PAGASA: Super Typhoon #RollyPH (GONI) Weakens into a Typhoon

After the torrential rains caused by the SUPER TYPHOON ROLLY earlier this day, Rolly has weakened into a typhoon and is now off the coast of Pasacao, Camarines Sur. This is according to the latest Severe Weather Bulletin as released by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) at 11 AM today.

According to PAGASA, catastrophic violent winds and intense to torrential rainfall associated with the region of the eyewall and inner rainbands of the typhoon is prevailing or expected within the next 12 hours over the western portion of Camarines Sur, Marinduque, the central and southern portions of Quezon, Laguna, the eastern portion of Batangas, and Cavite.

Location of Typhoon Rolly

At 10:00 AM today, the center of the eye of Typhoon “ROLLY” was located based on all available data including Daet Doppler Radar over the coastal waters of Pasacao, Camarines Sur or 30 km West Southwest of Pili, Camarines Sur (13.5°N, 123.0°E).
Strength Maximum sustained winds of 215 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 295 km/h.
Movement Moving Westward at 25 km/h.

Rainfall

Tthe passage of Typhoon “ROLLY” will bring heavy to intense with at times torrential rains over:

• Bicol Region,
• CALABARZON,
• Metro Manila,
• Marinduque,
• Romblon,
• Mindoro Provinces,
• Bataan,
• Bulacan,
• Aurora, and the eastern portions of mainland Cagayan and Isabela.

Moderate to heavy rains with at times intense rains will be experienced over

• Cordillera Administrative Region,
• Eastern Visayas,
• and the rest of mainland Cagayan Valley and
• Central Luzon.

Light to moderate with at times heavy rains will be experienced over

• Caraga,
• Northern Mindanao,
• Zamboanga Peninsula, and the rest of Luzon and Visayas.

SOURCE: PAGASA_DOST