Weather: List: 56 'critical' areas due to 'Hagupit
By Louis Bacani
Source: The Philippine Star
Date: December 3, 2014
The government on Wednesday listed 56 areas considered as "critical" due to the threat of Typhoon "Hagupit."
According to the list, which was shared on Twitter by state-run Panahon.TV, 44 areas are under alert level "C" and may experience heavy to intense rain and winds of 95-110 kilometers per hour (kph).
These areas would suffer heavy damage to agriculture, moderate to heavy disruption of electrical power and some large trees may be uprooted.
Areas under alert level "B" may experience moderate to heavy rainfall, winds of 30-60 kph and moderate damage to agriculture. Few large trees may be uprooted and some iron roofing may fall off.
Those under alert level "A" may expect also expect moderate to heavy rainfall and winds of 30-45 kph.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
PAGASA) spotted Hagupit at 1,543 kilometers east of Davao City at 10 a.m. today.
Hagupit was bearing maximum sustained winds of 140 kph near the center and gusts of
170 kph. It was moving west northwest at 30 kph.
PAGASA expects the strong typhoon to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on
Thursday and make landfall over Eastern Visayas by Saturday.
In a televised press briefing, Defense Undersecretary Alexander Pama said the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has been placed under red alert in preparation for the approaching typhoon.
LUZON VISAYAS MINDANAO
Alert Level "C" Albay
Camarines Norte
Aklan
Antique
Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Sur

Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Marinduque
Masbate
Occidental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Palawan
Quezon
Romblon
Sorsogon
Biliran
Bohol
Camiguin
Capiz
Cebu
Eastern Samar
Guimaras
Iloilo
Leyte
Negros Occidental
Negros Oriental
Northern Samar
Samar
Siquijor
Southern Leyte
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Bukidnon
Compostela Valley
Davao del Norte
Davao Oriental
Dinagat Islands
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Sur
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Oriental
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur
Zamboanga del
Norte
Zamboanga del Sur
Alert Level "B" Batangas
Laguna
Alert Level "A" Camarines Sur
Cavite
Davao del Sur
Maguindanao
North Cotabato
Zamboanga Sibugay
Sultan Kudarat
Zamboanga City

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Metro Manila
Weather: Stron ger ‘Hagupit’ enters PAR; renamed ‘Ruby’
Frances Mangosing
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Date: December 3, 2014
Typhoon “Ruby” (international name Hagupit), has entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) early Thursday.
Ruby crossed into the PAR at about 3 a.m. and continued on a path towards Eastern
Visayas, according to the Philippine Atmopsheric Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (Pagasa).
As of 4 a.m. Thursday, Ruby was 942 kilometers east northeast of Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur or 1,023 kilometers east of Surigao City, Pagasa said.
It packed maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 210 kph. It is forecast to move west northwest at 25 kph.
Ruby increased strength as its wind speed rose by 15 kph from 160 kph, compared to when it was last tracked by the Pagasa at 10 p.m., Wednesday. Its gustiness also rose by 15 kph from 195 kph within a six-hour period.
State forecasters are monitoring whether it would change course and head towards southern Japan or make landfall in Eastern Visayas.
As of Wednesday night, Pagasa said Ruby was headed towards the vicinity of
Borongan, Eastern Samar, which it could hit Saturday afternoon or evening.

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At 4:00 am today, the eye of Typhoon “RUBY” was located based on all available data at 942 km East Northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur or 1,023 km East of Surigao City
(9.4˚N, 134.8˚E), with maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 210 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 25 kph. Northeast monsoon affecting Northern Luzon.
Forecast: Bicol region, Eastern Visayas, Caraga and Davao region will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. Cagayan Valley and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains. The regions of Cordillera and Ilocos will experience partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Northeast will prevail over Luzon and
Eastern section of Visayas and of Mindanao and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the
Northeast to North with slight to moderate seas.