Emong exits PHL, new LPA has high chance to become tropical cyclone MANILA, June 20 (PNA) -- Tropical storm “Emong” continues to move away from the country towards southern Japan, the state weather forecaster said on Thursday. In a interview, weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said that tropical storm Emong has maintained its strength but is now out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility around 2:00 a.m. Thursday. Aurelio said that as of 4:00 a.m., the center of tropical storm Emong was located at 570 km northeast of Basco, Batanes (25.5°N, 124.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It is forecast to move north at 22 kph. He added that Emong will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon which will bring moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms over the western sections of Luzon including Metro Manila and Visayas and light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms over the rest of the country. Meanwhile, a low pressure area (LPA) spotted 450 km west of Ambulong, Tanauan, Batangas (14.5°N, 116.5°E) has a high chance to become a tropical cyclone, Aurelio said. “Nakikita namin na malaki ang posibilidad nito na maging isang bagyo since nasa dagat itong LPA ,” he noted. In case, Aurelio said this possible cyclone is not expected to make landfall in any part of the country. “Ipinapakita sa ngayon ng mga numerical models na pataas ang galaw nito, papuntang Southern China o Hong Kong… Kaya hindi ito inaasahan na magla-landfall sa ating bansa,” he noted. “Pero i-enhance naman nito ang southwest monsoon, posibleng hangang Linggo, na magdadala ng mga pag-ulan sa iba’t-ibang parte ng bansa,” he added. Once it becomes a tropical depression,” Aurelio said it will be named “Fabian” – the sixth cyclone to enter the country this year. Aurelio also advised the fishermen specially those using small seacraft not to venture out into the whole seaboards of Luzon due to big waves generated by the tropical storm and southwest monsoon. In its advisory, PAGASA said Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Bicol Region will experience monsoon rains while Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and the rest of Luzon will be cloudy with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. It added the rest of Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. PAGASA added that moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest to south will prevail throughout the archipelago and the coastal waters will be moderate to rough. (PNA)
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:49:26 +0000
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