and fishing community. this is a particularly mountainous region. the mountains are helping to build up some of the heaviest of precipitation in a meteorological term this is called orographical lifting. you squeeze every droplet and that is what is happening here in luzon. we are squeezing the sponge across the mountains and a significant amount of rain. 300 millimeters of rainfall possible over the next 12 to 24 hours as the system continues to move. you can see on the forecast accumulation, the shading of red, intense precipitation we are expecting we are going to monitor this closely. it s expected to take a northeasterly track and move to open water over the next 24 hours. george, a lot to talk about.
winds. the storm is making landfall at a relatively sparsely populated part of luzon. it is not expected to move past the philippines completely until monday. our meteorologist derek van dam is joining us. we have had seven storms in the westerner pacific this typhoon season. three of which have been named and impacted the philippines nation. in fact f you recall, ma kyla was a typhoon that impacted the pope s visit a few months back and now noul. on average, during a typical season, this is a typhoon season for the philippines, we receive eight to nine average storms making landfall. we have already had three this year. we are off to quite a start. the peak of the season doesn t occur until august and september. now this is the latest satellite
imagery. it does appear as if the eye wall of noul has just now made lawful on the extreme northeastern sections of luzon. this is the island of luzon, manila. also getting a few rain bands but not the intense rain and wind i would expect the region to be receiving. isabella province is the country s top producer of corn. 260 kilometer an hour winds is going to devastate crops across the region. it will be interesting to see what happens after the storm moves on. major impacts expected across northeastern luzon to the extreme northern portions of the philippines. widespread disruption to electricity. heavy damage to high risk structures and possibility of storm surge and the open ocean swells over this region in excess of ten meters. it has impacts for the boating
loo luzon. this super typhoon, this is the eye wall, it is making landfall for all intents and purposes. 260 mile an hour winds sustained. and equivalent to a category five atlantic hurricane. we are expecting major impacts across the northeastern portions of luzon. widespread destruction to electricity and communication services. heavy damage to high-risk structures. also trees uprooted. rice and corn. by the way, the isabella province, south of santa ana is the country s top producer of corn with over 1 million metric tons of corn produced per year. as the storm moves across that region, you can imagine the economic impact that will have on the philippines, perhaps even making the cost of corn rise. signal number four for that region. that s the highest public storm warning signal. james mentioned that a moment ago.
here s our forecast radar imagery. it s going to continue to impact the northern half of luzon for the next 12 to 18 hours before pulling off and moving to the northeast over open waters. plenty of precipitation on top of that. this is a mountainous area. that means landslides are a possible. we will watch for that. certainly flash flooding. on the open ocean, swells in excess of ten feet meters. that s a concern for the boating and fishing industry. you can see the projected path over the next 48 hours. we are covering so many angles from the world weather center n. the meantime, back to you. typhoon noul very strong storm. we will stay in touch with you and keep our viewers apprised the next several hours as this storm makes landfall. derek van van dam, thank you so