MANILA, Philippines – Severe Tropical Storm 'Kristine' (Trami) is now over the coastal waters of southern Ilocos Sur and expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) region tomorrow afternoon, October 25, state weather bureau PAGASA announced in its 2:00 pm update on Thursday.
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In the extended outlook, there is a developing forecast situation wherein 'Kristine' will be looping over the West Philippine Sea on Sunday and Monday and move eastward or east northwestward towards the general direction of the PAR region.
However, this scenario heavily depends on the behavior of the weather disturbance east of the PAR region which is expected to develop into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.
'Kristine' is forecast to re-intensify as it moves over the West Philippine Sea. While it is likely that the tropical cyclone will remain a severe tropical storm in the next five days, the chance for it to be upgraded into a typhoon is not ruled out.
As of 1:00 p.m., the center of Severe Tropical Storm 'Kristine' was estimated based on all available data over the coastal waters of Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur.
The cyclone has maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 145 km/h, and central pressure of 985 hPa. It is moving west southwestward at 15 km/h.
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TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNALS (TCWS) IN EFFECT
Signal No. 3 was raised over the areas of Benguet, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan.
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Signal No. 2 was hoisted over Ilocos Norte, Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, the western portion of Batangas (Nasugbu, Lian), the northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta) including Polillo Islands, and Lubang Islands.
Signal No. 1 up in Laguna, the rest of Batangas, rest of Quezon, the rest of Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, the northern portion of mainland Palawan (El Nido, Taytay, Araceli, San Vicente, Dumaran, Roxas) including Calamian Islands, Cuyo, and, Kalayaan Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, and Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands.
Also under Signal 1 are Visayas areas: Aklan, Capiz, Antique including Caluya Islands, Iloilo, Bantayan Islands, Northern Samar, the northern portion of Samar (Santa Margarita, Almagro, Tagapul-An, Calbayog City, Santo Nino, Gandara, Matuguinao).
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