Super Typhoon JANGMI (OFEL) remains a very dangerous...
catastrophic Category 5 "monster"...with a 54-km round EYE...Taiwan facing the worst.
*Interests along Taiwan and Fujian Province of China should closely monitor the progress of JANGMI (OFEL).
*Kindly refer to your local warnings & bulletins issued by your country's official weather agency. This advisory is intended for additional information purposes only.
+ Forecast Outlook: JANGMI shall maintain its northwesterly path for the next 2 days and slightly weaken as it nears Taiwan. It
s very powerful core (eye and eyewall) is expected to make landfall along Eastern Taiwan...very close to the south of Hualien City tomorrow evening...a slight northward jog will hit the city directly. The system shall then cross the mountainous terrain of Central Taiwan until Monday morning and then traverse Taiwan Straight before its final landfall along Fujian Province Monday evening Sep 29...passing very close or over Fuzhou City. JANGMI is forecast to weaken to a Tropical Storm - when it moves across Fujian Province on Tuesday and Wednesday.
+ Effects: JANGMI's dangerous and powerful circulation continues to engulf the northern part of the Philippine Sea...western outer bands continues to spreading across the northeastern coast of Northern Luzon including Batanes-Babuyan-Calayan Islands, and Eastern Taiwan. Passing moderate to heavy squalls associated with its outer bands can be expected along the affected areas. The danger from Rip Currents or Rip Tides can be expected along the beach-front areas of Eastern Luzon, Batanes-Calayan-Babuyan Group and Taiwan. Typhoon conditions will begin to commence across Eastern and Central Taiwan beginning tomorrow afternoon. 1-day rainfall accumulations of 200 up to 400 mm is possible along the inner bands...with isolated accumulations of 500 to 600 mm at the eyewall of JANGMI and along mountain slopes of Eastern and Central Taiwan. Residents in low-lying areas & steep slopes must remain alert & seek evacuation for possible life-threatening flash floods & landslides due to the anticipated heavy rains brought about by this system. Precautionary measures must be initiated if necessary. Possible coastal Storm Surge flooding of more than 18 feet above normal tide levels...accompanied by large and dangerous battering waves...is possible near the center of JANGMI. Extreme damage is possible on this type of storm surge. Far-fetched storm surge is possible along coastal areas of Eastern Luzon with surf reaching 3 to 5 feet at most.
Ten noordoosten van de Filipijnen is tyfoon Jangmi aangesterkt tot een kracht vergelijkbaar met een orkaan van de vijfde categorie. De tyfoon zal naar verwachting zondag Taiwan bereiken en een dag later het Chinese vasteland.
De luchtdruk in het oog van de storm is gedaald tot 910 hPa. Windsnelheden worden door de Japanse weerdienst geschat op 60 m/s (10-minuten gemiddelde) met windstoten tot 85 m/s (305 km/u). Daarmee is Jangmi de krachtigste tyfoon van dit seizoen in de westelijke Pacific.
Mogelijk kan de storm weer wateroverlast veroorzaken in het noorden van de Filipijnen, net als een aantal dagen geleden nog tyfoon Hagupit. Voor China wordt het de 15e tropische storm die het land dit jaar aandoet.
[ Bericht 9% gewijzigd door Gummibeer79 op 27-09-2008 17:49:46 ]