Labuyo moves closer to Aurora; 5 areas under Storm Signal 3

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Aug 112013
 

Typhoon Labuyo packs 140 to 170 kph winds, Signal No. 3 raised

Typhoon Labuyo packs 140 to 170 kph winds, Signal No. 3 raised. PAGASA raised Public Storm Warning Signal No. 3 over Catanduanes as Typhoon Labuyo moved closer to Luzon Sunday morning and is expected to make landfall in Aurora on Monday. PAGASA

At least five areas were placed under Storm Signal No. 3 as Typhoon Labuyo (Utor) moved closer to Aurora province Sunday morning, state weather forecasters said.

PAGASA said Labuyo was estimated at 160 km northeast of Virac, Catanduanes, or 270 km east-northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte as of 10 a.m.

In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said Labuyo packed maximum winds of 150 kph near the center and gustiness of 185 kph.

Labuyo was moving west-northwest at 19 kph and is expected to be in the vicinity of Casiguran, Aurora, Monday morning.

By Tuesday morning it is expected to be 270 km northwest of Sinait, Ilocos Norte, or in the northwest boundary of the Philippine area of responsibility.

Storm signals

Under Signal No. 3 are:

Catanduanes
Camarines provinces
Northern Quezon including Polilio Island
Aurora
Isabela

Under Signal No. 2 are:

Albay
Sorsogon
Rizal
rest of Quezon
Laguna
Bulacan
Nueva Ecija
Quirino
Nueva Vizcaya
Benguet
Ifugao
Mountain Province
Kalinga
Cagayan

Under Signal No. 1 are:

Calayan Islands
Babuyan Islands
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
Apayao
Abra
La Union
Pangasinan
Tarlac
Zambales
Pampanga
Bataan
Cavite
Batangas
Marinduque
Burias
Ticao Islands
Metro Manila
Northern Samar

Rainfall

PAGASA said Labuyo may bring rainfall of 7.5 to 25 mm per hour (heavy to intense) within its 600-km diameter.

It advised residents in low-lying and mountainous areas under storm signals to be alert against possible flash floods and landslides.

Also, it warned residents in coastal areas under signals 2 and 3 to be alert against storm surges.

PAGASA also said Labuyo will enhance the southwest monsoon which will bring moderate to occasionally heavy rain over the rest of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

“Sea travel is risky over the seaboards of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao,” it said. — LBG, GMA News

Gorio to make landfall in Eastern Samar Saturday morning; NCR, 27 other areas under storm signals

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Jun 282013
 
Gorio to make landfall in Eastern Samar Saturday morning; NCR, 27 other areas under storm signals

TS Gorio seen cutting across Luzon, west-northwest at 15kph. PAGASA forecast in its 11:00 p.m. storm bulletin that TS Gorio will move west-northwest at a pace 15 kilometers per hour with top near-center winds of up to 80 kph. By Saturday evening Gorio may be in the Vicinity of Catarman, Northern Samar. The storm is forecast Sunday evening to be at or ner Cabanatuan City and then by Monday evening, the forecast position is 390 km Northwest of Dagupan City. PAGASA Tropical Storm Gorio (international code name Rumbia) may make landfall over Eastern Samar Saturday morning, even as Metro Manila and 27 other areas were under storm signals, state weather forecasters said. PAGASA forecaster Fernando Cada said Metro Manila, which is under Signal No. 1, may expect the effects of Tropical Storm Gorio starting Saturday afternoon. “Inaasahan natin tumama ito sa kalupaan mamayang umaga sa Eastern Samar (We expect Gorio to make landfall on Eastern Samar later this morning),” Cada said in an interview on dzBB radio. He said their models show Gorio may exit the Philippine area of responsibility Tuesday morning. PAGASA’s 5 a.m. advisory said Gorio was estimated at 100 km east of Borongan City as of 4 a.m., with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It said Gorio is forecast to move northwest at 15 kph and may be the vicinity of Legazpi City in Albay by Sunday morning. By Monday morning, it is expected to be Read More …