Tropical Storm WUKONG / Quinta now over Bantayan Island
Tropical Storm WUKONG / Quinta made landfall over Abuyog, Leyte at midnight. It continues moving over the Central Visayas and is now over Bantayan Island in Cebu.
The storm is moving westwards with a foreward speed of 20 to 24 km/h. Within the next hour the storm will reach Iloilo City. The storm has slightly weakened. Maximum winds of near the center are 65 km/h and gusts are up to 80 km/h.
All agencies forecast a western direction.
JMA shows the storm center just before reaching Cebu Island.
Storm data:
| Name (INTL. / local): | WUKONG / Quinta |
| Class: | Tropical Storm |
| Time/Date of observation: | 05:00 AM on December 26, 2012 |
| Location of Center: | 11.5º North 123.1º East |
| Moving Direction and Speed: | West @ 24 km/h = 14 mph |
| Moving towards: | Roxas City, Capiz on Panay Island |
| Distance from the Philippines: | 40 km southeast of Capiz |
| Estimated Date / Time of Landfall: | 12:00 midnight on December 25, 2012 |
| Max. Wind Speed near Center: | 65 km/h |
| Peak Wind Gusts: | 85 km/h |
| Minimum Central Pressure: | 996 hPa |
| Diameter: | 445 km |
| 24h Rainfall near Center: | 310 mm |
| Max. Wave Height: | 4 m = 13 ft |
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Next update around noon or as soon as we get new data.
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