TROPICAL STORM SIONY (ATSANI) ADVISORY NO. 08Issued at: 7:00 AM PhT (23:00 GMT) Friday, 06 November 2020
Next update: 7:00 PM PhT (11:00 GMT) Friday, 06 November 2020 |
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| Current Status & Outlook | SIONY (ATSANI) has weakened into a Tropical Storm (TS) as it is about to traverse the northernmost part of the Batanes Group within the next 2 to 3 hours, passing very close to the island of Itbayat…expected to move out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on or before midnight tonight.
24-hr Outlook: TS SIONY (ATSANI) is forecast to move west-northwest at a decreased forward speed of 13 km/hr through tomorrow morning, and could regain Severe Tropical Storm (STS) status on or after passing the Bashi Channel today. |
| Where is SIONY (ATSANI)? | As of 5:00 AM PhT today, November 06…2100 GMT:
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| How strong is it? | Maximum Sustained Winds (1-min avg): 85 kph near the center…Gustiness: 100 kph. |
| Past Movement (06 hrs) | West-northwest @ 20 kph, towards Northernmost part of Batanes |
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| What Philippine areas will be directly affected? | Heavy to Extreme Rainfall (50 mm to >100 mm expected for 24 hrs):
Damaging Winds (gusts of more than 100 km/hr expected):
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| Potential Storm Surge/Coastal Flooding Areas+ |
+Waves of 3 meters in height is expected in storm surge-prone areas, particularly in coastal areas on where the Tropical Cyclone is headed. Kindly visit the PAGASA Storm Surge Updates for more details. |
| 2-Day Forecast Outlook Summary** |
**Important Note: Please be reminded that the Forecast Outlook changes every 6 hours, and the Day 2 and 3 Forecast Track have an average error of 100 and 250 km respectively… while the wind speed forecast error, averages 35 km/hr per day. Therefore, a turn to the left or right of its future track and changes in its wind speed must be anticipated from time to time. |
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Issued by: David Michael V. Padua for Typhoon2000 (T2K)
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