Bagyong Nina (with international name Nock-Ten) has already been upgraded from TYPHOON to SUPER TYPHOON by the US Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JWTC) in its latest update issued this evening.
JWTC located Super Typhoon Nina at approximately 426 NM East of Manila, Philippines.
Meanwhile, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) hasn't upgraded Nina yet into a super typhoon. It still classifies Nina as a typhoon based on its 8PM weather update, where it says that Nina has maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 215 kph. (For a tropical cyclone to be classified as super typhoon in the Philippines, it must have maximum sustained winds of more than 220 kph.)
According to PAGASA, Nina has maintained its strength as it moves toward the general direction of Bicol area. It is expected to make landfall over Catanduanes tomorrow, which happens to me Christmas Day, either in the afternoon or in the evening.
The Christmas Typhoon was located at 355 km East of Virac, Catanduanes, with coordinates 13.4 °N, 127.5 °E. It's being forecasted to move West Northwest at 15 kph.
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 2 has already been raised in:
Camarines Sur
Masbate including Ticao and Burias Island
Catanduanes
Albay
Sorsogon
Northern Samar
Signal #1 meanwhile is up in:
Metro Manila
Bulacan
Cavite
Laguna
Batangas
Rizal
Quezon including Polillo Island
Camarines Norte
Aurora
Romblon
Marinduque
Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island
Oriental Mindoro
Aklan
Capiz
Samar
Eastern Samar
Biliran
Leyte
Bantayan Island
May God bless us all and keep everyone safe as we celebrate Christmas, the joyful birth of Papa Jesus. - Mykiru.ph
JWTC located Super Typhoon Nina at approximately 426 NM East of Manila, Philippines.
Meanwhile, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) hasn't upgraded Nina yet into a super typhoon. It still classifies Nina as a typhoon based on its 8PM weather update, where it says that Nina has maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 215 kph. (For a tropical cyclone to be classified as super typhoon in the Philippines, it must have maximum sustained winds of more than 220 kph.)
According to PAGASA, Nina has maintained its strength as it moves toward the general direction of Bicol area. It is expected to make landfall over Catanduanes tomorrow, which happens to me Christmas Day, either in the afternoon or in the evening.
The Christmas Typhoon was located at 355 km East of Virac, Catanduanes, with coordinates 13.4 °N, 127.5 °E. It's being forecasted to move West Northwest at 15 kph.
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 2 has already been raised in:
Camarines Sur
Masbate including Ticao and Burias Island
Catanduanes
Albay
Sorsogon
Northern Samar
Signal #1 meanwhile is up in:
Metro Manila
Bulacan
Cavite
Laguna
Batangas
Rizal
Quezon including Polillo Island
Camarines Norte
Aurora
Romblon
Marinduque
Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island
Oriental Mindoro
Aklan
Capiz
Samar
Eastern Samar
Biliran
Leyte
Bantayan Island
May God bless us all and keep everyone safe as we celebrate Christmas, the joyful birth of Papa Jesus. - Mykiru.ph
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