Sabado, Hunyo 16, 2012

Typhoon Guchol might become a Super Typhoon within the next 12-24 hours


Typhoon Guchol/Butchoy
06:30 PM PhST 06/16/2012
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 ANALYSIS AND OBSERVATION
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  • expected to become a Category 5 within the next 12-24 hours...intensifying while over the warm sea surface temperatures of the Philippine Sea
  • latest satellite imagery shows a symmetric eye, approximately 27.78 km wide
  • expected to enhance the Southwest Monsoon until Tuesday across the whole Philippine archipelago. 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
15.0N 128.9E
Distance
1259.36 km South of Kadena AB, Okinawa
Maximum Sustained Winds
241 kph
Gustiness Winds
296 kph
Movement
northwestward @ 22 kph
Towards
North Philippine Sea
Maximum Sea Wave Height
43 feet
Minimum Sea Level Pressure
935 mb

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