HomeUlysses Weakens as it Moves Further Away from PH
Ulysses Weakens as it Moves Further Away from PH
According to PAGASA’s 5:00 AM update today, November 13, 2020 (Friday), Ulysses has weakened into a Severe Tropical Storm as it moves further away from the Philippines. And, there are no areas in the country under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS).
Furthermore, Ulysses is forecast by PAGASA to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this morning. Also, Ulysses is likely to maintain its strength in the next 24 hours before eventually weakening into a severe tropical storm within the next 36 to 48 hours due to increasingly unfavorable conditions caused by the surge of the Northeast Monsoon.
As of 4:00 AM today, the center of Severe Tropical Storm “Ulysses” was estimated based on all available data at 415 km West of Iba, Zambales (15.2 °N, 116.1 °E ) according to the forecast of PAGASA.
Movement and Strength of Ulysses
Ulysses is moving Westward at 20 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 135 km/h.
Forecast Position of Ulysses
November 14, 2020 (24 Hour-Tomorrow morning): 825 km West of Central Luzon (Outside PAR)(15.5°N, 112.3°E).
November 15, 2020 (48 Hour-Sunday morning): 1,285 km West of Northern Luzon (Outside PAR)( 16.7°N, 108.3°E).
Hazards Affecting Land Areas
Strong winds
Ulysses and the surge of the Northeast Monsoon will continue bringing gusty conditions over:
Batanes
Babuyan Islands,
Cordillera Administrative Region
Ilocos Region
Zambales
Bataa
Northern Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island.
Heavy Rainfall
Until this afternoon, moderate to heavy with at times intense rains will still be experienced over:
Batanes
Babuyan Islands
Northern and Eastern portions of mainland Cagayan
Eastern portion of Isabela
Aurora
Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino
Apayao
Light to moderate with at times heavy rains over:
Ilocos Region
The rest of Cordillera Administrative Region
The rest of Cagayan Valley
The northern portion of Quezon including Polillo Islands, Zambales, and Bataan.
Hazards Affecting Coastal Waters
Within the next 24 hours, the combined effects of “Ulysses” and the surge of the Northeast Monsoon will bring rough to very rough seas over the seaboards of the following, and sea travel is risky for all types of seacrafts over these waters:
Batanes
Babuyan Islands
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
La Union
Pangasinan
Zambales
The northern seaboard of mainland Cagayan
The western seaboards of Bataan, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro (including Lubang Island), and Palawan (including Calamian and Kalayaan Islands).
Also, moderate to rough seas will be experienced over the eastern seaboards of Luzon. Mariners of small seacrafts are advised to take precautionary measures when venturing out to sea and inexperienced mariners should avoid navigating in these conditions
The next advisory of PAGASA will be issued at 11:00 AM today.