At 9:00 p.m. EST on Thursday the center of Tropical Storm Mekkhala was located at 11.6°N and longitude 131.1°E which put it about 540 miles east of Tacloban and about 710 miles east-southeast of Manila, Philippines.  Mekkhala was moving toward the west at 9 m.p.h.  The maximum sustained wind speed was 45 m.p.h. and there … Continue reading Tropical Storm Mekkhala Intensifies Slightly As It Moves Toward the Philippines