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Typhoon Ruby has intensified further inside PAR and is now a classified as super typhoon by the Philippine weather bureau. As of December, 5 (early morning), supertyphoon Ruby (with international codename Hagupit) was located based on available satellite data at 500 kilometers east of Borongan, Eastern Samar (4AM). It packs maximum sustained winds of 215 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 250kph, according to the state weather agency PAGASA in its latest weather bulletin.
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| Super Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit), based on PAGASA's latest data satellite image as of December 5, 2014. |
PAGASA forecaster Manny Mendoza, in today's early morning radio interview, cited the agency's data, forecasting Ruby to make a landfall in Borongan, Samar possibly by morning of Sunday, December 7th.
PAGASA forecasts it to move west-northwest at 13kph and is expected to be at 230 kilometers east of Borongan, Eastern Samar by morning of Saturday, December 6th.
By Sunday morning, Ruby is expected to be at 85 kilometers southeast of Catarman, in Northern Samar and in the vicinity of Romblon, Romblon by Monday morning.
Storm Signal Warnings 1-2 Issued in at least 34 areas in Visayas
As of December 5, 18 areas are placed under Storm Signal No. 2, including Sorsogon, Ticao Island, Masbate, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Northern Cebu, Cebu City, Bantayan Island, Camotes Island, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Island, and Siargao Island.
Signal No. 1 is issued on the same date, in 16 areas including Catanduanes, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Burias Island, Romblon, Capiz, Iloilo, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Rest of Cebu, Siquijor, Bohol, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur and Camiguin Island.
According to PAGASA, heavy to intense rainfall (approximately 7.5 to 20 mm per hour) is expected to prevail in areas within the typhoon's 700-km diameter. The typhoon will also bring rough to very rough sea conditions over the seaboards of Visayas, eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon, seaboards of Northern Luzon, and over the northern and eastern seaboards of Mindanao.
In line with this, PAGASA advised all fisherfolks and those using small seacrafts not to venture out over the said seaboards. Those living near coastal areas are also being alerted on the possibility of storm surges.
Storm Surge Advisories from PAGASA as of December 5
So far, three areas are placed under Storm Surge Advisory 3. These are the areas of Talalora, Samar (2.72 to 3.72 meters), Babatngon, Leyte (2.71 to 3.71 meters) and Sta. Rita, Samar (2.70 to 3.70 meters).
Eleven (11) areas are under Storm Surge Advisory 2. These are the areas of:
- Barugo, Leyte at 2.23 to 3.23 meters
- San Miguel, Leyte at 2.23 to 3.23 meters
- Caibiran, Biliran at 2.17 to 3.17 meters
- Cabucgayan, Biliran at 2.17 to 3.17 meters
- Culaba, Biliran at 2.16 to 3.16 meters
- San Remigio, Cebu at 2.09 to 3.09 meters
- Medellin, Cebu at 2.09 to 3.09 meters
- Tarangnan, Samar at 2.00 to 3.00 meters
- Catbalogan , Samar at 2.00 to 3.00 meters
- Gandara, Samar at 2.00 to 3.00 meters
- Sta. Margarita, Samar at 2.00 to 3.00 meters
Twenty-eight (28) areas are under Storm Surge Advisory 1, including the following:
- Uson, Masbate, 1.99 to 2.99 meters
- Mobo, Masbate, 1.99 to 2.99 meters
- Sta. Fe, Cebu, 1.96 to 2.96 meters
- Bantayan, Cebu, 1.94 to 2.94 meters
- Tabuelan, Cebu, 1.90 to 2.90 meters
- Daram, Samar, 1.82 to 2.82 meters
- Carigara, Leyte, 1.78 to 2.78 meters
- Esperanza, Masbate, 1.72 to 2.72 meters
- Pio V. Cruz, Masbate, 1.72 to 2.72 meters
- Tuburan, Cebu, 1.71 to 2.71 meters
- San Dionisio, Iloilo, 1.70 to 2.70 meters
- Batad, Iioilo, 1.70 to 2.70 meters
- Estancia, Iloilo, 1.69 to 2.69 meters
- Leyte, Leyte, 1.66 to 2.66 meters
- Kawayan, Biliran, 1.63 to 2.63 meters
- Maripipi, Biliran, 1.63 to 2.63 meters
- Dimasalang, Masbate, 1.61 to 2.61 meters
- Almeria, Biliran, 1.61 to 2.61
- Batuan, Masbate, 1.59 to 2.59 meters
- Carles, Iioilo, 1.57 to 2.57 meters
- Cawayan, Masbate, 1.56 to 2.56 meters
- Daanbantayan, Cebu, 1.53 to 2.53 meters
- Capoocan, Leyte, 1.52 to 2.52 meters
- Madridejos, Cebu, 1.52 to 2.52 meters
- Palanas, Masbate, 1.51 to 2.51 meters
- Sagay, Negros Occidental, 1.51 to 2.51 meters
- Placer, Masbate, 1.51 to 2.51 meters
- Merida, Leyte, 1.50 to 2.50 meters
Based on the hourly update of PAGASA's severe weather bulletin, super typhoon Ruby is already at 435km East of Borongan, Eastern Samar (11.8°N, 129.4°E) as of 10:00 AM of December 5, 2014.
Residents and visitors along Visayas, Northeastern Mindanao and Southern Luzon are advised to closely monitor the development of super typhoon Ruby (Hagupit).
Source: GMA News, PAGASA
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