Typhoon Yolanda November 8, 2013 Update (PAGASA Weather Forecast)

Typhoon Yolanda, the most powerful storm in the planet this year, has "made third landfall over Daang Bantayan, Cebu," PAGASA said in its 11am bulletin on Friday, November 8, 2013.

Typhoon Yolanda satellite image as of 11:57am, November 8

According to the state weather bureau, Typhoon Yolanda is now in the vicinity of Northern tip of Cebu and will traverse Visayan Sea and will hit Panay Island between 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm then will pass in the Southern part of Mindoro then Busuanga and will exit the Philippine landmass this evening towards the West Philippine Sea.

Typhoon Yolanda is packing maximum sustained winds of 215 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 250 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 40 kph.

PAGASA has raised Public Storm Warning Signals (PSWS) over the following areas:

PSWS #4 (>185 kph winds may be expected in at least 12 hours) -  Southern Occidental Mindoro, Southern Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Calamian Group of Island, Masbate, Northern Cebu, Cebu City, Bantayan Island, Northern Negros Occidental, Aklan, Capiz, Antique, Iloilo, and Guimaras;

PSWS #3 (winds of >100 to 185 kph may be expected in at least 18 hours) - Rest of Occidental Mindoro, Rest of Oriental Mindoro, Burias Island, Sorsogon, Marinduque, Ticao Island, Northern Palawan, Puerto Princesa City, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Bohol, Rest of Cebu, Negros Oriental, Rest of Negros Occidental, Camotes Island, Biliran Province, and Dinagat Province;

PSWS #2 (winds of >60 to 100 kph may be expected in at least 24 hours) - Bataan, Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Southern Quezon, Camarines Sur, Lubang Island, Rest of Palawan, Albay, Siquijor, Surigao del Norte, Siargao, and Camiguin;

PSWS #1 (30-60 kph winds may be expected in at least 36 hours) - Pampanga, Zambales, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, Rest of Quezon, Polilio Island, Catanduanes, Surigao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, and Agusan del Norte.

The state weather said residents in low lying and mountainous areas under signal #4, #3 and #2 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides. Likewise, those living in coastal areas under the aforementioned signal #4, #3 and #2 are alerted against storm surges which may reach up to 7-meter wave height. 

"Estimated rainfall amount is from 10.0 - 20.0 mm per hour (Heavy - Intense) within the 400 km diameter out of 600 km diameter of the Typhoon," it said. "Sea travel is risky over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and over the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon."