Tropical storm "Amang" is expected to move closer to the Bicol region
and continue to bring rains over parts of Eastern Visayas and Mindanao,
according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA).
PAGASA weather forecaster Denison Estareja said that as of 4 p.m.,
the tropical storm was estimated based on all available data at 765
kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar (11.7ºN, 132.7ºE), packed with
maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and
gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is forecast to move west-northwest at 19
kph.
Estareja said that with it current movement, once tropical storm
"Amang" moves closer to the Bicol region, there is a possibility of
raising public storm warning signals over Catanduanes, Northern Samar
and Camarines Norte in the next six hours.
Estareja said the other scenario is for the tropical storm to make a
recurve, in which case there is possibility for it to weaken due to the
presence of the northeast monsoon.
He said there is slim chance for the storm to make landfall in the
country. However, it will bring cloudy skies with light to moderate
rains and thunderstorms over parts of Eastern Visayas and Caraga region
until Saturday.
He also said that due to the extended cloudiness of storm "Amang,"
some parts of Luzon, including Calabarzon and Metro Manila, will
experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers on Sunday.
In the next 24 hours, Estareja said the northeast monsoon continues
affecting Luzon as Cagayan Valley will be cloudy with light rains while
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will be partly cloudy to at times
cloudy with isolated light rains.
In its 5 p.m.
advisory (January 15), PAGASA said moderate to strong winds blowing from
the northeast to north will prevail over Mindanao and the eastern
section of the Visayas and from the northeast over the rest of the
country with moderate to rough seas.
The state-run weather bureau also issued a gale warning due to the
combined effects of the northeast monsoon and storm "Amang" as the sea
condition will be rough to very rough due to strong to gale force winds
which are expected to affect the seaboards of Northern and Central Luzon
and the eastern seaboards of Southern Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.
”Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture
out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big
waves,” it warned. (PNA)
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