Monster Typhoon Haima (Lawin) To Pass Northern Luzon Oct 20, Hong Kong Hit On Oct 22

OCTOBER 19, 2016, WEDNESDAY 

Monster category 5 typhoon Haima (Lawin) is at present (0430 GMT) about 430 kilometres ENE of Manila. Luzon is already feeling the arrival of the storm. The outer edges have already touched the country. The sustained wind speeds at present are 240+ km/h, gusts upto a staggering 310 km/h. Haima is a real monster. The bad news is Luzon is going to be hit by powerful 200 km/h winds. The typhoon will weaken a notch, to category 4, as it hits northern Philippines. A real nightmare for the country.

Haima will hit Hong Kong on October 22, 2016, as a category 2 storm.

OCTOBER 18, 2016, TUESDAY 

Category 4 typhoon Haima (Lawin) was about 1150 kilometres east of Manila at 0000 hours GMT today. Sustained winds of 245 km/h gusting upto 270 km/h. In the next 24 hours it will strengthen even more.

Fortunately by the time it passes extreme northern Luzon, Philippines on October 20, it will have weakened to a a category 2 storm. Even then Luzon may experience winds of 180 km/h.

After passing Philippines typhoon Haima will move into South China Sea and go onto to hit China at Hong Kong though the JTWC believes it will make landfall further north at Shantou. We believe it will hit Hong Kong on October 22.

After Sarika (Karen), Luzon, Philippines May Be Affected by TropicalCyclone Haima (Lawin) Oct 20, 2016

OCTOBER 12, 2016, WEDNESDAY

Luzon, Philippines faces the prospect of being buffeted by two tropical storms in a span of a week. Future typhoon Sarika (Karen) will hit central part of the province on October 16. And the northern tip of the island may receive a thrashing by another typhoon, Haima ( Lawin) around October 20-21, 2016.

Invest 93W, that is future Karen, is already intensifying. It has turned into a tropical depression. It lies about 500 kilometres east of Samar. By Friday it will have turned into a tropical storm. When is crosses central Luzon on Sunday, thankfully, it will be throwing out winds of 70-80 km/h, with a central minimum pressure of 987mb.

Typhoon Sarika will rapidly intensify into powerful category 3/4 typhoon when it enters the South China Sea. Forecast models are predicting it may turn into a 944 hPa storm on October 18. Present forecasts indicate a hit on Zhenjiang, China on October 19, 2016.

Meanwhile another cyclone is brewing in West Pacific Ocean near Micronesia islands. It will intensify into typhoon Haima (to be called Lawin by PAGASA) as it moves west over the coming days. Present forecasts say this typhoon may graze the northern tip of Luzon on October 20-21 and the go on and affect Taiwan.

TYPHOON HAIMA, LAWIN MAY TURN INTO A BIG MONSTER STORM