Metro Manila will experience partly cloudy skies with brief light rains. Servando said, “There is a very slim chance of tropical cyclone development in the remaining week of 2011”.

Meanwhile, a low-pressure area spotted in Cotabato City and the tail-end of a cold front will continue to bring rains over portions of the Visayas and Mindanao. A total of 19 cyclones entered the country this year.

By midday, the temperature was already pushing 50 degrees, and by midmorning it almost seemed like you could see all the way to California.By this time tomorrow there’s a real good chance temperatures could be 20 degrees colder and snow on the ground.

Friday: A 70 percent chance of snow is likely, with accumulation of one to three inches possible..

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 38. North-to-northeast wind between 6 and 9 mph. Mostly clear Christmas Eve, with a low around 21.

Christmas Day: Sunny, light wind from the North, with a high near 45. Clear Saturday night, with a low around 22.

Twenty-seven is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around120 km/h (74 mph).Wind gusts in the area maybe considerably higher.

According to the Saffir-Simpson damage scale the potential property damage and flooding from a storm of Twenty-seven’s strength (category 1) at landfall includes:
There is also the potential for flooding further inland due to heavy rain.

According to the report, there is a 45 percent possibility for an above-average hurricane season in 2012. In general, that means 12 to 15 named storms will form between June 1 to November 30.

Forecasters expect seven to nine of those named storms to become hurricanes, with three to four of them categorized as major hurricanes. Any storm category 3 and above is considered a major hurricane. The major factor that helps university forecasters create their annual report is Atlantic Thermohaline Circulation (THC).

Forecasters said, “When THC is stronger than normal, the tropical Atlantic [is] usually more conducive for hurricane formation and intensification”. The university will provide updates for the 2012 hurricane forecast on April 4, June 1 and Aug. 3.

Nineteen tropical storms formed this year – the third highest total since record keeping began in 1851. The 2011 season coupled with the years 1887, 1995 and 2010. The 2011 season made history as the first year ever that none of the first eight tropical storms reached hurricane status.

The long-term seasonal average, 1944-2010, is 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes, Category 3, 4 or 5. Six hurricanes and three major hurricanes formed in 2011.

The last major hurricane to hit the U.S. coast was Wilma, which made landfall very near Cape Romano, Fla., about 20 miles west of Everglades City, at 6:30 a.m. Oct. 24, 2005. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 125 mph - a strong Category 3.

Irene was the most destructive and deadly of all 2011 storms. Fifty-five deaths in the United States and Caribbean were attributed to Irene, as was most of the season’s $10 billion in damages. Irene was the first hurricane to make landfall on the coast of New Jersey in 108 years.

The weather experts say the first 10 days of December will also see large parts of Britain battered by strong winds and heavy rain, with snow forecast as early as Thursday. Gusts of up to 114mph lashed the Scottish Highlands.

Forecaster Jonathan Powell, of Positive Weather Solutions, said: “We’ve had a battering experience across parts of Scotland, also for Northern Ireland, north-west England, and west Wales. “It’s been caused by a deep area of low pressure which unleashed hurricane-force gusts.” He said another low pressure system was due to sweep in today, wreaking fresh havoc with severe gales and heavy rain. He warned that the rain tonight could trigger floods.

He said, “If that wasn’t enough, more systems are lining up during the opening week of December to deliver yet more strong winds”.

Chris Burton, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: “Storm-force winds will be caused by a strong depression to the north of Scotland. These winds are not too unusual for this time of year but are more commonly found further out at sea.”

Police and Western Isles Council advice the public to be careful because the gales can cause rising tides and from ocean spray.

This bodes well with yesterday’s forecast in mentioning the worst hit areas would be west of Los Angeles. This storm brought severe weather with it, heavy rainfall, gusty frontal zone winds, and heavy mountain snow above 5,000 to 6,000 feet.

The storm is expected to bring numerous showers and thunderstorms late tonight and early Tuesday morning, with heavy rain and a few severe storms possible. The main threat will be damaging winds, according to the weather service.

Here’s the National Weather Service forecast for Kyle and Buda:

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind between 10 and 15 mph.

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