Tropical Storm Ulysses Intensifies into Typhoon, Affecting Various Parts of Philippines

As Tropical Storm Ulysses intensified into a typhoon and moved closer to Luzon, several areas in the Philippines were placed under various tropical cyclone wind signals. Initially, parts of Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and Quezon province were put under Signal No. 1 on November 9th as Ulysses maintained its strength. By November 11th, it had intensified further to a typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 125 km/h near the center, gustiness up to 155 km/h, and TCWS No. 3 was raised over parts of Luzon including Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon, Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, the northern portion of Camarines Sur, and Eastern Samar. By November 12th, as Ulysses moved closer to landfall near Quezon-Aurora area, areas under Signal No. 3 expanded while others were placed under Signal Nos. 1 or 2 depending on their proximity to the storm's path. After making landfall late evening of November 11th with maximum sustained winds down slightly to 150 km/h from its peak earlier that day, Ulysses weakened as it moved inland but still posed a threat to several provinces in Luzon with strong breeze to near gale conditions under Signal No. 1 areas until early morning of November 13th when the storm was expected to exit land.