PAGASA Weather Update for Typhoon OMPONG as of 5:00 PM 14 September 2018.

SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN #11
FOR:Typhoon Ompong 
Tropical Cyclone: WARNING 


ISSUED AT:5:00 PM, 14 September 2018 

TYPHOON "OMPONG" ACCELERATES SLIGHTLY AS IT AS IT MOVES CLOSER TO ISABELA AND CAGAYAN.

TY "OMPONG" is expected to make landfall in Cagayan-Isabela area tomorrow early morning (Saturday,15 September). The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) enhanced by the typhoon will bring gusty winds with occasional moderate to heavy rains over Visayas, while scattered light to moderate to at times heavy rains over Palawan, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao and Caraga. Residents in these areas, especially those living near river channels, in low-lying areas and in mountainous areas, are advised to take appropriate actions against possible flooding and landslides, coordinate with local disaster risk reduction and management offices, and to continue monitoring for updates. The Storm Surge prone areas of Cagayan and Isabela (early morning tomorrow) and the Ilocos Provinces may expect up to 6 meters (above mean sea level) of surge. Fisherfolks and those with small seacrafts are advised not to venture out over the seaboards of areas with TCWS and the seaboards of Visayas and of Mindanao.

Location of eye/center: At 4:00 PM today, the eye of Typhoon "OMPONG" was located, based on radar and other data, at 340 km East Northeast of Casiguran, Aurora (17.0 °N, 125.2 °E)
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 205 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 255 km/h
Forecast Movement: Moving Northwest at 30 km/h
Forecast Positions:

• 24 Hour(Tomorrow afternoon): 150 km West Northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte (after landfall in Cagayan)(18.8°N, 119.3°E)
• 48 Hour(Sunday afternoon):775 km West Northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte (OUTSIDE PAR)(21.0°N, 113.8°E)
• 72 Hour(Monday afternoon): 1,435 km West Northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte (OUTSIDE PAR)(22.4°N, 107.6°E)

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL:
#3 (Winds of 121 -170 kph is expected in at least 18 hrs)
Babuyan Group of Is., southern Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Benguet, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Northern Aurora

#2 (61-120kph expected in 24 hrs)
Batanes, La Union, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, southern Aurora, northern Zambales.

1 (30-60kph expected in 36 hrs)
Southern Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Quezon incl. Polillo Is., Northern Occidental Mindoro incl. Lubang Is., Northern Oriental Mindoro, Masbate, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon,Burias and Ticao Islands Northern Samar.