2-DAY FORECAST OUTLOOK* Typhoon Utor (Labuyo) is expected to continue moving west-northwestward throughout the forecast period. On the forecast track, the core of Utor (Labuyo) will be passing well to the north of Bicol Region late this afternoon and evening...approaching the eastern shoreline of Aurora by early Monday morning. The cyclone will then make landfall over Aurora between 4-6am Monday - passing very close to the town of Casiguran...and cross Northern Luzon via Quirino-Nueva Vizcaya-Benguet-La Union beginning Monday morning until the afternoon. By Tuesday morning, Utor will be moving out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) or over the West Philippine Sea on its way towards Southern China. Utor (Labuyo) is expected to continue gaining strength within the next 12 to 16 hours. Advance Intensity Forecast (AIF) shows Utor reaching peak winds of more than 200 km/hr tonight, prior to landfall over Aurora. On Monday evening, the typhoon will weaken after crossing Luzon and will over the West Philippine Sea. The following is the summary of the 2-day forecast outlook and an extended 3-day forecast on this system: MONDAY MORNING: Over Benguet...weakens...about 45 km north of Baguio City, Benguet [11AM AUGUST 12: 16.8N 120.7E @ 165kph]. TUESDAY MORNING: Exits PAR...continues to weaken while over the South China Sea...about 415 km south-southeast of Hong Kong, China [11AM AUGUST 13: 18.8N 115.8E @ 160kph]. WEDNESDAY MORNING: Approaching the Leizhou Peninsula-Western Guangdong Area in Southern China...re-intensifies slightly...about 195 km east-southeast of Zhanjiang, China [11AM AUGUST 14: 20.4N 112.1E @ 165kph].
Posted on: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 05:02:58 +0000
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