"Ursula" Intensifies Into A Typhoon As It Endangers Eastern Visayas

As of 02:00 PM December 24, 2019, 
"Ursula" Intensifies Into A Typhoon As It Endangers Eastern Visayas. 

At 1:00 PM today,
the eye of Typhoon "URSULA"
was located based on all available data including Guiuan Doppler Radar
at 95 km East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar (11.0 °N, 126.6 °E ), 
moving West at 20 kph with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center
​and gustiness of up to 150 kph. 

Heavy Rainfall Outlook 

Between today and tomorrow noon:

Occasional to frequent heavy rains 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. Light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains over the rest of Bicol Region, Quezon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, and the rest of Visayas and Surigao del Norte. 

Between tomorrow noon and late evening: Occasional to frequent heavy rains over Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Romblon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Batangas, and Calamian Islands. Light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains over Cuyo Islands, Negros Provinces, Iloilo, Guimaras, Aurora, and the rest of CALABARZON. 

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. 

Tropical Cyclone Winds: 

Moderate to strong winds to begin affecting Northeastern Mindanao and Eastern Visayas today; Bicol Region and portions of Central Visayas this afternoon or tonight; CALABARZON, and portions of MIMAROPA and Western Visayas tomorrow morning; Metro Manila, Bulacan, and Bataan tomorrow morning or afternoon. Medium to high-risk structures may experience light damage. 

Damaging gale to storm-force winds to begin affecting areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) #2 in Southern Leyte this afternoon; in Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Romblon, Aklan, Capiz and portions of Antique, Iloilo, and northern Cebu tonight; in Marinduque, southern portion of Quezon, portions of Mindoro Provinces tomorrow morning. This may bring light to moderate damage to high-risk structures and at most light damage to medium-risk structures. 

Destructive typhoon force winds to begin affecting areas under TCWS #3 this afternoon. High-risk structures may experience heavy damage. 

Other Hazards and Warning Information: 

"URSULA" is forecast make to landfall over Borongan-Guiuan area b etween 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM today. 

Storm Surge of up to 2.0 meters may affect the several coastal areas of Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, and Leyte.

​Rough sea conditions will prevail starting today over the eastern seaboards of the country; this afternoon or tonight over the inland waters of Southern Luzon and Visayas; tomorrow afternoon over the western seaboards of Southern Luzon. Sea travel is risky over these areas. 

Source: ​http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone/severe-weather-bulletin/2

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3

Visayas: 
 
Northern Samar
Samar
Eastern Samar
Biliran
Leyte
and Camotes Islands (San Francisco
Poro
Tudela
Pilar) 

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 

Luzon: 

Southern portion of Quezon (Mulanay
San Narciso
San Andres
San Francisco)
Marinduque
Oriental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island
Romblon
Albay
Sorsogon
Masbate including Burias and Ticao Islands 

Visayas: 

Extreme northern Cebu including Bantayan (Bantayan
Madridejos
Santa Fe
Daanbantayan
Medellin
San Remigio
Bogo City
Tabogon
Tabuelan
Borbon)
northeastern Iloilo (Carles
Balasan
Estancia
Batad
San Dionisio
Sara
Concepcion
Lemery
Ajuy)
northern Antique (Libertad
Pandan
Sebaste
Culasi
Tibiao)
Capiz
Aklan
Southern Leyte and extreme Northern Negros Occidental (Enrique B. Magalona
Victorias
Manapla
Cadiz
Sagay
Escalante
Toboso) 

Mindanao: 
​
Dinagat Islands 

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 

Luzon: 

Bulacan
Bataan
Metro Manila
Rizal
Cavite
rest of Quezon
Laguna
Batangas
Camarines Sur
Camarines Norte
Catanduanes
northern Palawan (Linapacan
El Nido
Taytay
Araceli
Dumaran
San Vicente
Roxas)
Calamian Islands
and Cuyo Islands 

Visayas: 

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)
the rest of Antique
the rest of Iloilo
Guimaras
northern Negros Occidental (Bacolod City
Bago City
Calatrava
La Carlota City
La Castellana
Moises Padilla
Binalbagan
Hinigaran
Isabela
Murcia
Pontevedra
Pulupandan
Salvador Benedicto
San Carlos City
San Enrique
Silay City
Talisay City
Valladolid)
and northern Negros Oriental (Canlaon City
Guihulngan City
Jimalalud
La Libertad
Vallehermoso) 

Mindanao: 
​
Surigao del Norte including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands 

Source: ​http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone/severe-weather-bulletin/2