DATE: 16 December 2015, 8'00 PM
I. SITUATION OVERVIEW
Tropical Storm (TS) "NONA" with International Name "MELOR" has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in the morning of 12 December 2015.
On 13 December 2015, 4:00 AM, "NONA" intensified into a Severe Tropical Storm and further intensified to a Typhoon at 4:00 PM, on the same date. On 13 December 2015, 4:00 AM, "NONA" intensified into a Severe Tropical Storm and further intensified to a Typhoon at 4:00 PM, on the same date. TY "NONA" has already made 5 landfalls:
- 1st landfall at 11:00 AM, 14 December 2015 in Batag Island, Laoang, Northern Samar
- 2nd landfall at 4:00 PM, 14 December 2015 in Bulusan, Sorsogon
- 3rd landfall at 9:45 PM, 14 December 2015 in Burias Island, Masbate
- 4th landfall at 5:30 AM, 15 December 2015 in Banton Island, Romblon
- 51h landfall at 10:30 AM, 15 December 2015 in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
"NONA" has weakened into Severe Tropical Storm and continues its slow movement over the West Phlipippine Sea. The eye of the typhoon is located at 70 km Southwest of SBMA, Olongapo City, Zambales (14.4°N, 119.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 100 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 130 kph.
Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) No. 2 is hoisted in Bataan, Southern Zambales, Cavite, Batangas, and Lubang Island and PSWS No. 1 in Metro Manila, rest of Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac, Rizal, Laguna, Northern Occidental Mindoro and Northern Oriental Mindoro. PSWS elsewhere is now lifted.
Estimated rainfall amount is from moderate to heavy within the 250 km diameter of the Severe Tropical Storm. Flashfloods and landslides are expected over the areas under Public Storm Warning Signals.
Stormy weather will be experienced over the provinces of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang island, Northern Oriental Mindoro, Bataan, Batangas and Cavite with rough to very rough seas. Rains with gusty winds is expected over Metro Manila, Pampanga, Southern Zambales, Bulacan, Laguna, Rizal, Calamian group of islands and the the rest of Oriental Mindoro. Cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally heavy rains and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over Northern Luzon light to moderate rains will be experienced over the rest of Luzon and Western Visayas. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will prevail over the rest of the country.