PAGASA – Ulysses Now In West PH Sea, Signal No. 3 Up Over 5 Areas

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PAGASA – Ulysses Now In West PH Sea, Signal No. 3 Up Over 5 Areas

PAGASA – PAGASA recently said that Typhoon Ulysses is now located over the West Philippine Sea while TCWS No. 3 is up over five areas.

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The state weather bureau said in its 11 AM advisory that heavy to intense with at times torrential rains is expected over Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, and Tarlac until this afternoon.

Moderate to heavy with at times intense rains is expected over Cordillera Administrative Region, mainland Cagayan Valley, and Babuyan Islands, Calabarzon, Metro Manila, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, and the rest of Central Luzon.

Visayas and rest of Luzon may face light to moderate with at times heavy rains.

The bureau added that between Thursday afternoon and night, Cordillera Administrative Region, the eastern portions of Cagayan and Isabela, Zambales, Bataan, Aurora, Metro Manila, Cavite, the western portion of Batangas, and the northern portion of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island may face moderate to heavy rains.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals were hoisted over the following areas:

  • TCWS No. 3
    • The western portion of Pangasinan (Bayambang, Bautista, Alcala, Santo Tomas, Malasiqui, Santa Barbara, Mangaldan, Dagupan City, Basista, San Carlos City, Calasiao, Binmaley, Urbiztondo, Mangatarem, Aguilar, Bugallon, Lingayen, Labrador, Infanta, Mabini, Sual, Dasol, Burgos, Alaminos City, Agno, Bani, Bolinao, Anda)
    • Zambales,
    • Bataan,
    • Tarlac,
    • Pampanga
  • TCWS No. 2
    • Central and southern portions of Isabela (Mallig, Quirino, Ilagan, Roxas, Burgos, Gamu, Palanan, San Mariano, Dinapigue, San Guillermo, Benito Soliven, Naguilian, Reina Mercedes, Luna, San Manuel, Aurora, Cabatuan, Cauayan City, San Mateo, Alicia, Angadanan, Echague, Jones, San Agustin, San Isidro, Ramon, Santiago City, Cordon),
    • Quirino,
    • Nueva Vizcaya,
    • Mountain Province,
    • Ifugao,
    • Benguet,
    • Southern portion of Ilocos Sur (Cervantes, Quirino, San Emilio, Lidlidda, Santiago, Banayoyo, Candon City, Galimuyod, Gregorio Del Pilar, Salcedo, Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz, Sigay, Suyo, Tagudin, Alilem, Sugpon),
    • La Union,
    • the rest of Pangasinan,
    • Aurora,
    • Nueva Ecija,
    • Bulacan,
    • Metro Manila,
    • Cavite,
    • Rizal,
    • Laguna,
    • Batangas,
    • Northern and western portions of Quezon (Mauban, Pagbilao, Tayabas City, Lucena City, Sariaya, Candelaria, San Antonio, Tiaong, Dolores, Lucban, Sampaloc, Real, Infanta, General Nakar) including Polillo Islands,
    • Northwestern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro),
    • Northwestern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Abra de Ilog) including Lubang Island
  • TCWS No. 1
    • The rest of Isabela,
    • Kalinga,
    • Abra,
    • the rest of Ilocos Sur,
    • the rest of northern portion Oriental Mindoro (Baco, Calapan City, Naujan, Victoria, Pola),
    • the rest of northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Mamburao, Santa Cruz), and
    • the central portion of Quezon (Gumaca, Macalelon, Pitogo, Unisan, Agdangan, Plaridel, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Quezon, Alabat, Perez)

Based on the report, the eye f Ulysses was last spotted at about 85 kilometers west of Iba, Zambales as of 10 AM on Thursday.

It is moving westward at 25 kilometers per hour and is packed with 130 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 200 kilometers per hour.

Ulysses is expected to slightly intensify as it crosses the West Philippine Sea, away from the landmass. It is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday morning.

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