NDRRMC Update Re SWB No.12 For Ts Ofel As of 25 Oct 12, 5pm

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES


NAllONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCil
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines
NDRRMC UPDATE
Severe Weather Bulletin No. 12 re Tropical Storm " OFEL" (Son-Tinh)
DATE 25 October 2012, 5:00 PM
Source: PAGASA-DOST
I. SITUATION OVERVIEW:
Releasing Officer:
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BENITO T. RAMOS
Executive Director, NDRRMC and
Administrator, OCD
Tropical Storm "OFEL" has accelerated while maintai ning its strength and
continues to move towards the west Philippine sea.
7 'f p.m., 25 Ootober 2012
2 p.m .. 26 Oct. 2012-
Location of Center:
(as of 4:00 p.m. )
Coordinates:
20'-
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8t,. m., 220 Ct. 2012
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12S T)phoon
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40 km West of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
114.2N, 119.1oE

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Strength:
Movement:
Maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center
and gustiness of up to 90 kph
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Telefax: NDRRMC Opcen (+632) 911-1406; 912-2665; 91 2-5668; NDRRMC Secretariat (+632) 912-0441 ; 912-5947;
Office of the Administrator, Office of Civil Defense ( +632) 912-2424
Email: [email protected] Website: www.ndrrmc.gov.ph
Forecast
Positions/Outlook:
PSWS#
Signal No. 1
(30-60 kph winds)
Friday afternoon:
530 km West of Vigan City, llocos Sur
Areas Having Public Storm Warning Signal
Luzon
Metro Manila,
Bataan
Zambales
Cavite
Batangas
Northern part of
Mindoro
Lubang Island
Visayas
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None
Public storm signal elsewhere is now lowered.
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Residents living in low lying and mountainous areas are alerted against possible
flashfloods and landslides.
Estimated rainfall amount is from 5- 20 mm per hour (moderate - intense) within the 400
km diameter of the Tropical Storm.
Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the
Seaboards of Northern Luzon and over the eastern Seaboard of Central Luzon due to
the combined effect of Tropical Storm "Ofel" and the surge of Northeast Monsoon.
The public and the disaster risk reduction and management councils concerned are
advised to take appropriate actions.
II. ACTION/S TAKEN
NDRRMC Operations Center is on RED ALERT status to continuously monitor and
disseminate Severe Weather Bulletin No. 12 on Tropical Storm "OFEL" to all OCD
Regional Centers through SMS and facsimile and uploaded on the NDRRMC website for
further dissemination to their respective local disaster risk reduction and management
councils (LDRRMCs) from the provincial down to the municipal levels.
Directed RDRRMCs concerned through the OCD Regional Centers to undertake
precautionary measures in their area of responsibility (AOR) and subsequently advised
local DRRMCs to initiate pre-emptive evacuation of families in low-lying and mountainous
areas if situation warrants.
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