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Typhoon Watch: PAGASA issue Weather Bulletin, Typhoon “Rolly” (GONI) is now is strongest storm of 2020

October 31, 2020

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has issued a weather bulletin as Typhoon “Rolly” (GONI) enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility and currently 410 kilometers east northeast of Virac, Catanduanes.

Here’s PAGASA’s outlook as of 02:00 pm, 31 October 2020;

  • Track: On the forecast track, the center of the eye of the typhoon is forecast to pass over Catanduanes – mainland Camarines Provinces area tomorrow morning, and over mainland Quezon tomorrow afternoon. Violent winds and intense rainfall associated with the inner rainband-eyewall region will be experienced over Catanduanes, Camarines Provinces tomorrow early morning through afternoon and over Quezon and the southern portion of Aurora tomorrow afternoon through evening. After crossing the Southern Luzon – Metro Manila area, the center of “ROLLY” is forecast to exit the mainland Luzon landmass on Monday morning.
  • Intensity: “ROLLY” is likely to remain a typhoon category (185-205 km/h) by the time it makes landfall. During its traverse over Luzon, “ROLLY” is forecast to weaken considerably and emerge as a severe tropical storm or minimal typhoon over the West Philippine Sea.

These are the areas that have been place under Signal # 3;

  • Catanduanes
  • Northeastern portion of Camarines Sur (Tinambac, Siruma, Goa, Tigaon, Sagnay, San Jose, Lagonoy, Garchitorena, Presentacion, Caramoan, Sagnay)
  • Northeastern portion of Albay (Tiwi, Malinao, Tabaco City, Malilipot, Santo Domingo, Bacacay, Rapu-Rapu)

Signal # 2;

  • Southeastern portion of Laguna (Santa Maria, Famy, Mabitac, Pakil, Siniloan, Pangil, Paete, Kalayaan, Lumban, Cavinti, Pagsanjan, Luisiana, Majayjay, Magdalena, Santa Cruz, Pila, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, Victoria, Calauan, San Pablo City, Alaminos, Bay)
  • Quezon including Polillo Islands
  • Camarines Norte
  • The rest of Camarines Sur
  • The rest of Albay
  • Sorsogon,
  • Northern portion of Masbate (Mobo, Milagros, Masbate City, Baleno, Aroroy, Mandaon, Balud) including Ticao and Burias Islands
  • Marinduque
  • Romblon
  • Northern Samar

Signal # 1;

  • The rest of Masbate
  • Rizal
  • The rest of Laguna
  • Cavite
  • Batangas
  • Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island
  • Oriental Mindoro
  • Metro Manila
  • Bulacan
  • Pampanga
  • Bataan
  • Zambales
  • Tarlac
  • Nueva Ecija
  • Aurora
  • Pangasinan
  • La Union
  • Benguet
  • Ifugao
  • Nueva Vizcaya
  • Quirino
  • Southern portion of Isabela (Aurora, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian, Benito Soliven, San Mariano, Palanan, Dinapigue, San Guillermo, Echague, San Agustin, Jones, Cordon, Santiago City, Ramon, San Isidro, Angadanan, Alicia, Cauayan City, Cabatuan, San Mateo)
  • Northern portion of Samar (Tagapul-An, Almagro, Santo Nino, Tarangnan, Catbalogan City, Calbayog City, Santa Margarita, Gandara, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Jiabong, Motiong, Paranas, San Jose de Buan, Matuguinao)
  • Northern portion of Eastern Samar (Taft, Can-Avid, Dolores, Maslog, Jipapad, Arteche, Oras, San Policarpo)
  • Biliran

PAGASA will another weather update later today at 5:00 PM, October 31, 2020.

LPA now Tropical Depression Egay

June 30, 2019

https://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/weather-alert/234078-tropical-depression-egay-pagasa-forecast-june-29-2019-11pm

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) intensified into a tropical depression at 8 pm on Saturday, June 29. It has been given the local name Egay.

In a bulletin issued 11 pm on Saturday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Tropical Depression Egay is already 870 kilometers east of Daet, Camarines Norte, slowly moving northwest.

Egay has maximum winds of 55 kilometers per hour (km/h) and gustiness of up to 65 km/h. It is expected to maintain its tropical depression classification inside PAR.

There are no areas under tropical cyclone warning signals. According to PAGASA, Egay is unlikely to make landfall.