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Ruby weakens slightly; More areas under Signal Number 3

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Ruby weakens slightly; More areas under Signal Number 3
Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) weakens but continues its path toward the Samar provinces; the system is again downgraded from a super typhoon to a typhoon by the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center
MANILA, Philippines – More areas have been placed under storm signal number 3 as Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) maintains its course toward the Samar provinces on Saturday, December 6.
Ruby, located 180 kilometers east northeast of Borongan, Eastern Samar, or at 260 km east of Catarman, Northern Samar,  as of 10 am Saturday, has also weakened slightly.
Watch the huge waves on the coast of Catarman below.
 
It currently has maximum sustained winds of 185 km/hour near the center and gusts of up to 220 km/h, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.
As of 10 am Saturday, Ruby was again downgraded from a super typhoon to a typhoon by the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) labeled the typhoon as a violent storm.
The typhoon is also expected to bring heavy to intense rainfall within its 600-km diameter, the bureau said.
PAGASA is now expecting landfall early Sunday, December 7, over the Eastern Samar-Northern Samar area, and will be “associated with strong winds, storm surge (up to 4.5 meters) and heavy-intense rainfall.”
Public storm warning signal number 3, 

where winds between 100-185 km/h are expected within 18 hours, has been hoisted over these areas:

 

  • Catanduanes
  • Albay
  • Sorsogon
  • Masbate including Ticao Island
  • Northern Samar
  • Eastern Samar
  • Samar
  • Biliran
Storm signal number 2, where winds between 61-100 km/h are expected within 24 hours, has been raised over these areas:
  • Camarines Sur
  • Burias Island
  • Romblon
  • Capiz
  • Northern Cebu including Cebu City
  • Bantayan Island
  • Camotes Island
  • Leyte
  • Southern Leyte
  • Dinagat Province 

Storm signal number 1 is in effect over these areas:

  • Southern Quezon
  • Camarines Norte
  • Marinduque
  • Batangas
  • Occidental Mindoro
  • Oriental Mindoro
  • Antique
  • Iloilo
  • Guimaras
  • Aklan
  • Northern Negros
  • Rest of Cebu
  • Bohol
  • Surigao del Norte including Siargao Island

The typhoon is currently moving at a speed of 13 km/h to the west.

PAGASA forecasts the storm to be located 50 km west of Catarman, Northern Samar or at 60 km east of Masbate City, Masbate on Sunday morning.

It is expected to cross over Romblon and then Oriental Mindoro before exiting the Philippine area of responsibility on Wednesday evening.

PAGASA also warned residents in low-lying areas against possible flashfloods and landslides. 

Those living along coastlines are also warned against the possibility of storm surges which may reach up to 4.5 meters.

“Ruby and the Northeast Monsoon will bring rough to very rough sea conditions over the seaboards of Northern Luzon, eastern seaboard of Central and Southern Luzon, seaboards of Visayas and over northern and eastern seaboards of Mindanao. Fisherfolks and those using small seacraft are advised not to venture out over the said seaboards,” the bureau added. – Rappler.com

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