wxmeddler Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I got a hold of Josh. They have no/little cell service but aparently the data is still on, so I'm talking to him via facebook. He made it to Bayler safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick05 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 looks like they might still clip the northern eyewall... and i kinda don't want them getting stuck in Dingalan... there's only one major road leading out of there and it will definitely be affected once the storm passes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Flooding already in progress in some parts of Manila. Looks like a tough one incoming for the metro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Josh updating on FB, getting in it already. Power is out, they are on the second floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Josh is getting crushed. Glass doors violently shaking, air rushing through building. Lots of things breaking outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick05 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 the eye is now just south of Baler: http://noah.dost.gov.ph/ 8pm obs from Baler shows 961hPa pressure and 54kph N sustained... it probably ramped up quickly after that... thanks Ginxy for updates from them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 the eye is now just south of Baler: http://noah.dost.gov.ph/ thanks Ginxy for updates from them.. Crush job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Crush job Wow! They are in for quite a ride! Hope they both stay safe (hope its possible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 looks like they are dead center for the eye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob1 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 looks like they are dead center for the eye?It looks they're just north (assuming they're in the sabang beach area of Baler) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncforecaster89 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Based on radar, they are just N of the eye, but are in the north eye wall-exactly where I would want to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 based on location point Josh posted on FB they are just on the northern fringe of the eye. That backside looks to be pretty crazy for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 looks like they are dead center for the eye? maybe northern eyewall, hard to say with this radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Oceanfront and Northern eyewall of a west bound train, yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncforecaster89 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Patrick posted the link to the radar site. If you zoom in with the Subic station doppler radar, it gives the best view from where they are located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncforecaster89 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Being a night time landfall will make it a lot more intense. ..hear more than you can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 "10:45 pm. Hotel getting pounded. Glass door blew open and six workers couldn't shut it. It finally tore off its hinges and the staff had to just abandon the room. Then other doors blew open. Pandemonium. The wind is coming right off the ocean now, and water is flooding into other dining room. Constant rumbling and clanking sounds." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 "10:45 pm. Hotel getting pounded. Glass door blew open and six workers couldn't shut it. It finally tore off its hinges and the staff had to just abandon the room. Then other doors blew open. Pandemonium. The wind is coming right off the ocean now, and water is flooding into other dining room. Constant rumbling and clanking sounds." Amazing he still can text that out to FB, sounds crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Dingalan school 953 in the eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Winds have picked up considerably in the last 15 minutes here outside Manila....Not expecting too much craziness in the SW then SE quandrants, but I am on the 17th floor, so that should be interesting. Locals here are mostly unfazed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Josh update, typhoon passed, property is trashed, trapped in the hotel by fallen trees, relaxed and smiling. 3 typhoon eye walls in one week, gonna take a break from chasing. Amazing run Josh, just amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob1 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Success!! Great trip, I guess Phailin is not an option (Cheesy but necessary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Three eyewalls in one week?! That has to be some kind of record Sent from Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick05 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 amazing indeed; congrats!! anyway, looks like the eye will pass close to Clark, hopefully we can get some nice obs from there; they just gusted to 62kt last hour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 What if the Wilpha track shifts towards a Japanese landfall? Would you go for 4? Or would something that latitude (near 35ºN) be a let down after 3 red meat typhoons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Japan needs to keep an eye on Wipha. 12z Euro and 18z GFS are worrisome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick05 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 What if the Wilpha track shifts towards a Japanese landfall? Would you go for 4? Or would something that latitude (near 35ºN) be a let down after 3 red meat typhoons? would be awesome.. Boso Peninsula in the Chiba Prefecture looks like the perfect place based on latest forecast tracks... after the storm, he can just then take the next direct flight out of RJAA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 What if the Wilpha track shifts towards a Japanese landfall? Would you go for 4? Or would something that latitude (near 35ºN) be a let down after 3 red meat typhoons? Looking more like the second question will be more relevant one, because the GFS/ECMWF have shifted west dramatically. The WPAC has been on fire these few weeks. I've never really seen it like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick05 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 looks like Josh and co. may have difficulty getting out of the area... i'm starting to read reports of local roads and highways impassable to vehicles due to fallen trees and washed out bridges.. however, i haven't read any specific reports from Baler as of yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Hunter Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Hey guys! Josh and I are doing well in Baler, was a rough ride but a remarkably swift one, the main event only lasting about 3.5 hours. We luckily stumbled across the only source of light in town, thanks to the hotel having a massive generator. I ditched my usual fancy camera and went rogue with Josh into the storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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