REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines
NDRRMC UPDATE
Severe Weather Bulletin No. 11 re Tropical Storm " OFEL" (Son-Tinh)
DATE 25 October 2012, 11 :00 AM
Source: PAGASA DOST
I. SITUATION OVERVIEW:
Releasing Officer:
YusEC BE I 0 T. RAMOS
Dir ctor, NDRRMC and
Admi nistrator, OCD
Tropical Storm "OFEL" has crossed the southern part of Mindoro Island and is
now moving towards the west Philippine sea.
20'
Oct. 2012
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Locat ion of Center:
(as of 10:00 a.m.)
Coordinates:
Strength:
1"9:1 70 -50 .3) 10
10-80 -60 ..0 20
40 km West of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
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I 13.1 N, 120.3E
I Maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center
I and gustiness of up to 90 kph
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Movement: 1 West Northwest at 22 kph
Telefax: NDRRMC Opcen (+632) 911-1406; 912-2665; 912-5668; NDRRMC Secretariat (+632) 912-0441 ; 912-5947;
Office of the Administrator, Office of Civil Defense (+632) 912-2424
Email: opcen@ndrrmc.qov.ph Website: www.ndrrmc.qov.ph
Forecast
Positions/Outlook:
Friday morning:
510 KM West of Metro Manila
Areas Having Public Storm Warning Signal
PSWS# -
Signal No. 2
(61-100 kph winds)
Signal No. 1
(30-60 kph winds)
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Romblon, Oriental and None
Occidental Mindoro,
Lubang Island,
Marinduque and
J Batangas
Metro Manila, Bataan,
Southern Quezon,
Burias Island and
Mas bate
A klan
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Capiz
Iloilo
Calamian Group of
Islands
Public storm signal elsewhere is now lowered.
Mindanao
None
None
Residents living in low lying and mountainous areas under public storm warning signal
(PSWS) #2 and #1 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides. Likewise,
those living in coastal areas under signal # 2 are alerted of possible storm surges.
Estimated rainfall amount is from 5 - 25 mm per hour (moderate - intense) within the 350
km diameter of the Tropical Storm.
Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the
Seaboards of Luzon and over the eastern Seaboard of Central Luzon due to the
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. 11 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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