Tropical Storm Warning - North Luzon, 6-9 May 2011

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TROPICAL STORM WARNING

A tropical storm 03W (not named yet) is currently located approximately 300 nautical miles East of Samar, and is forecast to move generally northwest towards northern Luzon. This weather system is expected to significantly increase in intensity within the next 48 hours before hitting the Philippine coast in the North of Luzon Island on Monday morning. We advise you to take all precautions now to secure vessels and property.


DEP 03W 2011-05-06 09:30 UT 11.5N 128.4E 030 kts


If you intend to travel and/or dive in the northern Philippines soon, it is highly recommended that you keep track of this weather system during the next 24 hours, to see if it continues on its forecast track.



Click Philippine Weather to use the PGYC website Weather section where you will find a number of links to storm tracking stations and satellite images.

 

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http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/ab/abpwweb.txt

ABPW10 PGTW 060930
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND
/SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS REISSUED/060930Z-070600ZMAY2011//
REF/A/MSG/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/060751ZMAY2011//
AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING.//
RMKS/
1. WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AREA (180 TO MALAY PENINSULA):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY:
(1) AT 060600Z, TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W (THREE) WAS LOCATED
NEAR 11.5N 128.4E, APPROXIMATELY 475 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA,
PHILIPPINES, AND HAD TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST
SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 30
KNOTS GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS. SEE REF A (WTPN31 PGTW 060900) FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.
(2) NO OTHER TROPICAL CYCLONES.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY:
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 11.6N
128.5E, IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING. SEE PARA.
1.A.(1) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
(2) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS.
2. SOUTH PACIFIC AREA (WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA TO 135 EAST):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: NONE.
3. JUSTIFICATION FOR REISSUE: UPGRADED AREA IN PARAGRAPH 1.B.(1) TO
WARNING STATUS.//
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