PAGASA: ‘Aghon’ slightly intensifies, lingers over Quezon province
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 remains in effect over four areas in Southern Luzon, as tropical storm Aghon “meanders” over Quezon province.
In the tropical cyclone bulletin released at 11 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) located the center of tropical storm Aghon “in the vicinity of Sariaya, Quezon,” moving at a northwestward direction at a speed of 10 kph.
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In the tropical cyclone bulletin released at 11 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) located the center of tropical storm Aghon “in the vicinity of Sariaya, Quezon,” moving at a northwestward direction at a speed of 10 kph.
READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/26/pagasa-aghon-slightly-intensifies-lingers-over-quezon-province
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00:19 And as of 10 in the morning,
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01:39 These are the landfalls that we experienced in the last two days.
01:42 Starting from May 24, 11.20, we had the first landfall in Guiwan, Eastern Samar, particularly in Homonhon.
01:49 It followed by the second landfall in Guporlos, Eastern Samar, yesterday 12.40 in the morning.
01:55 The third and fourth in Kadbalogan, Samar. That was an early morning yesterday.
02:00 Then, yesterday morning, we had the fifth and sixth landfall in Tikau Island, Masbate and Masbate City.
02:09 Then, it reached Torreos, Marinduque based on our radar animation at 10 in the evening.
02:16 And then, just a few days ago, we had the latest landfall in Lucena, Quezon.
02:22 So, our general direction of the storm was northwest or Pahilagang, Kanluran.
02:27 This is the latest track of hope.
02:33 As of 8 in the morning, it was a tropical storm.
02:37 Then, we expect that in the next 12 hours, there will be a meander or a slow movement in the area of Calabarzon.
02:45 So, it could be that later tonight, it will be in the area of Infanta Real, General Lacar Area.
02:51 And it will be near Polilio Islands.
02:54 Then, tomorrow morning, it will be in the coastal waters of Kasiguran, Aurora.
02:59 And because it is in the coastal waters, it is possible that it will grow stronger as a severe tropical storm.
03:06 Then, we expect that it will move to the northeastern coast.
03:09 And it could be that by Tuesday morning, it will be at 415 kilometers north of Calayan, Cagayan.
03:15 So, it is slowly moving away from our land.
03:18 And then, from Tuesday to Wednesday, it will move northeastward.
03:23 And it could reach, by Wednesday morning, it will be at more than 1,000 kilometers east-northeast of extreme northern Luzon.
03:31 And by the afternoon of Wednesday, it will be outside our PAR.
03:35 Please take note, it is still possible that it will be a typhoon before it leaves our PAR.
03:40 And if they will notice, this small circle around this storm,
03:47 those are the places where it is possible to experience the wind gusts.
03:51 And this is what we call forecast probability cone.
03:54 This is the area where it is still possible to have a part of the movement, the center of this storm.
04:00 We are still not discounting that there will be a movement in the areas of Laguna, Rizal, eastern side of Bulacan, until Aurora.
04:10 Then, it is also possible for a part to move here in the area of Polilio Islands, and a part to move away.
04:16 So, our changes in the succeeding forecast are still there.
04:20 Now, this is our tropical cyclone wind signal numbers, or "babala" in terms of wind.
04:28 We have signal number 2, knowing that this is a tropical storm.
04:31 Gale force winds, or "may kalakas ang hangin" here in the northern and central portions of Quezon.
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08:18 Now for our observed rainfall in the past 24 hours.
08:26 The most frequent and strongest rainfall is in the areas around Baguio-Agjon.
08:34 The top 4 are in Quezon.
08:36 Mulanay, Quezon, with more than 200mm of rainfall.
08:40 So it's equivalent to moderate to heavy rainfall.
08:42 Tayabas, Quezon, also more than 200mm.
08:45 Followed by Alabat and Infanta, Quezon, with around 150mm of rainfall.
08:50 So those are light to moderate with times heavy rains.
08:53 And mostly light to moderate rains.
08:56 And sometimes, it's also strong here in Tanay, Rizal.
08:59 Followed by Kasiguran, Aurora.
09:02 Science Garden in Quezon City, with 70mm of rainfall.
09:05 Tanawan, Batangas, 70mm.
09:07 Romblon, 69.5mm.
09:09 And Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, with 60.8mm.
