================================================================================= A JOINT EFFORT OF NAGA CITY GOVERNMENT, TYPHOON2000.COM & NAGA COLLEGE FOUNDATION ================================================================================= TYPHOON YOYONG UNOFFICIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 07 5:00 AM THURSDAY DECEMBER 02, 2004 Source: Joint Typhoon Warning Center (US Navy/Air Force) Warning #013 Note: Maximum Sustained Winds based on One-Minute Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPHOON YOYONG (NANMADOL) IS NOW APPROACHING THE EASTERN COAST OF CATANDUANES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IS NOW ON ITS WAY AS THE SOUTHWESTERN EYEWALL OF YOYONG APPROACHES. STRONG WINDS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOW AFFECTING NAGA CITY AND CAMARINES SUR AS WE ARE NOW WITHIN THE INNER RAIN BANDS OF THE TYPHOON. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE EASTERN COASTAL STRETCH OF CAMARINES SUR AND CATANDUANES MUST SEEK HIGHER GROUNDS AS STORM SURGE FLOODING REACHING A HEIGHT OF 30 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ::CURRENT POSITION:: AT 5 AM TODAY (2100 GMT) THU DEC 02 ------------------------------------ LOCATION OF EYE: 14.0 DEG NORTH LATITUDE 126.1 DEG EAST LONGITUDE DISTANCE: 315 KM. EAST-NORTHEAST OF NAGA CITY MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS (1-MIN. AVE.): 220 KPH NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: 270 KPH ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 922 HECTOPASCALS MOVING: WEST-NORTHWEST AT 35 KPH TOWARDS: EASTERN LUZON WAVE HEIGHT: 30 FEET (9.1 METERS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09-HOUR FORECAST - 2 PM THU DEC 02 ---------------------------------- COORDINATES: 15.0N 123.7E DISTANCE: 165 KM. NNE OF NAGA CITY MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 205 KPH GUSTINESS: 250 KPH MOVEMENT: WNW AT 30 KPH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21-HOUR FORECAST - 2 AM FRI DEC 03 ---------------------------------- COORDINATES: 16.5N 120.7E DISTANCE: 420 KM. NW OF NAGA CITY / IN THE VICINITY OF BAGUIO CITY MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 185 KPH GUSTINESS: 230 KPH MOVEMENT: NW AT 22 KPH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33-HOUR FORECAST - 2 PM FRI DEC 03 ---------------------------------- COORDINATES: 17.9N 118.7E DISTANCE: 678 KM. NW OF NAGA CITY / OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 160 KPH GUSTINESS: 195 KPH MOVEMENT: NNW AT 13 KPH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CURRENT/POTENTIAL EFFECTS TO NAGA CITY: -------------------------------------- NAGA CITY AND THE REST OF CAMARINES SUR REMAINS UNDER PUBLIC STORM SIGNAL NUMBER THREE (03). MEANING: WINDS FROM 100 TO 185 KPH MAY BE EXPECTED IN AT LEAST 18 HOURS. THIS STORM SIGNAL MAY BE UPGRADED INTO THE FOURTH HIGHEST SIGNAL IF THE TYPHOON MOVES CLOSER TO THE CITY. MEANWHILE, CATANDUANES REMAINS UNDER SIGNAL NUMBER FOUR (04). THE FORECAST TRACK OF YOYONG REMAINS THE SAME. THE SOUTHERN EYEWALL OF THE TYPHOON IS EXPECTED TO PASS AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 120 KM. TO THE NORTHEAST OF NAGA CITY THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 1 TO 2 PM, WHICH IS ONLY 9 HOURS FROM NOW. RESIDENTS OF METRO NAGA CAN EXPECT NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS RANGING FROM 60-100 KPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTINESS OF MORE THAN 100 KPH. THIS AFTERNOON, THE WINDS WILL SHIFT COMING FROM WEST TO SOUTHWEST. EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 10-20 INCHES (255-510 MILLIMETERS) DURING THE PASSAGE OF TYPHOON YOYONG. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE RIVER BANKS OF NAGA RIVER AND CONNECTING CREEKS; AND ALONG LOW-LYING AREAS MUST EVACUATE NOW DUE TO POSSIBLE FLASHFLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EVACUATION CENTERS TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE CITY GOVERNMENT AS THE FAST MOVING TYPHOON MOVES CLOSER TO OUR AREA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, KINDLY MONITOR THE OFFICIAL SIX-HOUR PAGASA BULLETIN ON YOYONG. FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT: http://210.23.201.243/wb/tcupdate.shtml OR CALL 474-4471. WATCH FOR THE NEXT UNOFFICIAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY TO BE ISSUED AT 9 AM TODAY AND TO BE FOLLOWED BY OUR USUAL PUBLIC ADVISORY AT 11 AM TODAY AND ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE FORECASTS DO CHANGE PERIODICALLY. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DMVP/TYPHOON2000.COM (5:37 AM DEC 02, 2004)