Tropical Storm Ofel was located west of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near its center. It was moving northwest at 24 kph and forecast to be 530 km west of Vigan City on Friday afternoon. Public Storm Warning Signal No. 1 was raised over Metro Manila and several provinces in Luzon and Central Visayas due to heavy rain and strong winds expected within 400 km of the storm's center. The NDRRMC was placed under red alert and monitoring the storm, while local disaster councils were advised to take precautionary measures and evacuate at-risk communities if needed.
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NDRRMC Update Re SWB No.12 For Ts Ofel As of 25 Oct 12, 5pm
Tropical Storm Ofel was located west of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near its center. It was moving northwest at 24 kph and forecast to be 530 km west of Vigan City on Friday afternoon. Public Storm Warning Signal No. 1 was raised over Metro Manila and several provinces in Luzon and Central Visayas due to heavy rain and strong winds expected within 400 km of the storm's center. The NDRRMC was placed under red alert and monitoring the storm, while local disaster councils were advised to take precautionary measures and evacuate at-risk communities if needed.
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NDRRMC Update Re Swb No.12 for Ts Ofel as of 25 Oct 12, 5pm
Tropical Storm Ofel was located west of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near its center. It was moving northwest at 24 kph and forecast to be 530 km west of Vigan City on Friday afternoon. Public Storm Warning Signal No. 1 was raised over Metro Manila and several provinces in Luzon and Central Visayas due to heavy rain and strong winds expected within 400 km of the storm's center. The NDRRMC was placed under red alert and monitoring the storm, while local disaster councils were advised to take precautionary measures and evacuate at-risk communities if needed.
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NDRRMC Update Re SWB No.12 For Ts Ofel As of 25 Oct 12, 5pm
Tropical Storm Ofel was located west of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near its center. It was moving northwest at 24 kph and forecast to be 530 km west of Vigan City on Friday afternoon. Public Storm Warning Signal No. 1 was raised over Metro Manila and several provinces in Luzon and Central Visayas due to heavy rain and strong winds expected within 400 km of the storm's center. The NDRRMC was placed under red alert and monitoring the storm, while local disaster councils were advised to take precautionary measures and evacuate at-risk communities if needed.
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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: o-v-- 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'- I&' --- 8t,. m., 220 Ct. 2012 / Position) ilttNiwtu,.posrloll ji..._,ror.eni,.-.JI lt.fwtcrwatp .. fll:ln 0 ':\ Ttopk:UIIInl 12S T)phoon "" S 40 km West of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro 114.2N, 119.1oE
-- Strength: Movement: Maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph I Northwest at 24 kph 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 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - None Public storm signal elsewhere is now lowered. ~ n d a n a o 1 None 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. 2 -I