN TRACK OF BOPHA...EXPECT SOMEWHAT LOWER INUNDATION
OF 8 TO 10 FEET AT EASTERN EXPOSURES OF KOROR AND 4 TO 6 FEET ON
EASTERN EXPOSURES OF BABELDAOB.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES
OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL LIKELY. FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES ARE STILL
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE MORE SOUTHERN TRACK HAS
DECREASED THE POTENTIAL FOR MUDSLIDES AS THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL
BE CONCENTRATED OVER ANGAUR AND PELELIU.

...KAYANGEL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CONCRETE STRUCTURE IF POSSIBLE AWAY FROM EASTERN
COASTAL EXPOSURES AT LEAST. SOME INUNDATION AND ISLAND OVERWASH IS
EXPECTED. THE MORE SOUTHERN TRACK WILL REDUCE THE LEVEL OF WIND
DAMAGE AND STORM SURGE AT KAYANGEL. WOOD AND METAL STRUCTURES COULD
SUFFER SOME DAMAGE AND SHEET METAL COULD BECOME AIRBORNE.
PREPARATIONS FOR TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN
COMPLETED. TYPHOON CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY NOT EXTEND AS FAR NORTH AS
KAYANGEL DUE TO THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK OF BOPHA. DO NOT
UNDERESTIMATE THE DESTRUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF NEAR TYPHOON-STRENGTH
WINDS. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. POWER WILL
LIKELY BE OUT FOR SOME TIME. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT ANY
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS
OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. KOROR AND SURROUNDING
AREAS OF PALAU INCLUDING KAYANGEL HAVE BEEN PLACED IN CONDITION OF
READINESS ONE (COR 1) AS OF 100 PM PALAU TIME (04 UTC).

...WIND INFORMATION...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TYPHOON FORCE WINDS HAS DIMINISHED DUE TO THE MORE
SOUTHERN TRACK OF BOPHA...BUT TYPHOON FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE STILL
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO
50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN HEAVIER SHOWERS OVER KAYANGEL. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL DIMINISH TO
BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS BY SUNRISE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 14 TO 18 FEET OR HIGHER IS EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL
SHORES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THIS MAY CAUSE COASTAL INUNDATION OF
4 TO 6 FEET ON EASTERN EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY.

...SONSOROL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. SEEK SHELTER
IN A SUITABLE STRUCTURE ABLE TO WITHSTAND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR SHOWERS
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS COULD BECOME STRONGER IF BOPHA CONTINUES
ITS WESTWARD TRACK. WINDS AT SONSOROL WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
THEN TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 6 TO 9 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG NORTHERN AND EASTERN
SHORES TONIGHT. SURF MAY BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD CAUSE 1 TO 3 FEET OF COASTAL INUNDATION.
SURF COULD BECOME HIGHER IF BOPHA CONTINUES ITS WESTWARD TRACK OR
THE WIND FIELD EXPANDS SIGNIFICANTLY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY TONIGHT. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE
MONDAY WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL POSSIBLE ON MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT FOR SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 300 AM CHST EARLY MONDAY MORNING...
OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$

WILLIAMS/SIMPSON/GUARD

[Meow]

palau spared a direct hit from Super Typhoon Bopha...but torrential rains, strong winds and hazardous storm surge continues to pound the island nation...

It is not a direct hit at all, as the eye is about 90 km south of Palau.

[supercane4867]

Palau just missed a direct hit as I expected, that's great news for them, But I feel sad for our friend Typhoon Hunter who is unable to intercept the most fierce part of this storm

[euro6208]

palau spared a direct hit from Super Typhoon Bopha...but torrential rains, strong winds and hazardous storm surge continues to pound the island nation...

It is not a direct hit at all, as the eye is about 90 km south of Palau.

duh... i know that...read again, i said SPARED... ...you do know that the eye is calm but her entire circulation produces rain and winds right?

[cebuboy]

Hi,
I lived in Cebu. This was just sad. I hope it will not be the same with Mike in 90's. After our Sunday mass today, most people are not aware that this monster is coming.
I love our Christmas season I really hope a miracle would happen and this will just dissipate before reaching Cebu. I have a job online and I hope this really won't affect me and my family.
We are starting to prepare today..Pray for us that this won't be a major disaster. God Bless.

[RobWESTPACWX]

112kph wind reported at the NWS office in Palau http://www.prh.noaa.gov/yap/yapWxObs.php

Plus here is my latest video update

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_SoSRGMwdk[/youtube]

Also message sent to me from reader in Palau

It’s midnight here at the comfort suites in Malakal, very strong winds damaging a lot of the Tin roofs around the industrial area, also some radio reports of dock damage around the Neco Marine area. ~Kristian Mears

[euro6208]

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BULLETIN
SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) ADVISORY NUMBER 28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP262012
200 AM CHST MON DEC 3 2012

...SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) NOW MOVING AWAY FROM KOROR...

THE TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SONSOROL IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

A TYPHOON WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS AND THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING WINDS
GREATER THAN 73 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
24 HOURS.

AT 100 AM CHST...1500Z...THE EYE OF SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 6.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 133.9 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 33 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PELELIU
22 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ANGAUR
60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KOROR
115 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KAYANGEL
145 MILES NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL AND
350 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YAP.

SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 16 MPH WITH A
SLIGHT WOBBLE BUT IS EXPECTED TO RESUME A WEST-NORTHWEST MOTION.
THIS MOTION WILL BRING THE CENTER OF BOPHA SOUTH OF ANGAUR.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 155 MPH. SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA WILL
MAINTAIN THIS INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

REPEATING THE 100 AM POSITION...6.6 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND
133.9 DEGREES EAST LONGITUDE...MOVING TOWARD WEST AT 16 MPH WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 155 MPH.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 500 AM CHST EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
SCHEDULED ADVISORY AT 800 AM.

$$

KLEESCHULTE

[greenkat]

Hey James, are you going to go to the Philippines or is it too late now? How about China/Vietnam?