Typhoon Ursula maintains strength as it inches towards the Philippines

Wind speeds up 80 kmph and severe flood warning – Met. Department of Sri Lanka. Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.

ALBAY, Dec 25, 2019, PhilStar. Typhoon Ursula maintains its strength as it continues to head towards Mindoro provinces, the state weather bureau said Wednesday, The Philippine Star reported.

In its 2:00 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA located “Ursula” at 70 kilometers southeast of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro.

Moving west at a speed of 20 kph, “Ursula” packs maximum sustained winds 140 kilometers per hour, near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph.

PAGASA warned of “very destructive winds and intense rainfall over Caluya Islands”. In the coming hours, the southern part of Mindoro provinces will be affected by the eyewall.

“In case of the passage of the eye in some of the aforementioned areas, calm conditions will be experienced. However, as soon as the eye moves out of the area, violent conditions associated with the eyewall will resume,” PAGASA said.

Occasional to frequent heavy with intermittent intense rains are expected over Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Romblon, Calamian Islands, Cuyo Islands and Mindoro provinces until Wednesday night.

Light to moderate rains with isolated heavy rainshowers during thunderstorms, meanwhile, are expected over Bicol Region, rest of Western Visayas, CALABARZON, Metro Manila, Marinduque, Aurora and the northern parr of mainland Palawan.

The state weather bureau also said that there is possible storm surge of up to two meters in height in southern Masbate, Aklan, Capiz, northern Antique, northeastern Iloilo, Romblon, Marinduque and Mindoro provinces, Calamian Islands and Cuyo Islands in the next 24 hours.

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