Bagyong Ulysses lumakas pa; isa nang typhoon

Lumakas pa at isa nang ganap na typhoon ang Bagyong Ulysses.

Ayon sa Pagasa, kumikilos ang bagyo sa bilis na 20 kilometers per hour sa direksyong westward.

May taglay itong lakas ng hangin na 125 kilometers per hour at pagbugso na 155 kilometers per hour.

Huling namataan ang bagyo sa 100 kilometers north ng Virac, Catanduanes o 350 kilometers east ng Infanta, Quezon kaninang alas-10:00 ng umaga.

Nakataas ngayon ang Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.3 sa sumusunod na Lugar:
– Southern portion of Aurora (Dipaculao, Baler, Maria Aurora, San Luis, Dingalan)
– Southern portion of Nueva Ecija (Bongabon, Gabaldon, General Tinio, Laur, Palayan City, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, Peñaranda, Gapan City, San Leonardo, Jaen, San Antonio, San Isidro, Cabiao)
– Eastern portion of Pampanga (Candaba, Arayat, Santa Ana, Mexico, San Luis, San Simon, San Fernando City, Santo Tomas, Apalit, Minalin, Bacolor, Santa Rita, Guagua, Macabebe, Masantol, Sasmuan, Lubao)
– Bulacan
– Metro Manila
– Cavite
– Laguna
– Rizal
– Northern and central portions of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta, Real, Mauban, Sampaloc, Lucban, Tayabas City, Sariaya, Candelaria, Dolores, Tiaong, San Antonio, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Unisan, Agdangan, Gumaca, Plaridel, Pitogo, Macalelon, Lopez, General Luna, Catanauan, Buenavista, Guinayangan, Tagkawayan, Calauag, Quezon, Alabat, Perez) including Polillo Islands
– Catanduanes
– Camarines Norte
– Northern portion of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Sipocot, Cabusao, Bombon, Calabanga, Tinambac, Siruma, Goa, Lagonoy, San Jose, Garchitorena, Presentacion, Caramoan)

Nakataas naman ngayon ang Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.2 sa sumusunod na Lugar:
– Central and southern portions of Quirino (Maddela, Cabarroguis, Aglipay, Nagtipunan)
– Central and southern portions of Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Bambang, Kayapa, Dupax Del Norte, Dupax Del Sur, Aritao, Santa Fe, Alfonso Castaneda)
– Southern portion of Benguet (Bokod, Itogon, Tublay, La Trinidad, Sablan, Baguio City, Tuba)
– Southern portion of La Union (Burgos, Naguilian, Bauang, Caba, Aringay, Tubao, Pugo, Santo Tomas, Rosario, Agoo)
– Pangasinan
– Zambales
– Bataan
– Tarlac
– Rest of Pampanga
– Rest of Nueva Ecija
– Rest of Aurora
– Batangas
– Rest of Quezon
– Marinduque
– Northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Abra de Ilog) including Lubang Island
– Northern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Pola, Victoria, Naujan, Baco, Calapan City, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera)
– Rest of Camarines Sur
– Albay
– Sorsogon
– Burias and Ticao IslandsNakataas naman ang Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 sa:
– Isabela
– Rest of Quirino
– Rest of Nueva Vizcaya
– Kalinga
– Mountain Province
– Ifugao
– Rest of Benguet
– Abra
– Ilocos Sur
– Rest of La Union
– Rest of Occidental Mindoro
– Rest of Oriental Mindoro
– Romblon
– Rest of Masbate Northern Samar
– Northern portion of Samar (Santo Nino, Almagro, Tagapul-An, Tarangnan, Calbayog City, Santa Margarita, Gandara, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, San Jose de Buan, Matuguinao),
– Northern portion of Eastern Samar (Maslog, Dolores, Oras, San Policarpo, Arteche, Jipapad)

Sinabi ng Pagasa na kikilos ang bagyo pa-Kanluran at inaasahang dadaan sa hilagang bahagi ng karagatan ng Catanduanes ngayong umaga hanggang hapon, at sa hilagang bahagi ng Camarines Sur at Camarines Norte sa hapon o gabi.

Ang mata ng bagyo ay posibleng mag-landfall sa bahagi ng Polillo Islands at mainland ng Quezon ngayong gabi o bukas ng umaga.

Matapos mag-landfall ay tatahakin ng bagyo ang mainland ng Luzon at kanlurang bahagi ng seaboards ng Central Luzon ngayong gabi o bukas ng umaga.

Posibleng bahagyang humina ang bagyo habang tinatahak nito ang mainland ng Luzon dahil sa Sierra Madre at Zambales Mountain Ranges pero mananatili sa typhoon category.