Yutu's eyes began to open

At 7am 19.5 with a wind gust of 100 nautical miles / h (1 nautical mile = 1.852m), Yutu's eye (Con Rabbit) started to open at the center near 15.1 north of 132.4 degrees east. Warning No. 11 of the Hawaii Hurricane Alignment Center (JTWC, USA) said the storm had moved north-northwest, 12 nautical miles / h. It is forecasted that until 19:00 on May 19, the storm center reaches nearly 16.8 degrees north of 132.2 degrees east, the wind gusts up to 125 nautical miles / h.

The eye of the storm began to open.
(Photo: PAGASA)

By 7:00 am on May 20, the strong winds remained as the center of the storm approached 18.4 degrees north of 133.0 degrees east - from offshore the Philippines to the south of the Japanese Sea. After 24 hours, approximately the super typhoon level, until 19h20.5 Yutu will be subdued but the maximum wind is still 80 to 100 knots / h. It was not until 7 am 22.5, the new wind decreased to 45 to 55 knots / h. JTWC notes: At 10h 19.5, the center of the storm is nearly 15.5 degrees north of 132.4 degrees east, north-northwest, about 765 miles northwest of Iwo Jima (Japan). The wave column is 28 feet high (1 foot = 0.3048m).

* At 5 am on May 19, the Philippine forecast networks together spoke about storm Amang (local name of Yutu) with warnings east of Bicol area (14.3 degrees north of 133.0 degrees east), with maximum winds of 120 km / h, shocking 150km / h. Typhoon2000 network predicted, Yutu went north in the evening of May 19 and turned northwest from May 20. In the next 2-3 days, Typhoon Yutu will weaken slightly when passing through Iwo Jima island early Tuesday morning. The storm will not affect any part of the Philippines due to the distance from the eastern islands from 920 to 1,260km.

* At 1 am 19.5, observations of Japan JMA network said that the storm center is nearly 14.6 degrees north of 132.7 degrees east, strong winds are 65 to 95 nautical miles / h, stormy waters last 170 miles. It is forecasted that at 1 am 20.5, the wind will increase to 70 to 100 knots, going northwest to nearly 20.6 degrees north of 135.2 degrees east.

Dang Ngoc Khoa