The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday evening, Sept. 16 said Tropical Depression “Gener” has maintained its strength while continuing to traverse the coast of Palanan, Isabela, and is expected to make landfall in either Isabela or Aurora within a few hours.
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00:00As of 10 in the evening, Tropical Depression Hiner is in the coastal waters of Palanan, Isabela.
00:08It's almost near our land, Northern Luzon.
00:11The wind is still 55 km per hour, close to its center.
00:15And there's gustiness up to 70 km per hour.
00:19It moves quickly, to the left or right, at a speed of 25 km per hour.
00:24It is also expected that Tropical Depression Hiner will reach Northern Luzon overnight,
00:28and will emerge here in the West Philippine Sea tomorrow morning.
00:32Strong winds and rains will be seen here in the western side of our country
00:37due to the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat.
00:40Heavy to intense rains are also expected within the next 24 hours
00:45in a large part of Northern and Central Luzon.
00:48We also have an update regarding other weather systems and disturbances
00:52that we are monitoring in the east of our country.
00:56Based on the latest forecast,
00:58it is expected that Tropical Depression Hiner will landfall in the area of Isabela,
01:04and it is expected that it will pass through Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region,
01:09until it emerges tomorrow morning here in Ilocos Region and the West Philippine Sea.
01:15When it comes to the West Philippine Sea,
01:18over the whole day of Tuesday, it will be strong as a tropical storm
01:23and may have an international name
01:25while it will emerge as the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday morning.
01:31It is expected that tomorrow morning, it will be in the vicinity of Ilocos Sur,
01:36particularly in the town of Suyo,
01:38and when it arrives at night tomorrow,
01:40it will be 330 km away from Dagupan City in the West Philippine Sea.
01:46In our latest track,
01:48we can see the circle associated with the diameter of Tropical Depression Hiner,
01:53and there are strong winds between 40 to 55 km per hour.
01:58In our latest track,
02:00we can also see the uncertainty known as the cone of probability
02:04where the storm may rise in Ilocos Sur
02:07or the storm may descend to the center of Tropical Depression Hiner tomorrow morning
02:12in the areas of Pangasinan.
02:14Stay tuned for our updates.
02:18For now, the Tropical Cyclone Wind is at its peak,
02:21with strong winds in almost the whole northern and central zone,
02:25including Northern Quezon.
02:27Signal No. 1 here in Magagayan,
02:29including Babuyan Islands,
02:31below Isabela, Quirino, and Nueva Vizcaya.
02:34Signal No. 1 also in the whole Cordillera region,
02:37including Apayau, Calinga, Abra, Ifugao, Mountain Province, and Benguet.
02:42In the whole Ilocos region, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan.
02:47And Signal No. 1 also in the Zambales,
02:50Tarlac, Nueva Ecija,
02:52Northern portion of Bulacan,
02:54including Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel,
02:57San Ildefonso, Baliwag, and San Rafael.
03:00Northern portion of Pampanga,
03:02including Porac, Angeles, Magalang, Arayat, Mabalacat,
03:06Florida Blanca, Santa Rita, Guagua, Bacolor, Mexico,
03:12Santa Ana, San Fernando,
03:14Candaba, San Luis, San Simon, Santo Tomas,
03:18Apalit, and Minalin.
03:20And Signal No. 1 also in Aurora,
03:22and the northern part of Quezon,
03:24including Polilio Islands, General Nacar, Infanta, and Rial.
03:29Overnight, we will experience winds of 40-55 kmph,
03:34and tomorrow morning,
03:36Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals No. 1
03:40will remain here in Cordillera Region, Ilocos Region,
03:43and the northern part of Central Luzon.
03:47Aside from strong winds,
03:49we will also experience rains,
03:51not only in the areas with signals,
03:53but also in the northern part of Luzon
03:55plus Western Visayas.
03:57By tomorrow, September 17, Tuesday,
04:00expect heavy to intense rains,
04:02or the strongest rains,
04:04in the areas of Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino,
04:07if that's where the epicenter of Tropical Cyclone Hiner is,
04:10as well as in Apayau, Calinga, Mountain Province,
04:13Ifugao, and Aurora.
