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<td>Re: [talk-ph] Typhoon forecast over Northern Luzon</td>
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<td>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:13:58 +0800</td>
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<td>maning sambale <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com"><emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com></a></td>
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<td>Jean-Guilhem Cailton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jgc@arkemie.com"><jgc@arkemie.com></a></td>
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<td>HOT <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:hot@openstreetmap.org"><hot@openstreetmap.org></a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:talk-ph@openstreetmap.org">talk-ph@openstreetmap.org</a></td>
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<pre>At the moment this the best that we can. Please trace large rivers
(from Landsat):
Chico River Basin
Agno
Cagayan
Abra
Magat
Vintar Laoag River
I will update the list soon.
On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Jean-Guilhem Cailton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jgc@arkemie.com"><jgc@arkemie.com></a> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> - "Potentially catastrophic Super Typhoon Megi approaching the Philippines"
> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1661">http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1661</a>
>
> - From <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/:">http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/:</a>
> Hourly Update on Typhoon "JUAN"
> As of 6:00 a.m., today (Monday, 18 October 2010), Typhoon "JUAN" was located
> at 190 km East of Tuguegarao,Cagayan. (17.5°N, 123.5°E) with maximum
> sustained winds of 225 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 260 kph.
> Moving West Southwest at 19 kph. Estimated central pressure: 922 hpa.
>
>
> - NOAA numerical weather model, as shown by zyGrib, forecast that typhoon
> trajectory should sweep over Northern Luzon.
>
>
> Certainly, Mappers from the Philippines could say better what could be of
> help.
>
> It seems that OSM map of the potentially affected area contains many towns
> without connecting roads (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://osm.org/go/42hNR6">http://osm.org/go/42hNR6</a>-- ). It is difficult to
> trace them without more imagery than is available now (I've let our contact
> at Spot Image know about this), but we could already use Landsat to map
> rivers (as heavy rains are forecast, and flash floods possible).
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jean-Guilhem
>
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maning
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