Ursula slightly decelerates but rains, winds expected ahead of landfall

Tropical Storm Ursula slightly slowed down, but may still dump rains and bring strong winds over areas in the Visayas and south Luzon with storm signals, according to PAGASA in its 2 a.m. Severe Weather Bulletin.

Occasional to frequent heavy rains are expected over Dinagat Islands, Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands, Eastern Visayas, Sorsogon, Masbate, northern and central Cebu, northern Negros Provinces, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras and Romblon.

Light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains are seen over the rest of Bicol Region, Quezon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, and the rest of Visayas and Surigao del Norte.

Tropical Wind Cyclone Signal No. 2 is hoisted over the following areas:

Luzon

•     Sorsogon
•     Masbate including Ticao Island

•     Northern Samar
•     Eastern Samar
•     Samar
•     Leyte
•     Biliran
•     Camotes Islands

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is affecting the following areas:

Luzon

•         Bataan
•         Metro Manila
•         Rizal
•         Cavite
•         Quezon
•         Laguna
•         Batangas
•         Camarines Sur
•         Camarines Norte
•         Catanduanes
•         Albay
•         Marinduque
•         Romblon
•         Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island
•         Oriental Mindoro
•         Sorsogon
•         Burias Island
•         and Cuyo Islands

 Visayas

•         Southern Leyte
•         Northern Cebu (Carmen, Asturias, Tuburan, Catmon, Sogod, Borbon, Tabuelan, Tabogon, San Remigio, Bogo Cty, Medellin, Daanbantayan, Bantayan, Santa Fe, Madridejos)
•         Central Cebu (Aloguinsan, Carcar City, Pinamungahan, San Fernando, Naga City, Toledo City, Minglanilla, Balamban, Talisay City, Cebu City, Cordova, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela, Danao City)
•         Northeastern Bohol  (Inabanga, Danao, Dagohoy, Pilar, Guindulman, Anda, Candijay, Alicia, Buenavista, Jetafe, Talibon, Trinidad, Bien Unido, San Miguel, Ubay, Mabini, Pres. Carlos P. Garcia)
•         Aklan
•         Antique
•         Capiz
•         Iloilo
•         Guimaras
•         Northern Negros Occidental (Bacolod City, Bago City, Cadiz City, Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona, Escalante City, La Carlota City, La Castellana, Manapla, Moises Padilla, Binalbagan, Hinigaran, Isabela, Murcia, Pontevedra, Pulupandan, Sagay City, Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos City, San Enrique, Silay City, Talisay City, Toboso, Valladolid, Victorias City)
•         Northern Negros Oriental (Canlaon City, Guihulngan City, Jimalalu, La Libertad, Vallehermoso)

    Mindanao

•         Dinagat Islands
•         Surigao del Norte including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands

Between Tuesday noon and late evening, occasional to frequent heavy rains may be felt over Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Romblon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Batangas, and Calamian Islands.

Light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains may be felt over Cuyo Islands, Negros Provinces, Iloilo, Guimaras, Aurora, and the rest of CALABARZON.

Residents in these areas are advised to take appropriate measures to reduce the potential impact of flooding and rain-induced landslides, especially in areas identified to be highly to very highly susceptible to these hazards.

Damaging gale-force winds are expected to begin affecting areas under TCWS#2 in Eastern Visayas Tuesday afternoon and in Sorsogon, Masbate and Camotes Islands at night. This may bring light to moderate damage to high-risk structures and at most light damage to medium-risk structures.
 
At 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, the center of Tropical Storm of Ursula was estimated based on all available data at 450 km East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

It is moving west northwest at 25 kph with a maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 105 kph. —LDF, GMA News