TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W [UNNAMED]

26W (UNNAMED) MAX WIND SPEED PER AGENCY:

+ USA (JTWC/1-min avg): 55 km/hr
+ Japan (JMA/10-min avg): 55 km/hr TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W [UNNAMED]
T2K ADVISORY NUMBER 002
6:00 PM PST (10:00 GMT) Sun 22 November 2009
Source: T2K Analysis/JTWC Warning #002 & SatFix
# View: Advisory Archives (2004-2009) Tropical Depression 26W (UNNAMED) strengthening southeast of Guam...may threaten Southern Marianas and Western Micronesia.

*Residents and visitors along the Marianas and Western Micronesia should closely monitor the progress of 26W (UNNAMED).

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

Current Storm Information

Time/Date: 6:00 PM PST Sun November 22 2009
Location of Center: 7.5º N Lat 148.1º E Lon
Distance 1: 750 km (405 nm) SSE of Guam, CNMI
Distance 2: 1,135 km (613 nm) ESE of Yap, FSM
Distance 3: 2,370 km (1,280 nm) East of Mindanao, PH
MaxWinds (1-min avg): 55 kph (30 kts) near the center
Peak Wind Gusts: 75 kph (40 kts)
6-hr Rain Amounts (near the center): N/A
Minimum Central Pressure: 1000 millibars (hPa)
Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale: TD
Present Movement: NW @ 17 kph (09 kts)
Towards: Southern Marianas
Size (in Diameter): ... km (... nm) / N/A
Max Sea Wave Height (near center): 12 ft (3.6 m)
Coastal Storm Surge Height: 0 feet [0 m]
Wunder TrackMap (for Public): 2 PM PST Sun Nov 22

+ Forecast Outlook: 26W is expected to continue moving NW for the next 24 hours and intensify into a tropical storm. The 2 to 5-day Long-Range Forecast shows the system maintaining its NW path as it strengthens to a 100-kph storm on Tuesday afternoon [2pm Nov 24: 10.0N 145.8E]. 26W will become a Category 1 Typhoon on Wednesday afternoon...passing about 230 km WSW of Guam [2pm Nov 25: 11.7N 143.7E]...and turning more NNW on Thursday afternoon [2pm Nov 26: 14.0N 141.4E] while about 375 km WNW of Guam. 26W will reach Category 2 status on Friday afternoon [2pm Nov 27: 17.1N 139.7E] with winds of 165 kph...about 685 km NW of Guam. Based on this forecast, this system remains not a threat to the Philippines. Please be reminded that the Forecast Outlook changes every 6 hours, so a turn to the left or right of its future track and other possibilities must be considered.

+ Effects & Hazards: 26W is not yet affecting any major islands at this time.

+ Tropical Cyclone Watch:

Tropical Disturbance 93W (LPA) has drifted NW slowly while over the Southern Philippine Sea...currently located near lat 8.3N lon 128.2E...or about 335 km SE of Surigao City...with 1-min maximum sustained winds of 35 kph near the center. This system will be closely monitored for possible development into a weak Tropical Cyclone within the next 12-24 hours.

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!]