Pagasa weather update May 15: Typhoon Ambon (international name Vongfong) has made landfall over Burias Islan and continues to weaken, the weather bureau reported on its latest bulletin.
At 4:00 AM today, the eye of Typhoon “AMBO” was located based on all available data including those from Virac and Daet Doppler Radars at in the vicinity of Claveria, Masbate (Burias Island) (12.9 °N, 123.2 °E ).
It is moving northwest at 15 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 125 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 165 km/h.
Its past landfalls are at San Policarpo, Eastern Samar (12:15 PM yesterday); Dalupiri Island, Northern Samar (10:15 PM yesterday); Capul Island, Northern Samar (10:30 PM yesterday); Ticao Island, Masbate (12:00 AM today); and Burias Island, Masbate (3:00 AM today).
The typhoon is forecast to move towards the Ragay Gulf before making landfall over the Bondoc Peninsula in Southern Quezon this morning.
Typhoon Ambo will bring moderate to heavy with at times intense rains over Bicol Region, Quezon, Aurora, and Marinduque.
Tomorrow, May 16, moderate to heavy with at times intense rains will be experienced over Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Aurora, and the northern portion of Nueva Ecija.
Residents in these areas are advised to take appropriate measures, coordinate with local disaster risk reduction and management offices, and continue monitoring for updates, especially the local rainfall or thunderstorm advisories and heavy rainfall warnings from PAGASA Regional Services Divisions (PRSD). Flooding and rain-induced landslides may occur in highly to very highly susceptible areas during heavy or prolonged rainfall.
In the next 24 hours, storm surge height of up to 2.0 meters may be experienced over the coastal areas of Bicol Region, Quezon, and Aurora which may result to potentially life-threatening coastal inundation.
Sea travel is risky for all types of seacrafts over the seaboards of areas under TCWS.
Also read: List of Businesses Allowed during Modified ECQ
Typhoon Ambo Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal
Signal no. 3
- Sorsogon
- Albay
- Northern Masbate (Aroroy, Mandaon, Milagros, Baleno, Masbate City, Mobo, Uson)
- Ticao
- Burias Islands
- Camarines Norte
- the western portion of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Sipocot, Libmanan, Cabusao, Pasacao, Pamplona, Gainza, Camaligan, Canaman, Magarao, Bombon, Calabanga, Tinambac, Siruma, Goa, Naga City, Milaor, San Fernando, Minalabac, Pili, Ocampo, Tigaon, Sagñay, Buhi, Iriga City, Baao, Bula, Balatan, Nabua, Bato)
- the southern portion of Quezon (Pagbilao, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Plaridel, Unisan, Gumaca, Pitogo, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Tagkawayan, Calauag, Lopez, Macalelon, General Luna, Catanauan, Buenavista, Guinayangan, Mulanay, San Narciso, San Andres, San Francisco)
Signal no. 2
- Luzon
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- Aurora
- Nueva Ecija
- Tarlac
- Pampanga
- Bulacan
- Metro Manila
- Rizal
- Laguna
- Cavite
- Batangas
- the rest of Quezon
- the rest of Masbate
- the rest of Camarines Sur
- Catanduanes
- eastern portion of Romblon (Banton, Corcuera, Calatrava, San Agustin, Romblon, Magdiwang, San Fernando, Cajidiocan)
- Visayas
- The western portion of Northern Samar (San Vicente, Capul, San Antonio, Allen, Victoria, San Isidro, Biri, Lavezares, Rosario, San Jose)
Signal no.1
- Luzon
- Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
- Isabela
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- Pangasinan
- Apayao
- Kalinga
- Abra
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- Benguet
- Zambales
- Bataan
- Oriental Mindoro
- rest of Romblon.
- Visayas
- The rest of Northern Samar
- the extreme northern portion of Eastern Samar (Jipapad, Arteche, Maslog)
- the northern portion of Samar (Calbayog City, Tagapul-an, Almagro, Sto. Niño. Tarangnan, Sta. Margarita, Gandara, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, San Jose de Buan, Matuguinao)
- Biliran
- extreme northwestern portion of Leyte (Calubian, San Isidro)
- extreme northeastern portion of Capiz (Pilar, Panay, Roxas, Ivisan)
- northeastern portion of Iloilo (Carles, Balasan, Estancia, Batad)