Linggo, Hunyo 17, 2012

Typhoon Guchol maintain its strength..heading towards Okinawa area, Tropical Depression Talim might become TS within 6-12 hours



Typhoon Guchol/Butchoy
06:30 AM PhST 06/18/2012
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 ANALYSIS AND OBSERVATION
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  • animated enhanced infrared satellite imagery shows the system has started to show signs of weakening as the eye diameter has slowly decreased over the past 6 hours from 27.78 km to 18.52 km and is becoming more ragged
  • expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility later this afternoon or tonight
  • will continue to enhance the Southwest Monsoon until Tuesday across the Western Visayas and Western Luzon including Palawan and Metro Manila. This will bring rains and windy conditions over the western sections of the country which may trigger flash floods and landslides

Typhoon Guchol/Butchoy
Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale
Category 4
Location
21.5N 127.2E
Distance
648.2 km South of Kadena AB, Okinawa
Maximum Sustained Winds
232 kph
Gustiness Winds
278 kph
Movement
northward @ 20 kph
Towards
Okinawa-Ryukyu Islands
Maximum Sea Wave Height
60 feet
Minimum Sea Level Pressure
930 mb

Tropical Depression Talim/06W
06:30 AM PhST 06/18/2012
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 ANALYSIS AND OBSERVATION
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  •  latest satellite imagery shows a low level circulation center has developed along the northern edge of the system
  • expected to become a Tropical Storm later this morning due to warm sea surface temperatures and upper level outflow heading towards the Northwestern part of Taiwan  
  Tropical Depression Talim/06W
Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale
Tropical Depression
Location
18.7N 112.0E
Distance
537.08 km South-Southwest of Hong Kong
Maximum Sustained Winds
56 kph
Gustiness Winds
74 kph
Movement
east-northeastward @ 13 kph
Towards
Taiwan area
Maximum Sea Wave Height
10 feet
Minimum Sea Level Pressure
992 mb

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