Typhoon Xangsane

I am raising the red flag on abovementioned typhoon, which is going to hammer the Philippines, Vietnam and southern Laos / northern Cambodia over the next 5 days.


In the above map, the purple date/time codes (like 29/06Z) indicate the forecast position of the typhoon at (e.g.) 29th September at 0600 GMT.
Xangsane is approaching the Philippines from the east-southeast with winds of 115 knots, which is equivalent to 130 mph, gusting to 140 knots (160 mph). The typhoon will pass directly over the capital, Manila, winds up to 90 knots (105 mph), before shifting out over the South China Sea. By the time it reaches Hue, in central Vietnam, it will have reinvigorated to 115 knots maximum sustained windspeeds. Because of its intensity, Xangsane will pass inland and only slowly lose intensity, as tropical hurricanes do over land. The forecast windspeeds for Monday, when the typhoon will be over southern Laos, are 95 kts or 110 mph. Because this is 5 days away, no further projection is made, but Xangsane could conceivably make it into Thailand.

Updates on its track are made on the Joint Typhoon Warning Center's website.

PLEASE RELAY // PLEASE RELAY