PAGASA – 10 Areas Still Under Signal No. 1, Ulysses Slightly Intensifies
PAGASA – Weather bureau PAGASA recently said that ten areas in Luzon and Visayas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1.
The state weather bureau said in its 11 AM bulletin that the following areas were under TCWS No. 1:
- Luzon
- Catanduanes
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- the eastern portion of Masbate
- Aroroy
- Pio V. Corpuz
- Cataingan
- Palanas
- Uson
- Dimasalang
- Masbate City
- Mobo
- Baleno
- including Ticao and Burias Islands
- southern portion of Quezon
- Atimonan
- Padre Burgos
- Agdangan
- Unisan
- Plaridel
- Gumaca
- Pitogo
- Macalelon
- General Luna
- Lopez
- Catanauan
- Mulanay
- San Francisco
- San Andres
- San Narciso
- Buenavista
- Guinayangan
- Tagkawayan
- Calauag
- Quezon
- Alabat
- Perez
- Visayas
- Northern Samar
- the northern portion of Samar
- Santo Nino
- Almagro
- Tagapul-An
- Tarangnan
- Calbayog City
- Santa Margarita
- Gandara
- Pagsanghan
- San Jorge
- San Jose de Buan
- Matuguinao
- the northern portion of Eastern Samar
- Maslog
- Dolores
- Oras
- San Policarpo
- Arteche
- Jipapad
More areas in Calabarzon may be placed under TCWS No. 1 in the next bulletin due to strong winds while TCWS no. 2 may be hoisted in some areas of Bicol region in the afternoon.
Tropical Storm Ulysses is expected to move generally northwestward on this day, and turn westward on Wednesday. Its center is expected to make landfall over Quezon on Thursday morning.
Howeverm in the orientation of the track forecast, there is a slight southward shift, which means it coud possibly make landfall over Bicol Region on Wednesday afternoon or evening.
Based on the report,, Ulysses is expected to intensify into a severe tropical storm on Tuesday night. It is expected to reach typhoon category by Wednesday morning and reach its peak intensity on Wednesday afternoon or evening.
Landfall at peak intensity or near from it is highly likely.
The center of Tropical Storm Ulysses was last spotted at about 475 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes as of 10 AM.
It is currently moving northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour and packed with maximum sustained winds of about 75 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 90 kilometers per hour.
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