AT 1800 (2AM LOCAL) 04 NOVEMBER SEVERE TROPICAL STORM (0021) (BEBINCA) WAS ESTIMATED BASED ON SATELLITE AND SURFACE DATA AT ONE SEVEN POINT SIX NORTH ONE ONE SEVEN POINT TWO EAST ROUGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN TWO FIVE ZERO KILOMETERS OF CENTER MAXIMUM WINDS THREE ZERO METERS PER SECOND NEAR CENTER TWO FIVE METERS PER SECOND WITHIN FIVE ZERO KILOMETERS ONE THREE METERS PER SECOND WITHIN TWO FIVE ZERO KILOMETERS OF CENTER FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ZERO THREE METERS PER SECOND FORECAST POSITIONS AT 050600 ONE EIGHT POINT SIX NORTH ONE ONE SIX POINT THREE EAST UNLESS RECURVATURE OCCURS THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS TROPICAL DISTURBANCE PD

WEATHER MANILA

SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER TWENTY (20) [FINAL]
TROPICAL STORM ALERT (SENIANG){BEBINCA}
ISSUED AT 11:00 AM (03:00 UTC), 05 NOVEMBER 2000

TROPICAL STORM "SENIANG" HAD SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE COUNTRY.

AT 10:00 AM TODAY, 05 NOVEMBER, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM "SENIANG" WAS ESTIMATED BASED ON SATELLITE AND SURFACE DATA AT 380 KMS WEST OF VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR (17.7ºN, 116.7ºE) WITH STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 110 KPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GUSTINESS UP TO 140 KPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

TROPICAL STORM "SENIANG" IS FORECAST TO BE 510 KMS WEST NORTHWEST OF VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR BY EARLY TOMORROW.

MEANWHILE, A LOW PRESSURE AREA WAS ESTIMATED AT 1390 KMS EAST OF MINDANAO (9.0°N 137.0°E). THIS NEW DISTURBANCE MAY BECOME ACTIVE WITHIN THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS.

UNLESS RECURVATURE OCCURS, THIS IS THE FINAL BULLETIN ON THIS WEATHER DISTURBANCE.

EAA / PDN / LMA / RTR