25/12/2019
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SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN #18
FOR: TYPHOON " " (PHANFONE)
TROPICAL CYCLONE: WARNING
ISSUED AT 2:00 PM, 25 December 2019
(Valid for broadcast until the next bulletin to be issued at 5 PM today)
"URSULA" MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH WHILE TRAVERSING THE NORTHERN TIP OF AKLAN - ANTIQUE AREA.
• The eyewall of Typhoon "URSULA" is bringing very destructive winds and intense rainfall over Caluya Islands. The southern portion of Mindoro Provinces will be affected by the eyewall in the coming hours. In case of the passage of the eye in some of the aforementioned areas, calm conditions will be experienced. However, as soon as the eye moves out of the area, violent conditions associated with the eyewall will resume.
• Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals are now lifted over Sorsogon and northern Cebu.
Heavy Rainfall Outlook
• Until tonight: Occasional to frequent heavy with intermittent intense rains over Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Romblon, Calamian Islands, Cuyo Islands, and Mindoro Provinces. Light to moderate rains with isolated heavy rainshowers during thunderstorms over Bicol Region, rest of Western Visayas, CALABARZON, Metro Manila, Marinduque, Aurora and the northern portion of mainland Palawan.
• Residents in these areas are advised to take appropriate measures to reduce the potential impact of flooding and rain-induced landslides, especially in areas identified to be highly to very highly susceptible to these hazards.
Onset of Tropical Cyclone Winds
• Moderate to strong winds to begin affecting Metro Manila and Bataan between this afternoon or early evening.
• Damaging gale to storm-force winds to begin affecting Batangas this afternoon or early evening.
• Destructive typhoon-force winds to begin affecting Mindoro Provinces this afternoon; Calamian islands between this afternoon and evening.
Other Hazards and Warning Information
• Rough sea conditions will prevail over the seaboards of areas under TCWS, as well the seaboards of Aurora, and the northern and eastern seaboards of Mindanao. Sea travel remains risky over these areas.
• Storm surge of 1.0 to 2.0 meters may affect several coastal areas in northern Antique, Romblon, Marinduque, and Mindoro Provinces, Calamian Islands and Cuyo Islands in the next 24 hours.
• Landfalls: Salcedo, Eastern Samar (4:45 PM yesterday); Tacloban City, Leyte (7:30 PM yesterday); Cabucgayan, Biliran (9:15 PM yesterday); Gigantes Islands, Carles, Iloilo (2:30 AM today), Ibajay, Aklan (8:40 AM today), Caluya Island, Antique (1:00 PM today).
Location of eye/center: At 1:00 PM today, the eye of Typhoon "URSULA" was located based on all available data including Busuanga Doppler Radar at 70 km Southeast of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro(12.0°N, 121.5°E).
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of up to 140 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 195 km/h.
Movement: Moving West at 20 km/h.
Forecast Positions
• 24 Hour (Tomorrow morning): 285 km West Northwest of Coron, Palawan (13.2°N, 117.9°E)
• 48 Hour (Friday morning):500 km West Southwest of Subic, Zambales (13.7°N, 115.8°E)
• 72 Hour (Saturday morning): 740 km West of Subic, Zambales (OUTSIDE PAR) (13.9°N, 113.5°E)
• 96 Hour (Sunday morning):1,015 km West of Subic, Zambales (OUTSIDE PAR) (14.3°N, 110.9°E)
TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNAL
TCWS #3 (121-170 km/h winds prevailing or expected in 18 hours)
Romblon, southern Oriental Mindoro (Roxas, Mansalay, Bulalacao, Bongabong, Bansud, Pola, Socorro, Pinamalayan, Gloria), southern Occidental Mindoro (Calintaan, Rizal, San Jose, Magsaysay, southern portion of Sablayan), Calamian Islands (Busuanga, Coron, Culion), Islands of Caluya.
TCWS #2 (61-120 km/h winds prevailing or expected in 24 hours)
Batangas, Marinduque, the rest of Oriental Mindoro, the rest of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island, Cuyo Islands, extreme northern portion of mainland Palawan (Linapacan, El Nido, Taytay, Araceli), Capiz, Aklan, and northern Antique (Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste, Culasi, Tibiao, Barbaza, Laua-an, Caluya)
TCWS #1 (30-60 km/h winds prevailing or expected in 36 hours)
Bataan, Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, the rest northern mainland Palawan (Dumaran, San Vicente, Roxas), Cagayancillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Quezon, Albay, Masbate including Burias and Ticao Islands, Northern Negros Occidental (Hinigaran, La Castellana, Pontevedra, La Carlota, San Enrique, Valladolid, Pulupandan, Bago, Murcia, Bacolod, Talisay, Salvador Benedicto, Silay, Enrique B. Magalona, Victorias, Manapla, Cadiz, Sagay, Escalante, Toboso, Calatrava), Iloilo, Guimaras, and the rest of Antique.
The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next Severe Weather Bulletin to be issued at 5 PM today.