Typhoon BEBINCA (Seniang/31W)   click to view!
Date of Observation: November 01 - 03, 2000
Place of Observation: Typhoon2000.com's Weather Station, Naga City [13.6N 123.2E], Philippines
Lowest Pressure (MSLP) Recorded: 994.6 millibars | Highest Wind Speed Recorded: 72 kph (SW)

OBS.#  DATE / TIME*   PRES.(mb.)  -/+ (mb.)  WIND SPD/DIR  STORM DISTANCE        REMARKS

 1     11-01/8:00pm    1006.8       0.0       10 kph/NE     426 km. ESE     =Start 6-hr. Obs.=
2 11-02/2:00am 1003.4 -3.4 5 kph/N 323 km. ESE =Start 3-hr. Obs.=
3 5:00am 1003.0 -0.4 10 kph/NNW 290 km. ESE Wind Gust of 48 kph coming from the NNW recorded @ 5:27am.
4 8:00am 1003.0 0.0 30 kph/NNW 173 km. East BEBINCA is consi- dered a small system, intensifies into a Typhoon. Station entering the western quadrant.
5 11:00am 999.7 -3.3 20 kph/WNW 110 km. ENE =Start Hrly. Obs.= System rapidly intensifying as it crosses Catanduanes.
6 12:00pm 996.6 -3.1 20 kph/W 85 km. ENE 30-km. Ragged "Eye" develops quickly as it appears on Sate- llite Imagery after crossing Catanduanes. Western Quadrant re- mains weak. Caramoan Peninsula buffetted by Strong Winds.
7 1:00pm 996.3 -0.3 25 kph/W ... Heavy Rains begins to fall over station (Naga) as Winds picks-up a little. Entering storm's Southern quadrant.
8 2:00pm 994.9 -1.4 25 kph/WSW 64 km. NNE Bebinca continues to intensify as it brushes the coastal areas of Northern Camarines Sur... Wind Gust of 40 kph coming from the W recorded @ 2:07pm.
9 3:00pm 994.6 -0.3 25 kph/SW 57 km. North Closest Point of Approach (CPA) to Station (Naga)... Lowest Pressure Recorded. Winds still weak but rains heavy. Bicol River rising up.
10 4:00pm 994.9 +0.3 45 kph/SW 68 km. NNW "Eye" nears the coast of Camarines Norte. Wind Gust of 60 kph coming from the SW recorded @ 3:53pm. Station entering the storm's SE quadrant.
11 5:00pm 997.0 +2.1 55 kph/SW 84 km. NNW "Eye" passes by 10 km. NE of Daet, Cam. Norte. PAGASA Radar Station in Daet reported gust of 120 kph, with pressure readings of 986.7 mb.
12 6:00pm 998.3 +1.3 40 kph/SSW ... Barometer rising... Highest Gust of 72 kph recorded @ 5:34pm coming from the SW. Another gust of 54 kph recorded @ 6:04pm also from SW.
13 7:00pm 1000.0 +1.7 35 kph/SSW ... Winds diminishing... Wind Gust of 48 kph recorded @ 7:05pm coming from the SSW. Observation clearly shows that Bebinca has a small wind radius of approx. 50 km. w/ greater radii over the SE quadrant.
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Published: Tuesday, 14 November 2000
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