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Date: Sun May 16 2004 - 19:40:01 EDT
May 16, 2004 8:28 a.m.
Newly upgraded Super Typhoon Nida continues to move ever closer
to the Phillipines early Sunday morning EDT. As the storm is less
than 50 miles offshore of the island of Samar. As the storm continues
to move to the northwest, the storm will continue to move ever closer
to the northernmost island of Luzon and near Manila. Currently, the
storm is approximately 415 miles southeast of the capitol. The storm
was centered near 11.8 degrees north and 126.4 degrees east. So far,
heavy rainfall has moved into parts of the central islands over the
past few hours with well over one inch of rainfall in the central
Phillipines the past few hours. Over the next 25-48 hours, the storm
will continue to slowly drift in a general northwestward movement at
close to 12 mph. This storm will continue to bring heavy rainfall to
the islands and strong winds of well past typhoon strength.
Tropical Storm 5W continues to move closer to Vietnam early
Sunday morning EDT. As the storm moves closer to the shore, winds are
expected to remain nearly steady as the storm makes landfall near Ho
Chi Minh City. The storm is currently near 9.9 degrees north and
108.7 degrees east and is moving westward at 8 mph. Over the next 24
hours, this storm will make landfall and begin to turn northeastward
as a cold front approaches the area.
Another tropical system is forming near the Phillipines. Tropical
Depression 6W is currently near 6.0 degrees north and 142.5 degrees
east. The storm is expected to move to the west at nearly 9 mph and
will slowly move southward over the next few days. The storm will be
passing near Palua as it continues to intensify and will likely
become a typhoon by the middle of the week.
Ending early Sunday morning EDT, southeast China continued to see
the heavy rainfall as a front slowly passes through the area. Rainfall
amounts of as high as 3 inches have fallen in parts of southeastern
China over the past 24 hours, and with more heavy rainfall expected,
the numbers should continue to go up.
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