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NDRRMC Update SWB No. 10 (Final) Re Typhoon Karen

This document provides an update on Typhoon Karen over the Philippines and surrounding areas. It summarizes that Karen has moved out of the Philippine area of responsibility and is now located south of Okinawa, Japan, moving north at 19 kph with maximum sustained winds of 185 kph. Moderate to heavy rains are expected over parts of northern Philippines due to Karen enhancing the southwest monsoon. Fishing boats and small watercraft are advised not to venture out in waters around major parts of the Philippines. Local disaster management councils have been advised to take precautionary measures.

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NDRRMC Update SWB No. 10 (Final) Re Typhoon Karen

This document provides an update on Typhoon Karen over the Philippines and surrounding areas. It summarizes that Karen has moved out of the Philippine area of responsibility and is now located south of Okinawa, Japan, moving north at 19 kph with maximum sustained winds of 185 kph. Moderate to heavy rains are expected over parts of northern Philippines due to Karen enhancing the southwest monsoon. Fishing boats and small watercraft are advised not to venture out in waters around major parts of the Philippines. Local disaster management councils have been advised to take precautionary measures.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

NAllOtw. DWlER RISK REDUCTION AND INAGEMENT COUNCIL


National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines
NDRRMC UPDATE
Severe Weather Bulletin No. 10 (FINAL) re
Typhoon " KAREN" (SANBA)
Releasing Officer:
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xecutive Director, NDRRMC and
Administrator, OCD
DATE : 15 September 2012, 10:45 PM
Source: PAGASA-DOST
I. SITUATION OVERVIEW:
TYPHOON "KAREN" IS NOW OUTSIDE THE PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBI LITY
(PAR) AND CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN ISLAND OF JAPAN.
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PAGASA Track as of 8 p.m., 15 September 201 2
Satellite Picture at 9:32p.m., 15 September 2012
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(as of 10:00 PM)
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j gustiness of up to 220 kph
I Movement I North at 19 kph
Sunday morning
50 km Northeast of Okinawa, Japan
Forecast Positions
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 : [email protected] Website: www.ndrrmc.qov.ph
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Estimated rainfall amount is from 15-30 mm per hour (heavy-intense) within the 550 km
diameter of the Typhoon.
"Karen" will continue to enhance the Southwest Monsoon that will bring occasional
moderate to heavy rains over the llocos Region, Cordilla Administrative Region (CAR)
and Central Luzon. Residents in these areas are advised to be alert against possible
flashfloods and landslides.
Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out over the
northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Luzon, over the eastern seaboard of
Central Luzon, and over the seaboards of Southern Luzon due to big waves being
generated by Typhoon "Karen" and by the enhanced Southwest Monsoon
With this development, this is the final bulletin for this weather disturbance.
II. ACTION/S TAKEN
NDRRMC-OPCEN
Disseminated Severe Weather Bulletin No. 10 (FINAL) on Typhoon " KAREN" to all OCD
Regional Centers through SMS and facsimile and uploaded same at 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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