Dost_pagasa Weather Bulletin No. 07 Tropical Cyclone Alert: Tropical Storm “#LuisPH” (KALMAEGI) Issued at 05:00 PM, 13 September 2014 (Valid for broadcast until the next bulletin to be issued at 11 PM today) Tropical Storm “LUIS” has intensified further and accelerated as it continues to move toward Cagayan-Isabela area. LOCATION OF EYE/CENTER: At 4:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Storm “LUIS” was estimated based on all available data at 364 km Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes (14.9°N, 127.4°E). STRENGTH: Maximum sustained winds of 110 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 140 kph. MOVEMENT: Forecast to move West Northwest at 20 kph. FORECAST POSITIONS: Tropical Storm “LUIS” is expected to be at 138 km Northeast of Casiguran, Aurora by tomorrow afternoon and at 238 km West Northwest of Laoag City by Monday afternoon. By Tuesday afternoon, it is expected to be at 781 km West Northwest of Laoag City or outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Public Storm Warning Signal 2 (Winds of 61-100 kph is expected in at least 24 hrs) LUZON: Isabela and Cagayan Public Storm Warning Signal 1 (Winds of 30-60 kph is expected in at least 36 hours) LUZON: Catanduanes, Calayan and Babuyan Group of Islands, Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Aurora - Residents in low lying and mountainous areas under signal #2 and #1 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides. Likewise, those living in coastal areas under signal #2 are alerted against storm surges of less than 2 meters. - Estimated rainfall amount is from 8 – 20 mm per hour (heavy - Intense) within the 500 km diameter of the Tropical Storm. - The combined effect of the Tropical Storm and the Southwest Monsoon will bring moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms which may trigger flasfloods and landslides over Bicol Region and the provinces of Samar and Quezon while light to moderate rains and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon and Visayas. - Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the seaboards of Visayas and the eastern seaboard of Southern Luzon and of Mindanao. - The public and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 11 PM today
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 09:29:58 +0000
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