Location of eye/center: At 4:00 AM today, the eye of Typhoon “OMPONG” was located based on all available data at 655 km East of Infanta, Quezon (15.4 °N, 127.7 °E)
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 205 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kph
Forecast Movement: moving West Northwest 20 kph
Forecast Positions:
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL
TCWS#3 (Winds of 121 -170 kph is expected in at least 18 hrs)
Isabela
TCWS#2 (Winds of 61-120kph expected in 24 hrs) Batanes, Cagayan incl. Babuyan group of Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, La Union, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora and Tarlac,
TCWS#1 (Winds of 30-60 km/h Expected in 36 hours) Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Bulacan,Rizal, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Quezon incl. Polillo Island, Northern Occidental Mindoro incl. Lubang Island, Northern Oriental Mindoro, Masbate, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Burias and Ticao Island
Northern Samar
The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next Severe Weather Bulletin to be issued at 8 AM today.
