Re: Juan Floater Page, They still call it Megi, guess they didn't get the Memo lol.........
Posted by hanna on 10/16/2010, 12:43 pm
chucky you are correct, it is referred to as Juan in the Philippians, the international name is Megi.  

This article seems to be the most current regarding the super typhoon Megi / Juan and how it is effecting the Philippines.

Storm signal raised as 'Juan' nears Cagayan

MANILA, Philippines (1st UPDATE) - Weather bureau PAGASA raised storm signal 1 over the Cagayan, Isabela, Babuyan and Calayan group of islands in northern Philippines earlier than expected as super typhoon 'Juan' (international name, Megi) picked up speed.

In its last briefing on Saturday, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Dr. Graciano Yumul, Jr. said Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) planned to raise storm signals over parts of northern Luzon early Sunday.

However, since typhoon Juan was moving faster and had slightly changed its direction from west-northwest to westward, Yumul said they decided to raise storm signal 1 before midnight of Saturday.

Yumul said the typhoon will definitely hit northern Luzon but will spare Metro Manila. He said the national capital region will just experience cloudy weather and some rainfall.

As of 10 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 16), PAGASA said Juan was 770 kilometers (kms) east of Aparri, Cagayan (coordinates:  18.5°N, 129.7°E).

It had maximum winds of 140 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center with gustiness of up to 170 kph.

The super typhoon had picked up speed from 20 kph early Saturday afternoon to 24 kph late Saturday.

PAGASA said Juan would be 260 kms east of Aparri, Cagayan by Sunday evening.

PAGASA advised "residents living in low lying and mountainous areas" under signal no. 1 to be alert "against possible flashfloods and landslides."

"Residents in coastal areas under signal # 1 are alerted of possible storm surges," PAGASA sai

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10/16/10/storm-signal-raised-juan-nears-cagayan
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