Typhoon XANGSANE (Reming/30W)   click to view!
Date of Observation: October 27 - 28, 2000
Place of Observation: Typhoon2000.com's Weather Station, Naga City [13.6N 123.2E], Philippines
Lowest Pressure (MSLP) Recorded: 977.0 millibars | Highest Wind Speed Recorded: 98 kph (North)

OBS.#  DATE / TIME*   PRES.(mb.)  -/+ (mb.)  WIND SPD/DIR  STORM DISTANCE        REMARKS

 1     10-27/8:00am    1009.1       0.0        0 kph/N      600 km. SE      =Start 6-hr. Obs.=
2 2:00pm 1002.4 -6.7 30 kph/NNW 356 km. SE Wind Gust of 42 kph coming from the NNW recorded @ 1:14pm.
3 5:00pm 1002.4 0.0 40 kph/NNW 290 km. ESE =Start 3-hr. Obs.= Gust of 55 kph coming from the N recorded @ 3:46pm.
4 8:00pm 1001.0 -1.4 45 kph/N 187 km. ESE =Start 2-hr. Obs.=
5 10:00pm 998.0 -3.0 50 kph/N ... =Start Hrly. Obs.= Gust of 66 kph recorded @ 10:23pm coming from the N
6 11:00pm 995.3 -2.7 55 kph/N 100 km. ESE Gust of 69 kph coming from the N recorded @ 11:11pm.
7 10-28/12:00am 993.2 -2.1 60 kph/N ... Gust of 72 kph coming from the N recorded @ 11:22pm.
8 1:00am 988.1 -5.1 70 kph/N ... Developing "Eye" approaching Lagonoy Gulf, Cam. Sur, Bicol. Highest gust of 98 kph coming from the N recorded @ 1:04am.
9 2:00am 984.1 -4.0 75 kph/N 54 km. East A Special Microwave Imager Pass depicts 55-km. cloud-filled "Eye" off Lagonoy Gulf... Western EyeWall enters Naga City.
10 3:00am 981.0 -3.1 80 kph/NNE ... "Eye" making land- fall over Lagonoy, Cam. Sur - nears Naga. Gusts con- tinues reaching 90 kph.
11 3:30am 979.7 -1.3 80 kph/NNE ... "Eye" in the vici- nity of Mt. Isarog. =30-Min. Obs.Begins=
12 4:00am 978.3 -1.4 20 kph/NNE 22 km. East Cloud-filled "Eye" entering Naga City. Winds diminishing rapidly.
13 4:30am 977.0 -1.3 0-10 kph/NE 00 km. "Eye" over Station (Naga)! Lowest Pressure Recorded... Lull begins @ 4:15am. Very light winds & rain observed.
14 5:00am 978.0 +1.0 0-10 kph/SE 10 km. West Early dawn's light confirms its Cloud- filled "Eye". Around 5:40am, the Eastern EyeWall arrives from the East (as wit- nessed by the author). Lull ends @ 5:45am. =End of 30-min obs.=
15 6:00am 982.7 +4.7 65 kph/S ... =Back to Hrly. Obs.= Strong Winds & Rains resume around 5:45am Nearby PAGASA Sta- tion (Naga) recor- ded gust of 108 kph coming from the S @ 5:50am.
16 7:00am 990.9 +8.2 60 kph/SSE ... Barometer rising fast! Wind Gust of 80 kph coming from the SSE recorded @ 7:51am.
17 8:00am 995.9 +5.0 55 kph/SSE 83 km. WNW Xangsane moving away, Winds decreasing... Barometer rising steadily.
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Published: Thursday, 09 November 2000
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