MICRONESIA & THE PHILIPPINES AMBER Thursday 2 nd March 2015 TYPHOON MAYSAK IMPACT ASSESSMENT OFFICIAL This assessment is based on the assessment made by.

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MICRONESIA & THE PHILIPPINES AMBER Thursday 2 nd March 2015 TYPHOON MAYSAK IMPACT ASSESSMENT OFFICIAL This assessment is based on the assessment made by the UN/EC Global Disaster Alert and Co- ordination System (GDACS) in association with OCHA and the Met Office Global Guidance Unit.

W Pacific TC MAYSAK - SATELLITE Headline Summary Typhoon Maysak is expected to make landfall on the eastern coast of central Luzon (Philippines) late Saturday/early Sunday. It is expected to weaken to a Category 1 storm before making landfall. Maximum significant wave height at Z is 40 FT. Population expected to be affected by Cat 1 (65 KT) or higher is 2.2 million. Extensive damage caused on Micronesian Islands (9 or more deaths). Comments Typhoon Maysak (downgraded from Super Typhoon) is 725 NM east of Manila (020900Z). Moving NW at 7 KT. © Crown Copyright 2015OFFICIALJOMOC Below: Cloud map. The map shows the areas affected by tropical storm strength winds (green), 50 knot winds (orange) and cyclone wind strengths (red). (Source: JRC)

W Pacific IMPACT ASSESSMENT Typhoon MAYSAK is expected to have a MEDIUM humanitarian Impact. Population affected by category 1 (65 KT) wind speeds or higher – 2.2 million people (GDACS). YELLOW/AMBER impact expected for the Philippines. Main risk from flooding, especially in coastal areas of eastern Luzon. Maximum significant wave height at Z was 40 FT in open water. Maysak (a Category 5 Super Typhoon at the time) caused at least 9 deaths and serious damage to infrastructure, houses, soil and crops in the state of Chuuk (Micronesia). Overall, models are in agreement, giving high confidence in the JTWC track (right). AMBER IMPACT – MAYSAK © Crown Copyright 2015OFFICIALJOMOC Forecast storm track as of Z Warning #26 source: Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC)

W Pacific RAINFALL – TC MAYSAK © Crown Copyright 2015OFFICIALJOMOC

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