Typhoon Lupit Ramil Information

Typhoon Lupit - Typhoon Ramil

Typhoon Lupit is a very large and strong storm (current maximum sustained speeds are 175 km per hour, with gusts up to 210 kph). Unfortunately, it is expected to hit Luzon on Wednesday or Thursday if the storm follows the forecast track. Given the impact of the two previous storms, the consequences are potentially grave, especially if it were to track slightly further to the south than the current forecast. Unsurprisingly, there is deep concern about this storm in the Philippines.

According to Nathaniel Cruz of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), “The more days it spends over sea, the more it is intensifying,”. Also he said that "Ramil could turn into a supertyphoon with winds up to 215 kph and smash across Cagayan, Kalinga, Ilocos Norte, Apayao and the Batanes group of islands".

“Those in critical areas should be evacuated now that there is still time,” Pagasa chief Prisco Nilo told a news conference. “It would be more difficult to rescue people in the middle of a typhoon.”

Typhoon Lupit or Ramil strengthened to a supertyphoon east of the Philippines, where authorities are planning evacuations should the storm approach the country after the deaths of more than 770 people in cyclones since Sept. 26.

Typhoon Lupit Ramil Predicted Path - TC Warning Graphic

Lupit was 1,234 kilometers (767 miles) east of Palanan on Luzon island at 8 a.m. Philippines time today, according to the U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The storm was moving north-northwest at 9 kilometers per hour. Lupit’s maximum sustained winds increased to 250 kph with gusts to 306 kph.

After moving slowly away from the Philippines during the past two days, Lupit or Typhoon Ramil is forecast to swing to the west and approach northern Luzon by Oct. 23, according to the Navy’s five-day forecast. It’s expected to weaken by then, with its winds forecast to decline to 222 kph.

A state of calamity remains in effect after the island was devastated by Typhoon Parma and Tropical Storm Ketsana. The government is delivering food and other relief supplies to areas that may be cut off by Lupit, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said yesterday.

Lupit is a Category 5 storm, the strongest on the Saffir- Simpson scale of cyclone strength. Such storms have winds of 250 kph or higher and are capable of causing “catastrophic damage,” according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

Lupit in Tagalog (Filipino language) means capable of huge and wide damage.

Typhoon Pepeng A Climate Change Effect

Typhoon Ondoy leaves Philippines but, Pepeng enters on the scene. Some resources said, Pepeng seems to be much stronger than Ondoy.

Here are some news and information about Typhoon Pepeng.

'Pepeng' seen to hit northern Luzon

Three provinces in Bicol region were placed under Storm Signal No. 1, two days ahead of the predicted landfall of typhoon "Pepeng" (international codename Parma) in northern Luzon.

As of 5 a.m. Thursday, the typhoon was located 650 kilometers east of Borongan, Eastern Samar. It has gained more strength since it entered Philippine territory, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour and gust of up to 185 kph.

It was moving west northwest at 24 kph, and was predicted by weather bureau PAGASA to make landfall on Saturday afternoon in Aurora town, Isabela province.

PAGASA has hoisted Storm Signal No. 1 over Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Catanduanes, which have been placed by Malacañang under a state of calamity due to tropical storm Ondoy (international codename Ketsana).

PAGASA said "Pepeng," which it said may develop into a super typhoon, will move closer to Catanduanes by Friday morning and Saturday morning.

After making landfall in Isabela, the typhoon was forecast to cross Northern Luzon and hit the provinces of Kalinga, Abra and Mountain Provinces before exiting through Tuguegarao City.

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Signal No. 1 raised in Bicol as 'Pepeng’ gains strength

Three Bicol provinces were placed under Storm Signal No. 1 as the weather disturbance "Pepeng" (international name: Parma) threatened to develop into a super typhoon and continued to move towards Northern Luzon on Thursday.

The typhoon is expected to bring strong winds to the eastern seaboards of Visayas and Mindanao but is not likely to bring much monsoon rains, forecaster Mario Palafox of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

He added that Pepeng could make landfall on Saturday.

"Malapit sa 180 kph ang minimum na lakas ng hangin ng isang super typhoon. Ang Pepeng ay nasa 150 kph na. So, 30 kph na lang, pwede na i-consider na super typhoon (Its winds are now 150 kph, near 180 kph, which is the minimum wind speed for it to be considered a super typhoon)," Palafox said in an interview on dzBB radio early Thursday.

The provinces of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes were placed under Storm Signal No. 1 as the typhoon drew closer to the country. As of 4 a.m. Pepeng was spotted 650 km east of Borongan town in Eastern Samar, Pagasa said in its 5 a.m. advisory.

Meanwhile, the Coast Guard reported that 139 passengers were left stranded in the capital city of Albay province on Thursday morning due to the rains triggered by the onset of typhoon “Pepeng." They were stranded in various ports and transportation terminals in three barangays (villages) in Legazpi City, the report said.

Palafox said a tropical depression (international codename "Melor") which is following Pepeng is still outside Philippine territory and is unlikely to enhance the typhoon.

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