================================================================================= A JOINT EFFORT OF NAGA CITY GOVERNMENT, TYPHOON2000.COM & NAGA COLLEGE FOUNDATION ================================================================================= SUPER TYPHOON YOYONG UNOFFICIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 08 11:00 AM THURSDAY DECEMBER 02, 2004 Source: Joint Typhoon Warning Center (US Navy/Air Force) Warning #014 Note: Maximum Sustained Winds based on One-Minute Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPHOON YOYONG (NANMADOL) HAS STRENGTHENED INTO A SUPER TYPHOON AS IT PASSES OVER THE NORTHERN COAST OF CATANDUANES. STRONG WINDS FROM 60 TO 110 KPH WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS IS NOW OCCURING OVER NAGA CITY AND CAMARINES SUR AS THE EYE IS NOW PASSING TO THE NORTHEAST. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ::CURRENT POSITION:: AT 11 AM TODAY (0300 GMT) THU DEC 02 ------------------------------------ LOCATION OF EYE: 14.6 DEG NORTH LATITUDE 124.2 DEG EAST LONGITUDE DISTANCE: 155 KM. EAST-NORTHEAST OF NAGA CITY MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS (1-MIN. AVE.): 240 KPH NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: 295 KPH ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 910 HECTOPASCALS MOVING: WEST-NORTHWEST AT 35 KPH TOWARDS: CENTRAL & NORTHERN LUZON WAVE HEIGHT: 32 FEET (9.7 METERS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09-HOUR FORECAST - 8 PM THU DEC 02 ---------------------------------- COORDINATES: 15.6N 121.9E DISTANCE: 263 KM. NW OF NAGA CITY MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 220 KPH GUSTINESS: 270 KPH MOVEMENT: WNW AT 26 KPH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21-HOUR FORECAST - 8 AM FRI DEC 03 ---------------------------------- COORDINATES: 17.1N 119.4E DISTANCE: 563 KM. NW OF NAGA CITY / OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 185 KPH GUSTINESS: 230 KPH MOVEMENT: NW AT 17 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 LOWERED LATE TODAY. THE FORECAST TRACK OF YOYONG REMAINS THE SAME. THE SOUTHERN EYEWALL OF THE TYPHOON IS EXPECTED TO PASS AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 140 KM. TO THE NORTHEAST OF NAGA CITY THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 1 TO 2 PM, WHICH IS ONLY 2 TO 3 HOURS FROM NOW. RESIDENTS OF METRO NAGA CAN EXPECT WESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO 110 KPH THEN SHIFTING LATER FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPECTED BEGINNING TOMORROW. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 PUBLIC ADVISORY TO BE ISSUED AROUND 5 PM TODAY AND ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE FORECASTS DO CHANGE PERIODICALLY. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DMVP/TYPHOON2000.COM (11:27 AM DEC 02, 2004)