09:13 If what we saw earlier was observed rainfall,
09:18 this is our forecast for the next 2 days.
09:23 So from now until tomorrow afternoon,
09:25 we still have rainfall in many areas of Luzon, including Quezon.
09:31 Quezon, where the center of the storm is now,
09:34 has more than 200mm of rainfall.
09:39 In the 100-200mm area,
09:42 over Aurora, Eastern Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna,
09:46 take note, Metro Manila,
09:47 our moderate to heavy rains are possible for today.
09:50 And in Camarines Norte, until tomorrow afternoon.
09:54 While we have 50-100mm, or light to moderate with the times heavy rains
10:00 in Eastern Isabela, Nueva Ecija, rest of Bulacan,
10:03 Eastern Pampanga, Cavite, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro,
10:07 Occidental Mindoro, Romblon, Burias Island in Masbate,
10:11 Western Camarines Sur, Cuyo Island in Palawan, Aklan, and Antique.
10:16 While tomorrow afternoon until Tuesday afternoon,
10:20 we still have rainfall, while this storm is rising,
10:25 in Eastern Isabela, northern portion of Aurora, and Polillo Islands.
10:30 Take note, the places we mentioned,
10:34 many of the places we mentioned, Central Luzon, Metro Manila,
10:37 some areas of Cavite are prone to floods,
10:41 especially rain-induced landslides,
10:44 in mountainous areas, in Sierra Madre Mountains,
10:47 it's possible for the earth to collapse.
10:49 Those near the rivers, including Pasig-Marikina River area,
10:54 it's possible for floods to occur there,
10:55 if the rain continues for the next 24 hours.
10:58 That's the crucial part in terms of rain due to the storm.
11:02 So be careful.
11:04 Now for our gale warning,
11:07 we have possible sea travel suspensions for now,
11:10 aside from the areas with signals 1 and 2,
11:13 we have high waves up to 4.5 meters,
11:17 so this is at 1.5 feet above the house's level.
11:22 This is also near the area of Baguio-Agujon,
11:23 in the cities of Aurora, Marinduque, Quezon,
11:26 other Polillo Islands, Southern Batangas,
11:29 and northern cities of Camarines Norte.
11:31 In the surrounding areas, in the seaboards of Bicol Region,
11:34 and in the northern and eastern cities of Luzon,
11:38 it's also possible for the waves to be up to 3.5 meters high.
11:42 Aside from the high waves over the coast,
11:49 we also have storm surge warning,
11:51 or "babala sa daluyong" due to the tropical storm Baguio-Agujon,
11:55 where it's possible for the waves to be less than 2 meters high.
11:59 In the areas where they can see yellow,
12:02 starting from the eastern Cagayan,
12:04 below Isabela, Aurora,
12:06 the eastern coast of Quezon, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur,
12:10 and in the southern part, the other cities of Camarines Sur,
12:13 Albay, northern Masbate, Quezon, Marinduque,
12:18 Romblon, almost all Mindoro provinces,
12:20 Batangas, up to the left side,
12:23 we also have "babala sa daluyong" that are less than 2 meters over Batangas,
12:28 Cavite, Bulacan, Bataan,
12:31 up to the southern Sambales, including Metro Manila.
12:34 Especially in the areas where we face the wind,
12:37 in the coastal areas, the chance of having "daluyong"
12:42 that are not that high, less than 2 meters.
12:47 We repeat, in the next few hours, until later in the afternoon,
12:52 the "sibagyong aghon" will be overcast,
12:54 its center, the Calabarzon,
12:56 including the Polilio Islands.
12:58 We also do not discount that there will be an effect
13:01 in areas such as Rizal and Laguna,
13:03 since it's only near the center,
13:06 if we're talking about Quezon.
13:08 And then by tomorrow early morning,
13:10 it may be in the coastal waters of northern Quezon or Aurora,
13:14 on the eastern side.
13:15 And by Monday, it will accelerate
13:19 to the northeast water of the northern coast.
13:21 And since it's already in the sea,
13:23 it's hot, it's possible that it will rise into a severe tropical storm.
13:27 Then by Tuesday, it will be possible that it will be a typhoon
13:31 while it's in the North Philippine Sea.
13:33 And our area of responsibility will be released by Wednesday.
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13:45 Transcription by ESO; translation by —
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