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Posted at 12/07/2014 11:51 AM | Updated as of 12/07/2014 11:52 AM
MANILA - The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday said typhoon ‘Ruby’ weakened further, but is still expected to bring rains and winds along its path, which will include Metro Manila.
In an 11 a.m. update, PAGASA weather forecaster Chris Perez said typhoon Ruby (international name: Hagupit) is now packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour (kph) from its strongest at 160 kph on Sunday morning.
“At the moment [after affecting Masbate], we are expecting Ruby to traverse Romblon and probably Mindoro provinces before it moves to sea,” said Perez.
‘Ruby’ is currently recording 170 kph gusts and is still moving west northwest at 15 kilometers hour.
Signal 3 is up over Masbate, Ticao Island, Sorsogon, Albay, including Burias Island, Romblon, Northern Samar, and Samar.
Signal 2, on the other hand, covers Catanduanes, Camarines Norte and Sur, Southern Quezon, Batangas including Lubang Island, Cavite, Laguna, Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Aklan, Capiz, Northern Cebu, Cebu City, Bantayan Island, Eastern Samar, Biliran, Leyte, and Southern Leyte.
Signal 1, meanwhile, is up over the remaining parts of Quezon, Rizal, Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ejica, Zambales, Bataan, Northern Palawan, Antique, Iloilo, remaining parts of Cebu, Bohol, Dinagat Province, Siargao Island and Metro Manila.
Perez said even if Ruby’s movement remains in the west northwest direction, those under storm signals should still remain vigilant.
This includes Metro Manila, which may already experience light to moderate rains beginning Sunday afternoon.
“Manila is still far from the outermost diameter of the storm, but with the Amihan (northeast monsoon), we will already experience light to moderate rains beginning this afternoon,” he said, adding that the rains will become heavier as Ruby approaches Romblon.
He said the storm signal that Manila is under now may still be upgraded.
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