PAGASA – Ursula Intensified Into Severe Tropical Storm
PAGASA – Weather bureau PAGASA recently said that the weather disturbance Ursula has intensified into a severe tropical storm.
The bureau said in their 4 AM weather bulletin that Ursula (Internationally called “Phanfone”) was last seen at about 315 kilometers east of the town of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.
According to Inquirer, Ursula is packed with maximum sustained winds of about 95 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 115 kilometers per hour. It is currently moving west northwest at 30 kilometers per hour.
Ursula is expected to make landfall over Eastern Samar on Tuesday afternoon or evening.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) are raised over the following areas:
- Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Masbate
- Burias and Ticao Islands
- Northern Samar
- Eastern Samar
- Samar
- Leyte
- Biliran
- extreme northern Cebu
- Bantayan and Camotes Islands
- Bantayan
- Madridejos
- Santa Fe
- Daanbantayan
- Medellin
- San Remigio
- Bogo City
- Tabogon
- Tabuelan
- Borbon
- San Francisco
- Poro
- Tudela
- Pilar
- Bantayan and Camotes Islands
- northeastern Iloilo
- Carles
- Balasan
- Estancia
- Batad
- San Dionisio
- Concepcion
- northern Capiz
- Pilar
- President Roxas
- Pontevedra
- Panay
- Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1
- Metro Manila
- Bataan
- Bulacan
- Rizal
- Cavite
- Quezon province
- Laguna
- Batangas
- Camarines Sur
- Camarines Norte
- Catanduanes
- Marinduque
- Romblon
- Occidental Mindoro
- Lubang Island
- Oriental Mindoro
- Calamian Islands
- Cuyo Islands
- Southern Leyte
- the rest of northern Cebu
- Carmen
- Asturias
- Tuburan
- Catmon
- Sogod
- Central Cebu
- Aloguinsan
- Carcar City
- Pinamungahan
- San Fernando
- Naga City
- Toledo City
- Minglanilla
- Balamban
- Talisay City
- Cebu City
- Cordova
- Lapu-Lapu City
- Mandaue City
- Consolacion
- Liloan
- Compostela
- Danao City
- northeastern Bohol
- Inabanga
- Danao
- Dagohoy
- Pilar
- Guindulman
- Anda
- Candijay
- Alicia
- Buenavista
- Jetafe
- Talibon
- Trinidad
- Bien Unido
- San Miguel
- Ubay
- Mabini
- Pres. Carlos P. Garcia
- Aklan
- Antique
- the rest of Capiz
- the rest of Iloilo
- Guimaras
- northern Negros Occidental
- Bacolod City
- Bago City
- Cadiz City
- Calatrava
- Enrique B. Magalona
- Escalante City
- La Carlota City
- La Castellana
- Manapla
- Moises Padilla
- Binalbagan
- Hinigaran
- Isabela
- Murcia
- Pontevedra
- Pulupandan
- Sagay City
- Salvador Benedicto
- San Carlos City
- San Enrique
- Silay City
- Talisay City
- Toboso
- Valladolid
- Victorias City
- northern Negros Oriental
- Canlaon City
- Guihulngan City
- Jimalalud
- La Libertad
- Vallehermoso
- Dinagat Islands
- Surigao del Norte
- Siargao
- Bucas Grande Islands
Based on the report, occasional to frequent heavy rains will prevail over Dinagat Islands, Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands, Eastern Visayas, Sorsogon, Masbate, northern and central Cebu, northern Negros Provinces, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras and Romblon.
Meanwhile, the rest of Bicol Region, Quezon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, and the rest of Visayas and Surigao del Norte will face light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains.
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