Lumakas pa at bumilis ang bagyong Ulysses na umaabot na sa 110 km/h malapit sa gitna at merong pagbugso ng hangin sa 135 km/h.
Ayon sa Pagasa tinatahak ng bagyo ang direksiyon na westward at bumilis pa ito sa 20 km/h.
Sa pagtaya ng Pagasa inaasahan ang landfall ng mata ng bagyo mamayang gabi o bukas ng madaling araw sa bahagi ng Polillo Islands at sa kalupaan ng Quezon province.
Huling namataan ang sentro ng bagyo sa layong 135 km north northeast ng Virac, Catanduanes o 350 km east ng Infanta, Quezon.
Dahil dito dumami pa ang mga lugar na inilagay ng Pagasa sa signal number 2 kasama na ang Metro Manila.
Sa Luzon: Ang mga ito ay ang central and southern portions of Quirino (Maddela, Cabarroguis, Aglipay, Nagtipunan), the central and southern portions of Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Bambang, Kayapa, Dupax Del Norte, Dupax Del Sur, Aritao, Santa Fe, Alfonso Castaneda), the southern portion of Benguet (Bokod, Itogon, Tublay, La Trinidad, Sablan, Baguio City, Tuba), the southern portion of La Union (Burgos, Naguilian, Bauang, Caba, Aringay, Tubao, Pugo, Santo Tomas, Rosario, Agoo), Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Marinduque, the northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Abra de Ilog) including Lubang Island, the northern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Pola, Victoria, Naujan, Baco, Calapan City, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera), Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, and Burias and Ticao Islands.
Ang mga lugar naman na nasa tropical cyclone wind signal No. 1 ay kinabibilangan:
Sa Luzon: Isabela, the rest of Quirino, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, the rest of Benguet, Abra, Ilocos Sur, the rest of La Union, the rest of Occidental Mindoro, the rest of Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, and the rest of Masbate.
Sa Visayas: Northern Samar, the northern portion of Samar (Santo Nino, Almagro, Tagapul-An, Tarangnan, Calbayog City, Santa Margarita, Gandara, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, San Jose de Buan, Matuguinao), and the northern portion of Eastern Samar (Maslog, Dolores, Oras, San Policarpo, Arteche, Jipapad).
Track and intensity outlook:
Track: On the forecast track, Severe Tropical Storm “ULYSSES” will move generally westward throughout the forecast period and pass over the seas north of Catanduanes between this morning and afternoon and north of Camarines Provinces between this afternoon or evening. Due to the orientation of the track forecast, these provinces may fall within the inner rainbands or eyewall region of this storm during the passage. The center of “ULYSSES” is forecast to make landfall over Polillo Islands and mainland Quezon between tonight and tomorrow early morning. Afterwards, “ULYSSES” will cross mainland Luzon and emerge over the western seaboard of Central Luzon between tomorrow morning and afternoon.
Intensity: “ULYSSES” is forecast to intensify into a typhoon within the next 6 to 12 hours and reach its peak intensity of 130-155 km/h prior to landfall. “ULYSSES” may slightly weaken as it crosses mainland Luzon due to frictional effects in the presence of the Sierra Madre and Zambales Mountain Ranges. However, it is likely to remain a typhoon throughout its traverse.
