MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Ulysses maintained its strength as five provinces in Luzon have been placed under Tropical Wind Cyclone Signal (TCWS) No. 3 on Thursday morning, the state weather bureau said.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the center of Ulysses emerged over the western seaboard of Zambales at 8 a.m. The typhoon is expected to slightly intensify as it moves away from the country’s landmass.
“Slight intensification is likely as the typhoon moves over the West Philippine Sea away from the landmass. On the forecast track, the typhoon may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility tomorrow [Friday] morning,” Pagasa said in its 11 a.m. weather bulletin
At 10 a.m., the eye of Ulysses was last spotted 85 kilometers west of Iba, Zambales. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 200 kph while moving at 25 kph.
Tropical Cylone Wind Signal No. 3 was hoisted over west of Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac and Pampanga, Pagasa said.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNAL (TCWS) #3
(121-170 km/h winds prevailing or expected in 18 hours)
LUZON:
The western portion of Pangasinan (Bayambang, Bautista, Alcala, Santo Tomas, Malasiqui, Santa Barbara, Mangaldan, Dagupan City, Basista, San Carlos City, Calasiao, Binmaley, Urbiztondo, Mangatarem, Aguilar, Bugallon, Lingayen, Labrador, Infanta, Mabini, Sual, Dasol, Burgos, Alaminos City, Agno, Bani, Bolinao, Anda), Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, and Pampanga
TCWS #2
(61-120 km/h winds prevailing or expected in 24 hours)
The central and southern portions of Isabela (Mallig, Quirino, Ilagan, Roxas, Burgos, Gamu, Palanan, San Mariano, Dinapigue, San Guillermo, Benito Soliven, Naguilian, Reina Mercedes, Luna, San Manuel, Aurora, Cabatuan, Cauayan City, San Mateo, Alicia, Angadanan, Echague, Jones, San Agustin, San Isidro, Ramon, Santiago City, Cordon), Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, the southern portion of Ilocos Sur (Cervantes, Quirino, San Emilio, Lidlidda, Santiago, Banayoyo, Candon City, Galimuyod, Gregorio Del Pilar, Salcedo, Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz, Sigay, Suyo, Tagudin, Alilem, Sugpon), La Union, the rest of Pangasinan, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, the northern and western portions of Quezon (Mauban, Pagbilao, Tayabas City, Lucena City, Sariaya, Candelaria, San Antonio, Tiaong, Dolores, Lucban, Sampaloc, Real, Infanta, General Nakar) including Polillo Islands, the northwestern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro), and the northwestern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Abra de Ilog) including Lubang Island
TCWS #1
(30-60 km/h winds prevailing or expected in 36 hours)
LUZON:
The rest of Isabela, Kalinga, Abra, the rest of Ilocos Sur, the rest of northern portion Oriental Mindoro (Baco, Calapan City, Naujan, Victoria, Pola), the rest of northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Mamburao, Santa Cruz), and the central portion of Quezon (Gumaca, Macalelon, Pitogo, Unisan, Agdangan, Plaridel, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Quezon, Alabat, Perez)