04:15While due to Habagat, where Tropical Cyclone Hiner is strong,
04:18we still have heavy to intense rains,
04:21or 100-200 mm of rain,
04:23Palawan, Occidental Mindoro,
04:25as well as Aklan, Antique, and Negros Occidental.
04:29Tomorrow, we still have moderate to heavy rains,
04:31or the strongest rains,
04:33in the rest of CAR, or Cordillera Region,
04:36rest of Cagayan Valley, Ilocos Norte, Nueva Ecija,
04:40Bulacan, Quezon, Rizal,
04:43up to the rest of Mimaropa,
04:45rest of Western Visayas,
04:47rest of Negros Island Region,
04:49and the whole Bicol Region.
04:51By Wednesday,
04:53we still have heavy rains,
04:55on Tuesday,
04:57including Metro Manila,
04:59we still have moderate to heavy rains,
05:01by Wednesday,
05:03and Calabarzon,
05:05moderate to heavy rains,
05:07at 50-100 mm,
05:09and sometimes heavy rains.
05:11Metro Manila and Calabarzon,
05:13by tomorrow,
05:15we still have 50 mm of light to moderate
05:17to heavy rains.
05:19By Thursday,
05:21we will have less heavy rains,
05:23due to Habagat,
05:25Occidental Mindoro,
05:27while we still have moderate to heavy rains,
05:29over Metro Manila,
05:31Zambales, Bataan,
05:33Aklan, Antique,
05:35and rest of Mimaropa.
05:37When it comes to strong winds,
05:39we still expect,
05:41due to Habagat,
05:43plus Bagyong Hiner,
05:45here in Batanes, Mimaropa,
05:47Bicol Region, Visayas, and Mindanao,
05:49these areas,
05:51apart from those where we had strong winds,
05:53like Bagyong Hiner,
05:55this is due to Habagat,
05:57especially here in Visayas and Mindanao.
05:59By Wednesday,
06:01we will continue to have strong winds,
06:03over Zambales, Bataan,
06:05Pampanga, Bulacan,
06:07Metro Manila, Calabarzon,
06:09Mimaropa, Bicol Region,
06:11up to Visayas and Mindanao.
06:13We repeat,
06:15these winds are due to
06:17Southwest Monsoon.
06:19To our fellow citizens,
06:21please be careful
06:23when it comes to possible floods
06:25and landslides,
06:27especially in remote areas
06:29like Cordillera Region and Cagayan Valley.
06:31We also expect strong winds
06:33here in the mainland.
06:35So please stay tuned for updates,
06:37rainfall advisories,
06:39and heavy rainfall warnings,
06:41not only in the northern areas,
06:43but also in the southern areas,
06:45and Visayas.
06:47Because of the continuous rains,
06:49starting last week,
06:51there will be frequent floods and landslides.
06:53Please coordinate with your local
06:55Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices
06:57if you need to evacuate.
06:59Please coordinate with
07:01local government units
07:03for possible suspension of work
07:05or other activities.
07:07For high winds,
07:09like Southwest Monsoon,
07:11we still have gale warnings
07:13here in the seaboards of
07:15Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
07:17Up to 4.5 meters,
07:19or one and a half times higher,
07:21than parts of
07:23Occidental Mindoro, Palawan,
07:25Aklan, Antique,
07:27Iloilo, parts of
07:29Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental,
07:31as well as the southern towns of
07:33Cebu, Siquijor, Bohol,
07:35Southern Leyte,
07:37to Dinagat Islands,
07:39Surigao del Norte, Camiguin,
07:41and Zamboanga del Norte.
07:43These high winds are also
07:45caused by the strong Southwest
07:47Monsoon. There is a tendency
07:49that small sea vessels will be banned
07:51because it is dangerous.
07:53Apart from that,
07:55tropical cyclone wind signal number 1
07:57here in Northern and Central Luzon
07:59as well as Quezon,
08:01automatically suspended
08:03sea travel for all types of sea
08:05vessels.
08:07Update on the storm
08:09we are monitoring. Outside the
08:11Philippine Area of Responsibility,
08:13Tropical Storm with International
08:15Distance of 2,000 km
08:17in the east of Central Luzon
08:19and 65 km per hour
08:21near its center
08:23and gustiness
08:25up to 80 km per hour
08:27and moving faster
08:29west-northwest at a speed of
08:3120 km per hour.
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