The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned of continuous heavy rainfall as tropical storm ‘Kristine’ (internationally known as ‘Trami’) maintained its strength while moving northwestward over the sea east of Bicol.
Based on its 11:00 p.m. weather bulletin on Tuesday, PAGASA said ‘Kristine’ is forecast to gradually intensify into a severe tropical storm before making its landfall either over Isabela or northern Aurora by Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning.
As such, more areas in Luzon and Visayas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) no. 2:
- LUZON – The southern portion of mainland Cagayan (Peñablanca, Enrile, Tuguegarao City), Isabela, the northeastern portion of Quirino (Maddela), the northeastern portion of Aurora (Dinalungan, Casiguran, Dilasag), Catanduanes, the eastern portion of Camarines Norte (Basud, Daet, Talisay, Vinzons, Paracale, Mercedes), the eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, Garchitorena, Tinambac, Siruma, Lagonoy, Goa, San Jose, Saglay, Tigaon), the eastern portion of Albay (Rapu-Rapu, Bacacay, City of Tabaco, Malilipot, Malinao, Tiwi) and the eastern portion of Sorsogon (Barcelona, Gubat, Prieto Diaz)
- VISAYAS – The northeastern portion of Northern Samar (Palapag, Mapanas, Gamay, Laoang, Catubig, Lapinig, Pambujan, San Roque) and the northern portion of Eastern Samar (Jipapad, San Policarpo, Arteche)
The following areas, meanwhile, remain under TCWS no. 1:
- LUZON – Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Batanes, the rest of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the rest of Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon including Pollilo Islands, Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands, Oriental Mindoro, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands, Marinduque, Romblon, the rest of Camarines Norte, the rest of Camarines Sur, the rest of Albay, the rest of Sorsogon, and Calamian Islands
- VISAYAS – Aklan, Capiz, the northern portion of Antique (Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste, Culasi) including Caluya Islands, the northern portion of Iloilo (Sara, Batad, San Dionisio, Carles, Estancia, Balasan), the rest of Eastern Samar, the rest of Northern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Biliran, and Southern Leyte
- MINDANAO – Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte including Siargao – Bucas Grande Group
‘Kristine’ was last spotted at 345 kilometers east northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte. It had maximum sustained winds of 75 km per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 90 km/h. It is forecast to move 270 km north northeast of Virac, Catanduanes by 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
