As of the 30th of June, 2013 at 1:00 A.M. P.S.T.: Tropical Storm RUMBIA (GORIO) has rapidly accelerated away from Ragay Gulf and has entered Southern Quezon...moving closer to Metro Manila. Moderate to strong winds with "On-&-Off" rains has started to be felt across the Metropolis. On the forecast track, the core of Rumbia (Gorio) will traverse Rizal and Bulacan this morning, passing about 35 km north-northeast of Metro Manila between 6:00 to 8:00 am today...and will cross Pampanga-Southern Tarlac-Northern Zambales until noon today. Rumbia will then be emerging over the West Philippine Sea this afternoon and could exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by midnight of Monday. It will then make its final landfall along Western Guangdong, very near Macau by midnight of Tuesday. This system will dissipate along the mountains of Southern China on Wednesday. Location of Center: 13.9º N Lat 122.3º E Lon Distance 1: 55 km W of Ragay, CamSur Distance 2: 68 km WSW of Daet, CamNorte Distance 3: 86 km E of Lucena City Distance 4: 100 km SSE of Polillo Island Distance 5: 103 km WNW of Metro Naga Distance 6: 120 km SSE of Infanta, Quezon Distance 7: 150 km SE of Metro Manila Distance 8: 153 km ESE of Tagaytay City Distance 9: 176 km NW of Legazpi City Distance 10: 190 km SE of Malolos City MaxWinds (1-min avg): 75 kph near the center Peak Wind Gusts: 95 kph Present Movement: NW @ 26 kph Towards: Quezon-Rizal-Bulacan Area 24hr Rainfall Accum (near center): Heavy [250 mm] Minimum Central Pressure: 993 millibars (hPa) Size (in Diameter): 335 km [Average] Max Sea Wave Height (near center): 10 feet Possible Storm Surge Height: 0 ft (0 m)
Posted on: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 17:17:06 +0000