WX BULLETIN 8 (11AM 15JUL14) TY GLENDA HAS MAINTAINED ITS STRENGTH & PASS VERY CLOSE TO CATARMAN, NORTHERN SAMAR. @ 10AM 2day, it was located @ 160km ESE of Legazpi City or 80km ENE of Catarman, Northern Samar (12.7N, 125.4E). Max. winds/gust of 120/150 kph. 4cast 2 muv W @ 24 kph. GLENDA is xpectd 2 make landfall ovr Albay-Sorsogon area this afternoon then cross Albay 2wards Southern Luzon. It is xpectd to be in the vicinity of NCR by tomorrow morning & wll exit d landmass via Zambales area by afternun. By Thu morning, it wll be @ 300 km W of Sinait, Ilocos Sur & by Fri. morning, it is xpectd 2 be in d vicinity of Sthrn China. Signal#3 (101 -185 kph) Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Masbate inc. Burias and Ticao Islands, Southern Quezon, Marinduque, Northern Samar, northrn part of Samar & eastern Samar Signal#2 (61-100 kph) Rest of Quezon incl. Polilio Island, Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Metro Manila, Biliran, rest of Samar & eastern Samar, northern part of Leyte provinces. Signal#1(30-60 kph) Romblon, Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Lubang Island, Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Benguet, La Union, Aurora, southern part of Leyte province & Camotes Is. Resident in low lying & mountainous areas undr signal 3, 2 & 1 r alrted against possible flashfloods & landslides. Likewise, those living in coastal areas under signal 3 & 2 are alerted against storm surges of up to 3 mtrs. Estmatd rainfall amnt is frm 7.5-20 mm/hr (mod-intense) w/in d 500 km diameter of d Typhoon. PAGASA-DOST
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 04:53:17 +0000