00:00We will update you on the weather this weekend with Amon La Rosa of GMA Integrated News Weather Center. Amon?
00:13Thank you, Ms. Mel.
00:16Two typhoons are affecting our country right now.
00:19The Ophel and Pepito typhoons that could also be a super typhoon.
00:25Be ready and alert because the weather will be harsh in most of our country this weekend.
00:31Let's start with the Ophel typhoon that hit outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
00:38It hit 205 kilometers west-northwest of Itbayat, Batanes.
00:43It caused a strong wind of 100 kilometers per hour and a storm of 125 kilometers per hour.
00:50It is moving north-northwest at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.
00:56According to the forecast track, it will return to the Philippine Area of Responsibility tonight.
01:03It will recurve and hit the southwestern portion of Taiwan where it could also landfall.
01:11Because the Ophel typhoon is still close to the extreme northern zone,
01:15the signal No. 1 is still high in Batanes, particularly in Itbayat.
01:21As for the Pepito typhoon, it hit 465 kilometers east of Gihuan Eastern Samar.
01:28It caused a strong wind of 150 kilometers per hour.
01:32Compared to the past hours, it is even stronger now.
01:36It hit 185 kilometers per hour.
01:39It is moving west-northwest at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour.
01:45Because of the Pepito typhoon, the signal No. 2 is high in the eastern portion of northern Samar,
01:52northern portion of eastern Samar, and northeastern portion of Samar.
01:57The signal No. 1 is high in Aurora, Quezon, eastern portion of Laguna, Marinduque,
02:03Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albaya, Sorsogon, and even in Masbate.
02:09As for Visayas, the signal No. 1 is also high in the northern portion of northern Samar,
02:14eastern portion of eastern Samar, and even in the southern portion of Samar, as well as in Biliran.
02:21It is possible that the weather has calmed down in the mentioned areas,
02:25especially in the areas under signal No. 1.
02:28But let's use this opportunity to be prepared.
02:32As for the latest forecast track of hope,
02:34the Pepito typhoon may hit Catanduanes tomorrow night or Sunday morning.
02:43But because it entered the cone of probability or cone of uncertainty,
02:47the other part of the Bicol region may also hit Camarines Sur, Albay, or even in the part of Sorsogon.
02:56But friends, there is also a chance that it will descend a little.
02:59And if that happens, it is possible that it will hit northern Samar tomorrow afternoon or evening.
03:06If it rises a little, it may also hit or landfall here on the eastern coast of Aurora
03:12or even in the eastern portion of Quezon.
03:15Whichever of these will continue to cross or pass near the Bicol region,
03:20as well as in Quezon, Central Luzon, and even in Pangasinan this weekend.
03:25But friends, let's not just focus on the landfall points
03:29because it is also possible to feel the strong winds and rains here in the cone of probability.
03:38From Cordillera region, some parts of Ilocos provinces, Isabela, Quirino,
03:43as well as some parts of Central Luzon and Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and also here in some parts of Marinduque.
03:51It means that everyone who is here in that highlighted part should be prepared
03:56because for now, we are not yet sure where this said storm will really hit.
04:01But you should be alert because you are about to experience the severe effects of the Pipito storm this weekend.
04:10Sunday night or Monday morning, it is possible that the Pipito storm is already in the West Philippines.
04:16And based on the data of Metro Weather, so earlier we talked about the wind signals,
04:22or the strong winds, and now the rains.
04:25Tomorrow morning, you will slowly experience the rains here in the summer and later provinces
04:31and some parts of the Bicol region.
04:33It will continue to reach the afternoon and the Pipito storm will be closer here in Eastern Visayas and also in Cabiculan.
04:42You can see that it is pink, red, and orange.
04:45It means that it is heavy to intense or intense to torrential.
04:51And the rains are almost non-stop.
04:54Sunday morning, it is also possible that the storm will hit the part of Quezon,
04:59the eastern section of Central and also the eastern sections of Northern Luzon, and also some parts of Mimaropa.
05:08Sunday afternoon until night, almost the entire Luzon will experience heavy rains.
05:13You can see that the map of Luzon is almost covered.
05:17These are the heavy rains of the Pipito storm.
05:21And we are also expecting the rains.
05:23It is possible to experience from Northern down to Central Luzon and some parts of Quezon,
05:29and also Mimaropa.
05:30We are also expecting, including Metro Manila, heavy and strong rains.
05:37There are also rains in a large part of Mindanao.
05:40But most of it is because of localized thunderstorms and not the direct effect of the Pipito storm.
05:47But be careful because heavy rains will bring thunderstorms.
05:51By Monday, there will still be rains in the northern and central portions of Luzon,
05:58and also in the extreme northern Luzon.
06:00So be careful with the possibility of floods and landslides.
06:05We are expecting that it will still be part of the tropical extension of the storm.
06:09We are also expecting heavy rains in other parts of our country.
06:15Dear viewers, it is possible that the Pipito storm will get stronger before it hits the ground.
06:20So the wind signals, if it reaches the super typhoon category,
06:24it is possible that it will reach the signal number 5.
06:28And it is expected to be very strong.
06:31And it will bring strong winds.
06:34So be alert.
06:35And it is possible that there will be changes in the movement of the storm.
06:38So stay tuned for updates and be prepared.
06:41And of course, consult with your local government if you need to evacuate.
06:46That is the latest in our time.
06:48I am Amor La Rosa.
06:49This is the GMA Integrated News Weather Center.
06:52Expect any time.
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