PAGASA: Hagupit may intensify into a typhoon, turn into Ruby By Louis Bacani (philstar) | Updated December 2, 2014 - 4:18pm Track of tropical storm Hagupit from the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center. MANILA, Philippines - Approaching tropical storm Hagupit (international name) may intensify into a typhoon before entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this week, the state weather bureau said Tuesday. In a televised press briefing past 3 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Hagupit was last located at 2,325 kilometers east of Mindanao. The storm was packing with maximum winds of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of 90 kph. It was forecast to move west northwest at 35 kph. PAGASA senior weather forecaster Rene Paciente said Hagupit may enter the PAR before Thursday noon. It will be named Ruby. Paciente said the storm may make landfall in Eastern Visayas and barrel through the country but it may also recurve toward the southern island of Japan. Before it makes a possible landfall, Hagupit will have maximum sustained winds of 150 kph to 175 kph. It will dump moderate to intense rains to the areas along its track and may generate storm surges of up to 4 meters. Ingat po tayo particular na with in Leyte area....
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:57:42 +0000
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