TROPICAL STORM MIRINAE STRENGTHENS, Heading Towards RP!

Reports from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows, this tropical storm sustained winds of 52 mph on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (8:00 A.M. EDT), at 205 nautical miles northwest of Guam.

NASA's Aqua satellite acquired infrared and microwave images revealed that it is expected to carry high powerful thunderstorms and heavy rains or precipitation.

The said images were created from Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) and both were showing the storm was aggressively developing eye and high, powerful thunderstorms, which are all clear indications that it continues to intensify.

Mirinae is consistently moving west-northwest of the Northern Marianas and heading towards the Philippines and is expected to landfall by sometime early morning of this coming Saturday.

NASA seemingly correcting PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Service Administration) as it noted on its advisory that the latter's website claims no tropical cyclone existing within Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), when the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center have seen this acceleration of Mirinae, which is greater than the typical of 45 knots.

"The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Service Administration (PAGASA) as it noted on their website that "as of today, October 27 2009, 23:30:31 PHT no tropical cyclone existing within Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)," as NASA exactly stated.

Although Mirinae is not as strong as its predecessors, Lupit, Parma and Ketsana, it is expected to carry heavy rains and thunderstorms, which could be more than enough to flood North and Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and some other portions of the South Luzon.