Typhoon KOPPU/Lando gained strength and is now a Typhoon Category 3. The cyclone has slowly approached the Philippines and is now 285 km East of Baler, Aurora. It moves westward at 10 km/h.

The Potential Landfall Area will be along the shores of Aurora by early Sunday morning. Possible coastal storm surge flooding of 1 to 6 m (3 to 20 ft) above normal tide levels is to be expected in Camarines Norte, Northern Camarines Sur (Partido), Northern Catanduanes, Polillo Islands and along Eastern Isabela and Northern Aurora. Storm Surge is the wave front a cyclone pushes ahead of its eye.

 Wind speeds are now 160 km/h near the centre and 220 km/h in gusts.

Typhoon KOPPU/Lando track forecast

All meteorological agencies in south east Asia show almost the same tracks. We usually use the tracks of JMA because of their precision and their easy reading. The white dotted circles show the possible future centre position of the typhoon. The thick red circles shows the current zone of winds stronger than 50 knots (90 km/h). The yellow circle shows the current zone of winds stronger than 30 knots (55 km/h).  And the thin red zone shows the forecast area of strong storm winds with than 50 knots (90 km/h).

PAGASA Storm Signals

Storm Signal #3: winds of 121 to 170 kph within 18 hours

Aurora, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya,  Nueva Ecija, Ifugao, Northern Quezon including Polillo Islands

Storm Signal #2: winds of 61 to 120 kph within 24 hours

Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan group of Islands,  Benguet,  Mt. Province,  Abra,  Kalinga,  Apayao,  Pangasinan,  La Union,  Ilocos Sur,  Ilocos Norte,  Bulacan,  Pampanga,  Tarlac,  Rizal,  rest of Quezon,  Camarines Norte,  Catanduanes

Storm Signal #1: winds of 30 to 60 kph within 36 hours

Batanes, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Albay, Camarines Sur, Metro Manila

KOPPU/Lando Storm data:

Nearly real-time storm information

Next update this afternoon maybe.

[GARD]