SA GITNA NG PANANABIK SA SANTO PAPA ---- HUWAG KALIMUTANG MAG-INGAT AT MAGHANDA SA PAGDATING NI BAGYONG AMANG. Ipanalangin nating huwag makapaminsala ang hagupit nito. Tingnan ang mga babala mula sa Pagasa-Dost: PAGASA-DOST SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER EIGHT TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING: TROPICAL STORM AMANG (MEKKHALA) Issued at 5:00 a.m., Saturday, 17 January 2015 Tropical Storm AMANG has intensified further and threatens Samar provinces. Location of Center: (as of 4:00 a.m.) 220 km East Southeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar; Coordinates: 10.9°N, 127.3°E; Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 100 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 130 kph.Movement: Forecast to move West at 17 kph.; Forecast Positions/Outlook: Sunday morning: 20 km East Northeast of Masbate City; Monday morning: 35 km South of Cabanatuan City; Tuesday morning: 125 km Northwest of Laoag City PUBLIC STORM WARNING SIGNAL PSWS #2: (Winds of 61-100 kph is expected in at least 24 hrs Sorsogon, Masbate, Ticao Island, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar Samar, Leyte, Biliran • Rice and corn maybe adversely affected; • Few large trees uprooted; • Large number of nipa and cogon houses partially or totally unroofed and old galvanized iron roofs may roll off.; • Billboards/Signage may roll off; • Travel by all types of sea vessels and aircrafts are risky.These areas will have stormy weather with heavy to intense rains. Residents along coastal areas are alerted against possible Storm surges of less than 2 meters. PSWS #1: (Winds of 30-60 kph is expected in at least 36 hrs) Catanduanes, Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Burias Island, Quezon Incl Polillo Island, Laguna, Batangas, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, and Romblon Southern Leyte, Northern Cebu incl. Cebu City, Camotes Island, Capiz and Aklan Dinagat Island Twigs and branches of trees maybe broken; Some banana plants may tilt or land flat on the ground; Rice in flowering stage may suffer significant damage; Some nipa and cogon houses maybe partially unroofed; Sea travel of small sea crafts and fishing boats is risky.These areas will have occasional rains with occasional gusty winds. Tropical Storm AMANG may hit Borongan City, Eastern Samar this afternoon. Estimated rainfall amount is from 7.5 – 20 mm per hour (heavy - intense) within the 400 km diameter of the Tropical Storm. Residents in low lying and mountainous areas of the provinces with PSWS#2 and #1 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides.Ocean waves may reach up to 9 meters within the diameter of the storm.Fisherfolks and those with small seacrafts are advised not to venture out over the seaboards of Luzon, Visayas and the eastern seaboard of Mindanao. In the next 6 hours, there is a possibility of raising Public Storm Signal # 1 over Cavite, Rizal, NCR & Bulacan.The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:05:41 +0000
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