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The latest weather advisory issued by PAGASA at 5:00AM, October 9, 2014, the eye of typhoon Ompong (Vongfong) was located based on all available data at 940 km East of Southeast of Calayan, Cagayan with maximum sustained winds of 215kph and gustiness of up to 250kph.
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PAGASA forecasts to move North Northwest at 9kph.
While the Philippine bureau said Ompong is too far to affect any part of the country, heavy rainfalls are expected to prevail in several regions, across Visayas and Mindanao due to the presence of Intertropical Convergence Zone or ITCZ.
Moderate to strong winds blowing from northeast to northeast will prevail over Luzon and from west to southwest over the rest of the country. Coastal waters across the Philippine archipelago will be moderate to rough.
Estimated rainfall amount within the 700km diameter of the typhoon is from 7.5 to 25 mm per hour, which is equivalent to heavy-intense range.
Fisherfolks and other small seacrafts are strongly advised not to venture out to the seaboards across Luzon. According to PAGASA, despite the fact that Ompong is moving farther from the Philippine islands, it further intensifies the winds coming from the northeast, triggering strong seawater current and huge waves, particularly across the seaboards of Northern Luzon and eastern seaboards of Luzon and Visayas.
If typhoon Ompong's track won't change, it is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday. It is currently heading towards south of Japan.
Typhoon Ompong (Vongfong) is tagged among the super typhoons, and is by far, the first super typhoon that hit the Philippines this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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