Tropical cyclone Ulysses (international name Vamco) has intensified into a typhoon and may unleash destructive winds and intense rains when it traverses Central Luzon towards Wednesday midnight until early Thursday.
In its 11 a.m. severe weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Ulysses was at 100 kilometers (km) north of Virac, Catanduanes and has gained more strength while still at sea.
It was packing maximum sustained winds of 125 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 155 kph, while moving west-northwest at 20 kph.
It may reach a peak intensity of 130 kph to 155 kph prior to landfall.
Signal No. 3 over Metro Manila, many areas
As a stronger Ulysses inches closer to the country, tropical cyclone wind signal No. 3 was hoisted over Metro Manila, southern portion of Aurora, southern portion of Nueva Ecija, eastern portion of Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, northern and central portions of Quezon including Polillo Islands, Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, and northern portion of Camarines Sur.
Signal No. 2
Signal No. 2 was raised over the central and southern portions of Quirino, central and southern portions of Nueva Vizcaya, southern portion of Benguet, southern portion of La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, the rest of Pampanga, the rest of Nueva Ecija, the rest of Aurora, Batangas, the rest of Quezon, Marinduque, northern portion of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island, northern portion of Oriental Mindoro, the rest of Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, and Burias and Ticao Islands.
Signal No. 1
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