Super Typhoon to hit Philippines

Super-typhoon to hit Philippines on Thursday.
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/western-pacific/2013/Typhoon-Haiyan

Last SuperTyphoon to hit this region, Leyte, centered on Marabut, Samar an hours boat ride away, from our present home,where Cristina & I lived.
Dec. 2006. 155 MPH = 250Kmh wind's. Typhoon Durianhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Durian.
We have a warning from The US Navy, to-day, to expect a SuperTyphoon on Thursday with predicted wind speed of 130 Knots = 149.8 MPH. Here we go again.!
SO0o Zero communications for a week or 2.
During the last one we were in the Eye of the storm and 1/2 way through there was SILENCE & NO wind for about 5 minutes... Then the wind came again from the opposite direction.
This Typhoon is expected to center 1 hours drive North of our home and will ? is expected to affect all of The Philippine Islands.
Good luck to all.

Tom

The wifes family are on western Samar, tyhink its going to get a bit gusty! Here's hoping everyone will be ok

If you click on the link I posted It has live updates.
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/western-pacific/2013/Typhoon-Haiyan

More in this International Business Times report.

Taken from within the above, the below:

"The Philippines lie in the most tropical cyclone-prone waters on Earth, and rarely escape a year without experiencing a devastating typhoon. Usually, these storms impact the northern Philippine island of Luzon, but last year, Earth's deadliest weather disaster of 2012 occurred on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, where Super Typhoon Bopha struck as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h), on December 3. Bopha made two additional landfalls in the Philippines, on central Visayas and on Palawan, on December 4. The typhoon left 1901 people dead, mostly on the island of Mindanao, making Bopha the 2nd deadliest typhoon in Philippine history. With damages estimated at $1.7 billion, Bopha was the costliest natural disaster in Philippines history. However, that mark was eclipsed just over four months ago, when torrential rains in the wake of Typhoon Trami inundated the capital of Manila and large areas of Luzon, killing 27 people and causing damages estimated at $2.2 billion by Aon Benfield. "

Lucky Rob, Ours is about 45min in the back waters near Calbiga. Double skinned wood with metal roof. Its solid enough but I'm not expecting good news in a couple of days. God knows how the family are going to get on. I don't think the nipa roofs are going to fair very well!
A not very good picture from the top of the small hill behind our house in the province.

The 12 Noon update for 7th November:

Oh ****!!

By all accounts, not a lot of higher ground in its path to take the sting out of its tail, this time around.

Nippa is ideal material cheap and quick to rebuild

The following Storm Signals are now in effect:

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 750, align: center"]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Storm Signal
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Luzon
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Visayas
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Mindanao
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]#4 ( >185 kph winds
may be expected in at
least 12 hours)
[/TD]
[TD](none)
[/TD]
[TD]Eastern Samar
Samar
Leyte
Southern Leyte
Biliran island
[/TD]
[TD](none)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]#3 (Winds of >100 to 185 kph
may be expected in at
least 18 hours)
[/TD]
[TD](none)
[/TD]
[TD]Northern Samar
Masbate
Northern Cebu
Cebu City
Bantayan island
[/TD]
[TD]Siargao Island
Dinagat Province
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]#2 (winds of >60 to 100 kph
may be expected in at
least 24 hours)
[/TD]
[TD]Romblon
Sorsogon
Albay
Burias island
[/TD]
[TD]Bohol
Negros Occidental
Negros Oriental
Aklan
Capiz
Antique
Rest of Cebu
Iloilo
Guimaras
[/TD]
[TD]Camiguin
Surigao Del Norte
Surigao Del Sur
Agusan Del Norte
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]#1 (30-60 kph winds
may be expected in at
least 36 hours)
[/TD]
[TD]Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Mindoro Provinces
Marinduque
Northern Palawan
Calamian Group of Islands
Southern Quezon
[/TD]
[TD]Siquijor
[/TD]
[TD]Misamis Oriental
Agusan del Sur
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

bit blowy then

Yep.. I got my Aero foil kite ready..
Should be a laugh.. I bought it in Cornwall and they said it was a top brand..
Lets see!

lets hope your not a lightweight fred

The following Storm Signals are now in effect (1500 UTC / 2300 PST):

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 750, align: center"]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Storm Signal
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Luzon
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Visayas
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Mindanao
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]#4 ( >185 kph winds
may be expected in at
least 12 hours)[/TD]
[TD]Masbate
[/TD]
[TD]Northern Samar
Eastern Samar
Samar
Leyte
Southern Leyte
Biliran Province
extreme Northern Cebu
Bantayan Island
Capiz
Aklan
Northern Antique
Northern Iloilo
[/TD]
[TD](none)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]#3 (Winds of >100 to 185 kph
may be expected in at
least 18 hours)[/TD]
[TD]Ticao Island
Sorsogon
Romblon
Calamian Group of Islands
[/TD]
[TD]Rest of Antique
Rest of Iloilo
Guimaras
Northern Negros Occidental
Northern Negros Oriental
Bohol
Northern Cebu
Cebu City
Camotes Island
[/TD]
[TD]Siargao Island
Dinagat Province
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]#2 (winds of >60 to 100 kph
may be expected in at
least 24 hours)[/TD]
[TD]Mindoro Provinces
Marinduque
Albay
Extreme Northern Palawan
Burias islands
[/TD]
[TD]Rest of Negros Occidental
Rest of Negros Oriental
Siquijor
Rest of Cebu
[/TD]
[TD]Camiguin
Surigao Del Norte
Surigao Del Sur
Agusan Del Norte
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]#1 (30-60 kph winds
may be expected in at
least 36 hours)[/TD]
[TD]Metro Manila
Bataan
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Southern Quezon
Laguna
Rizal
Cavite
Batangas
Lubang Island
Rest of Northern Palawan
Puerto Princesa
[/TD]
[TD](none)
[/TD]
[TD]Misamis Oriental
Agusan del Sur[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

It is set to go straight through my wife's little island on the North tip of Cebu Island.
I hope they will all be ok