It was also shown that most of the iconic Roxas Boulevard is now under water due to the high tide and storm surge combination earlier.  Since SM Mall of Asia is within close proximity to Roxas, I won’t be surprised if it was also flooded, specially since it stands on reclaimed land.

Let us all pray for our Filipino brothers that were affected by Typhoon Nesat / Typhoon Pedring…

Edit (Sept 30, 2011):  According to “skyscrapercity” MOA was NOT affected.  He maybe partly correct, there are images of wind damage, but none of flood damage.  It was shown on TV that the Baywalk side of MOA was damaged by the storm surge flood so…

To resolve this, what I did was to make sure I get enough vitamin C and sleep. Hopefully I won’t need Howard medical carts for my recovery.

I’m really scared now. It looks like Bagyong Santi (Mirinae) is really going to hit us directly in NCR and Rizal. See for yourself.

like Bagyong Santi is going to hit us directly here in Rizal.

Until now, there are still no signs of the incoming storm except for the clouds above. There’s no rain, no wind. Maybe this is what they call the calm before the storm. Here is what PAGASA has to say,

At 4:00 am today, the center of Typhoon “SANTI” (MIRINAE) {0921} was located based on satellite and surface data at 580 kms East Northeast of Infanta, Quezon (15.6°N, 127.2°E) with maximum sustained winds of 150 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph. It is moving West Southwest at 22 kph.

After the two previous storms that caused massive flooding, they say that this storm would likely to cause flooding too because the ground is still saturated with water and the dams are brimming full of water.

Here is the list of storm signals in the Philippines:

Signal No.3

(100-185 kph winds)  Polillo Islands

Signal No. 2

(60-100 kph winds)  Aurora
Quirino
Nueva Ecija
Bulacan
Tarlac
Zambales
Pampanga
Bataan
Rizal
Cavite
Laguna
Batangas
Lubang Is.
Quezon
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Metro Manila

Signal No. 1
(30-60 kph winds)  Isabela
Ifugao
Nueva Vizcaya
Benguet
La Union
Pangasinan
Albay
Burias Is.
Sorsogon
Marinduque
Oriental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro
Calamian Group

So if you are from Metro Manila, please be safe and prepared. They are even comparing Bagyong Santi with Milenyo. I just wish it goes away but I think there’s really no chance in that.

Typhoon Santi aka Mirinae according to Japan Meteorological Institute will hit the Philippines this Friday, October 31, 2009. As you can see at the picture of Santi’s probable path it is predicted to hit Metro Manila and the intensity could be “very strong.”
Here is PAGASA’s advisory about Typhoon Santi (Mirinae),

At 2:00 a.m. today, the center of Tropical Storm {0921} with an international name of “MIRINAE” was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 1,640 km East of Northern Luzon (16.0°N, 139.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 100 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 28 kph. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao.

Typhoon Santi's probable path

<Forecast for 30/18 UTC>
Intensity	Very Strong
Center position of probability circle	N15°30′(15.5°)
	E124°10′(124.2°)
Direction and speed of movement	W 20km/h(12kt)
Central pressure	940hPa
Maximum wind speed near the center	45m/s(85kt)
Maximum wind gust speed	60m/s(120kt)
Radius of probability circle	390km(210NM)
Storm warning area	Wide 540km(290NM)

As with any other forecasts, this is not final. Let’s hope Typhoon Santi (Mirinae) changes its path or gets weaker.