Ulysses re-intensified into a typhoon and is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), Pagasa reported on its 11 am severe weather bulletin.
At 10:00 AM today, the center of the eye of Typhoon “ULYSSES” was located based on all available data at 500 km West of Iba, Zambales (OUTSIDE PAR).
“ULYSSES” and the surge of the Northeast Monsoon will continue bringing gusty conditions over Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Zambales, and Bataan.
Today, moderate to heavy rains will still be experienced over Batanes and Babuyan Islands. Light to moderate with at times heavy rains may prevail over the rest of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Norte, and Aurora
Flooding (including flashfloods), rain-induced landslides, and sediment-laden streamflows (i.e. lahar) may occur during heavy or prolonged rainfall especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards and/or those that received significant antecedent rainfall.
PAGASA Regional Services Divisions may issue local thunderstorm/rainfall advisories and heavy rainfall warnings while the Hydrometeorology Division and River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Centers may issue General Flood Advisories and Basin Flood Bulletins as appropriate.
Ulysses re-intensifies into typhoon; exits PAR
Within the next 24 hours, the combined effects of “ULYSSES” and the surge of the Northeast Monsoon will bring rough to very rough seas (2.5 to 5.5 m) over the seaboards of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, and Zambales, the northern seaboard of mainland Cagayan, and the western seaboards of Bataan, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro (including Lubang Island), and Palawan (including Calamian and Kalayaan Islands). Sea travel is risky for all types of seacrafts over these waters.
Moderate to rough seas (2.0 to 3.5 m) will be experienced over the eastern seaboards of Luzon. Mariners of small seacrafts are advised to take precautionary measures when venturing out to sea. Inexperienced mariners should avoid navigating in these conditions
At least seven people were killed after typhoon Ulysses caused the worst flooding in years in Luzon and Metro Manila.
Ulysses is the 21st weather disturbance and the eight in the past two months to hit the Philippines.