Tropical Storm WASHI / Sendong has just crossed Palawan early this morning. It passed really close to Puerto Princesa. The storm weakened marginally as it moved into the West Philippine Sea
PAGASA maintains storm alerts for Coron and Palawan.
The images of devastated Cagayan de Oro and Iligan go close to the world. Lots of readers question, why the individuals did not go away their huts and houses and go to safer destinations.
The US Navy forecast
The PAGASA forecast
PAGASA STROM Alerts
Storm Sign 2 (60-100 km/h winds):
– Palawan
Storm Sign 1 (45-60 km/h winds):
– Cuyo
– Coron Team of Island
Recent STORM Facts: WASHI / Sendong
| Time/Date: | 05:00 Sunday December 18, 2011 |
| Spot of Heart: | 10.3º N Latitude, 118.4º E Longitude |
| Length: | 74 km NNW of Puerto Princesa |
| MaxWinds: | 85 km/h (45 kts) in the vicinity of the centre |
| Peak Wind Gusts: | 100 km/h (55 kts) |
| Current Movement: | West to North-West at 28 km/h (15 kts) |
| To: | Spratly Islands-West Philippine Sea Region |
| Anticipated Landfall: | n/a |
| 24hr Rainfall: | 110 mm |
| Bare minimum Central Force: | 989 millibars (hPa) |
| Size: | 500 km (270 nm) |
| Max Wave Peak: | 3 m (10 ft) |
Close to real time temperature information is here
Future storm update tomorrow morning all around 8:00 AM (08:00) UTC+8
