TYPHOON HAGUPIT/RUBY https://anc.yahoo/news/ts--hagupit--expected-to-become-typhoon-before-entering-ph-010908315.html (UPDATED: 1:30 p.m.) -- Weather Bureau PAGASA advises the public to brace for typhoon Hagupit which continues to barrel its way towards Visayas. Citing forecast models, PAGASA says, the typhoon will enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 8 a.m. on Thursday (Dec. 4) and will be called Ruby. The typhoon is currently bearing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour near the center with gustiness of 170 kph and is forecast to move west northwest at 30 kph. PAGASA is looking at several scenarios, including the possibility it could re-curve towards the north and bring moderate to occasionally heavy rains over the Bicol region and the Visayas. FIRST SCENARIO First, Hagupit can make landfall in Visayas on Saturday afternoon or evening and bring rains to Western Visayas, Mindoro and Palawan as it makes its way to the Sulu Sea. If Hagupit will make landfall, it is projected to bring moderate to intense rains (5 to 20 millimeters per hour) and storm surges. Rainfall models show it could bring moderate to heavy rainfall over Southern Luzon, Palawan and much of the central islands from December 7 to 8 and possible flash floods and landslides and 3 to 4 meter storm surges. SECOND SCENARIO The other possible scenario is for Hagupit to skirt the Philippine landmass due to the weakening of the high pressure area (HPA) in the northern hemisphere. This will force Hagupit to move towards southern Japan. As a precautionary measure, PAGASA warns those in the said areas against possible flashfloods and landslides while those in the coastal areas are alerted against rough to very rough seas. Metro Manila is also expected to experience light rains, as well as the rest of Luzon, also because of the presence of the northeast monsoon over Northern and Central Luzon. PAGASA adds, by tomorrow, they will see a clearer picture of the forecast track of Typhoon Hagupit, once it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility. Stay tuned to ANC for updates on that.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:38:25 +0000
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