TROPICAL STORM LUPIT [PRE-RAMIL/22W/0920]

LUPIT (PRE-RAMIL) MAX WIND SPEED PER AGENCY:

+ USA (JTWC/1-min avg): 100 km/hr
+ Beijing (NMC/2-min avg): 65 kph
-->+ Japan (JMA/10-min avg): 65 km/hr
+ Korea (KMA/10-min avg): 65 km/hr
+ Taiwan (CWB/10-min avg): 65 km/hr

TROPICAL STORM LUPIT [PRE-RAMIL/22W/0920]
T2K PUBLIC ADVISORY NUMBER 006
6:00 AM PST (22:00 GMT)
Fri 16 October 2009
Source: T2K ANALYSIS / JTWC WARNING #008
# View: Advisory Archives (2004-2009)

Tropical Storm 22W is now known internationally as LUPIT...gaining more strength as it tracks WNW across the Pacific Ocean...approaching the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)...may threaten Luzon early next week.

*Residents and visitors along Northern & Central Luzon should closely monitor the progress of LUPIT.

*Kindly refer to your local warnings & bulletins issued by your country's official weather agency. This advisory is intended for additional information purposes only.

+ Forecast Outlook: LUPIT is expected to slow down as it continues moving WNW, entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) late tonight or early tomorrow morning. It will become a Typhoon soon. The 2 to 5-day Long-Range Forecast shows LUPIT executing a very slow NW'ly turn tomorrow until Sunday (Oct 17-18)...this is due to a passing middle-latitude low pressure area (trough) north of it. Then, on Monday Oct 19th, LUPIT shall resume its west or WNW track towards Northern Luzon. This storm shall rapidly grow into a Category 4 Typhoon w/ winds of 230 kph on Wednesday Oct 21st. *Initial Impact Forecast (IIF): LUPIT shall make landfall over Isabela-Cagayan Area on Wednesday, Oct 21 and exit thru Ilocos Provinces in the evening (Oct 21). It shall be approaching Hainan Island on Saturday or Sunday (Oct 24-25). This scenario was taken from the latest forecast run of ECMF (European Guidance Model), which is the most reliable forecast tool this season. Please be reminded that the ECMWF model run changes every 12 hours, so a shift to the left or right of its future track and other conditions must be considered.

+ Effects: LUPIT's broad circulation shrinking a little as it becomes better organized. Its southern outer feeder bands spreading across Ulithi and Yap Islands - where squall conditions can be expected today. 1-day rainfall accumulations of 50 up to 100 mm (moderate to heavy rain) can be expected along its rainbands...with isolated accumulations of up to 200 mm (very heavy rain) near the center of LUPIT particularly along its projected path.

+ Tropical Cyclone Watch:

(1) Tropical Disturbance 93W (LPA) has started to consolidate near the coast of Vietnam...outside of P.A.R...currently located near lat 14.8N lon 112.2E...or about 450 km ESE of Da Nang, Vietnam...with 1-min maximum sustained winds of 35 kph near the center...moving West @ 20 kph towards Vietnam. This system has the potential of becoming a weak Tropical Cyclone within the next 2 days.

Kindly click the T2K Graphical Satellite Analysis, issued every afternoon, and shows various tropical systems roaming across the South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean.

[Important Note: Please keep in mind that the above forecast outlook, effects, current monsoon intensity, & tropical cyclone watch changes every 6 to 12 hrs!]

Time/Date:6:00 AM PST Fri October 16 2009
Location of Center: 12.8º N Lat 138.3º E Lon
Distance 1: 370 km (200 nm) North of Yap, FSM
Distance 2: 360 km (195 nm) East of P.A.R.
Distance 3: 1,520 km (820 nm) ESE of Virac, Catanduanes
Distance 4: 1,635 km (883 nm) ESE of Metro Naga/CWC
Distance 5: 1,870 km (1,010 nm) ESE of Metro Manila
MaxWinds (1-min avg): 100 kph (55 kts) near the center
Peak Wind Gusts: 130 kph (70 kts)
Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale: Tropical Storm
Coastal Storm Surge Height: 1-3 feet [0.3-0.9 m]
Minimum Central Pressure: 982 millibars (hPa)
Recent Movement: WNW @ 33 kph (18 kts)
Projected Area of Impact: Philippine Sea
Size (in Diameter): 520 km (280 nm) / Average
Max Sea Wave Height (near center): 16 ft (4.8 m)
T2K TrackMap #004 (for Public): 6 AM PST Fri Oct 16
JTWC Ship Avoidance TrackMap: 2 AM Fri Oct 16
Multi-Agency Forecast TrackMap: 2 AM Fri Oct 16
TSR Wind Probabilities: Current to 5-days Ahead
NASA-JAXA TMI Image: Latest Rainrate 01
Zoomed Satellite Pic: Near Real-Time
Wunderground Animation: 6-12 hr. GIF Loop