Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand

[PeteC]

"So, the upper part of Thailand is stepping into wintertime. Rainfall will reduce,"

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/nationa ... 91936.html

[Big Boy]

We're back to sunshine and very thin cloud here in Hua Hin. The lake that had formed opposite my home has vanished overnight - the tide has gone out and left a muddy mess

[Big Boy]

I've received a message from our resident weather man, Pete. It seems that they had 19cms of rain in just 20 minutes over there, and most communications have been washed out. It could be days (if not weeks) before they are restored.

Just another reason to be pleased that we've chosen Hua Hin rather than Pattaya.

[Takiap]

"So, the upper part of Thailand is stepping into wintertime. Rainfall will reduce,"

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/nationa ... 91936.html

The water people in our area must have read the same article and decided to start preparing for a drought because we've not had any government water for a few days now.

[Big Boy]

"Rainfall will reduce,"

Did you believe them?

[PeteC]

"Rainfall will reduce,"

Did you believe them?

I'm back none the worse for wear, I think. Internet came back last night, but no phones yet. It was a totally freak storm off the sea, whereas as it was going on the wife and neighbor were shopping in pattaya where it was sunny the entire time. 19CM in 40 minutes recorded by the town and every soi and road turned into a raging river with storm drains spouting water upwards a meter high, that's what did the damage to the TOT switch boxes, nowhere for the water to go. No house damage, the pool just merged with the side yard into one big lake for a day. Pete

[Big Boy]

Sounds more like a Tsunami rather than rainfall. Welcome back.

[PeteC]

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/3 ... south-gulf

Tropical storm prompts alerts for South, Gulf
Risk of heavy rain, flash floods and mudslides

Published: 15/11/2012 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News

The government has gone on alert for a tropical depression in the South China Sea, expected to enter the Gulf of Thailand this weekend.

The storm, located about 400 kilometres southeast of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, is moving west slowly at a wind speed of 55kph, the Meteorological Department said.

"We're evaluating the situation," said Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi, who issued warnings against the risk of storm surges (a sudden increase of sea water), flash floods and mudslides.

Mr Plodprasop said storms forming near the cape of Vietnam tend to enter the Gulf of Thailand.

If the storm passes the upper Gulf, provinces covering an area from Phetchaburi to the South will be affected.

However, if its path is in the middle of the Gulf, the storm will be felt from Prachuap Khiri Khan to the southern provinces.

The Meteorological Department expects the tropical depression will pass the upper Gulf tomorrow and on Saturday, and the Andaman Sea by Sunday.

However, the storm is likely to move south if the cold wind in the North gets stronger, said Mr Plodprasop, who is also chief of the Water and Flood Management Commission.

Somchai Baimuang, acting chief of the Thai Meteorological Department, said the centre of the storm depression in the Lower South China Sea is heading towards Ho Chi Minh City at a wind speed of 55kph.

"We expect the depression will move through the Indochinese peninsula to Thailand within hours.

"In that case, we will see heavy rain in the Northeast, the Central Plain and the upper South while the temperature in the North will fall," he said.

Mr Somchai said the department is closely monitoring the depression in case it changes into a tropical storm.

Meanwhile, natural gas operators in the Gulf of Thailand are booking thousands of hotel rooms in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Khanom district to put up staff in the event the storm hits their work sites and workers have to be evacuated.

US-based oil company Chevron and PTT Exploration and Production Plc have contacted hotel operators to reserve at least 1,000 rooms, said Seri Thanatsorasat, chairman of Nakhon Si Thammarat tourism association.

"However, one problem is that there are only about 650 hotel rooms available in Khanom," said Mr Seri, who owns the Khanom Golden Beach Hotel.

Khanom is nearest to their work sites, requiring only 45 minutes' travel, said a Chevron official.

Chevron and PTT each have about 1,000 staff who may need to be evacuated if the storm enters the Gulf of Thailand.

Chevron is following reports about the storm's movement from the Meteorological Department as it decides whether to evacuate its staff. It has 10 helicopters on standby for the task.

[PeteC]

Are you having a wet Loy Kratong there in Hua Hin? We are under water once again over here and it's still raining in sheets. I don't think I ever remember a November as wet as this one. Should we try for a wet Christmas?! ...,or even better is no hot season. Pete

[GLCQuantum]

We got a bit lucky on the edge of Bangkok. Got through the whole Loy Krathong school activities without a drop. The kids had just set their krathongs off in the swimming pool when the heavens opened up. It is really coming down now! Gonna be a while I think!

[Big Boy]

Been pouring down for most of the day.

[Terry]

Well - it's windy, peeing down and 18 degrees here in Hanoi - can't wait to get back to HH in time for a warm Christmas

[blue05]

only lived in Thailand 7 years and never saw a November like it, still raining now, hope it holds off tonight

[Big Boy]

never saw a November like it, still raining now, hope it holds off tonight

Which part of Thailand are you living? I know that my memory is going, but I don't remember much rain before today.

[Dannie Boy]

never saw a November like it, still raining now, hope it holds off tonight

Which part of Thailand are you living? I know that my memory is going, but I don't remember much rain before today.

I'm on the HH side of Cha Am but we've had a lot of rain the last week, with the worst last night and today, hardly stopped at all and we have puddles everywhere in the garden