Weather warning issued for Phuket

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Weather warning issued for Phuket

The Phuket News

 

More heavy rains are expected due to the influence of a northeastern monsoon and a low pressure system in Malaysia. Source: TMD
 

PHUKET: The Thailand Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued a severe weather alert from today through to Monday (December 5) for multiple provinces across Southern Thailand, including Phuket.

 

According to the Thai Met, a low pressure system moving from Malaysia together with a strong northeastern monsoon will bring more heavy rains to the Gulf of Thaialnd and the Andaman region in the coming three days.
 

Provinces to be affected include Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, Ranong, Suratthani (including Koh Samui), Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Songkhla.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/weather-warning-issued-for-phuket-60109.php#MYxwOzYQEkSdm1eX.97

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-12-03

 

 

[sn1per]

Thanks for the warning for Koh Samui...... unfortunately we have been Michael Fish'D

[LivinginKata]

Been watching this bad weather rolling in for the last 3 days.

[KhunBENQ]

28 minutes ago, sn1per said:

Thanks for the warning for Koh Samui...... unfortunately we have been Michael Fish'D

 

I needed some Google to get this joke (for the Brit's)

 

[LivinginKata]

2 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

 

I needed some Google to get this joke (for the Brit's)

 

 

A long time weather man on the BBC.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fish

 

He became infamous in the wake of the Great Storm of 1987; a few hours before the storm broke, on 15 October 1987, he said during a forecast: "Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way... well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!". That evening, the worst storm to hit South East England for three centuries caused record damage and killed 19 people.

 

[skatewash]

 

[stevenl]

It seems a different situation.

 

Here a warning is issued after we had the strongest wind and rain, and the wind really was hardly worth mentioning.

[madmitch]

Does it take a couple of days for the Meteorological Office to have their announcement approved? 

 

Could this explain why severe weather warnings are generally released a while after the bad weather has commenced?

[Shot]

^^^Good thing we aren't in Tornado Alley.

[Arandora]

3 hours ago, madmitch said:

Does it take a couple of days for the Meteorological Office to have their announcement approved? 

 

Could this explain why severe weather warnings are generally released a while after the bad weather has commenced?

The TMD started to issue severe weather warnings about this system on 29th November! The latest warning is No.18. This hardly deserves the above criticism. It seems like it is only when the Press report the warnings that people look at the TMD website and then only to criticise it. 

[Old Croc]

Seems most of the storm missed Phuket anyway.

Very little rain recorded and most of the heavy weather is now west and south of the Island.

[stevenl]

8 hours ago, Arandora said:

The TMD started to issue severe weather warnings about this system on 29th November! The latest warning is No.18. This hardly deserves the above criticism. It seems like it is only when the Press report the warnings that people look at the TMD website and then only to criticise it. 

If the aim of the warning is to reach the people on the island, it might be a good idea then to rethink their communication strategy.

 

It is not working at the moment with the warnings reaching the people after the event.

[pagallim]

19 minutes ago, stevenl said:

If the aim of the warning is to reach the people on the island, it might be a good idea then to rethink their communication strategy.

 

 

The Mexicans seem to have it pretty well sussed.

 

Edited December 4, 2016 by pagallim

[Felt 35]

http://www.tmd.go.th/en/province.php?StationNumber=48564

 

10 % precipitation is hardly worth mentioned. As a previous cyclist on the island our general rule of thumb  was that if tmd not forecast more than 30-40% precipitation it usually was brilliant sunshine.

[aslimversgwm]

1 hour ago, pagallim said:

 

The Mexicans seem to have it pretty well sussed.

 

love it! Cheers mate!!

[GiantFan]

Provinces to the east bore the brunt.  Wind shift to SE helped.  Breezy this morning.

[orpheus454]

2 hours ago, stevenl said:

If the aim of the warning is to reach the people on the island, it might be a good idea then to rethink their communication strategy.

 

It is not working at the moment with the warnings reaching the people after the event.

 

It was widely disseminated through the local media from the 29th.

 

What would you like? A telegram...?

[stevenl]

 
It was widely disseminated through the local media from the 29th.
 
What would you like? A telegram...?

Telegram would be nice.
But did not see any warning here, on Phuket news or Phuket gazette until it was too late.

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[Guest]

I guess we were lucky with this one. The folks in Samui on the other hand were not so lucky..

 

 

[Guest]

15 hours ago, pagallim said:

 

The Mexicans seem to have it pretty well sussed.

 

Estonians are not that lucky.

[keeniau96]

Seems the Thai forecasters follow Winston Churchill's advice: I prefer to do my forecasting after the event.