SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN #23-FINAL

FOR: TYPHOON "#QuintaPH" (MOLAVE)

TROPICAL CYCLONE: ALERT
ISSUED AT 11:00 PM, 27 October 2020
TYPHOON "QUINTA" CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE KALAYAAN ISLANDS.
Track and intensity outlook:
"QUINTA” is forecast to make landfall at or near peak intensity over the central portion of Vietnam
tomorrow morning.
Hazards affecting land areas:
• Rainfall: Tonight through tomorrow morning, the outer circulation of “QUINTA” will continue to
bring light to moderate with at times heavy rains over Western Visayas, Batanes, Babuyan Islands,
Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan including Calamian, Cuyo, and Kalayaan
Islands, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. Flooding (including flash floods) and
rain-induced landslides may occur during heavy or prolonged rainfall especially in areas that are
highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards. PAGASA Regional Services Divisions may issue
local thunderstorm/rainfall advisories and heavy rainfall warnings as appropriate.
• Strong winds: The tropical cyclone wind signal over the Kalayaan Islands has been lifted. However,
this area, along with the rest of Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo Islands and the coastal areas
of Occidental Mindoro, Bataan, and Zambales will continue to experience occasional gusty
conditions until tomorrow. In other areas, strong breeze to near gale conditions associated with the
northeasterlies will prevail over Batanes and Babuyan Islands due to the northeasterlies.
Hazards affecting coastal waters:
Rough to very rough seas (2.8 to 4.5 m) will be experienced over the northern and western seaboards
of Luzon. Sea travel is risky over these waters especially for mariners of small seacrafts.
Other tropical systems being monitored:
At 10:00 PM today, the Tropical Depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)
was estimated based on all available data at 2,025 km East of Central Luzon (16.3ºN,141.1ºE). It has
maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is currently
moving north-northwestward slowly and remains far away to affect the weather condition in the
country at this time. On the forecast track, this tropical depression is forecast to enter the PAR
between tomorrow late evening and Thursday morning. Over the next 48 hours, it is likely to
intensify into a tropical storm. The next complete update on this tropical cyclone will be incorporated
in the advisory to be issued at 11:00 AM tomorrow.
Location of eye/center: At 10:00 PM today, the eye of Typhoon "QUINTA" was located based on all
available data at 400 km Northwest of Pagasa Island, Palawan (OUTSIDE PAR) (13.7°N, 111.7°E).
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 190 km/h.
Movement: Moving Westward at 25 km/h.
Forecast Positions
• 24 Hour (Tomorrow evening): 920 km West Northwest of Pagasa Island, Palawan (OUTSIDE
PAR) (15.2°N, 106.8°E)
NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNAL
With this development, this is the final bulletin for this weather disturbance.
The next update on this tropical cyclone will be incorporated in the Public Weather Forecast at 4:00
AM tomorrow