Residents of Luzon and Visayas are advised to take precautionary measures as typhoon “Jolina” continues to move west-northwestward over the Samar Sea.
SOME areas in Luzon and the Visayas have been placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 as Typhoon “Jolina” continues to move west-northwestward over the Samar Sea.
In its 8 a.m. weather bulletin on Tuesday (September 7), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said these areas include the northern and eastern portions of Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands; the extreme western portion of Northern Samar, the northern portion of Biliran, and the northwestern portion of Samar province.
Destructive typhoon-force winds may be experienced in these areas within the next 18 hours, the weather bureau said.
The following areas have been placed under TCWS No. 2 -- Albay, Sorsogon, the rest of Masbate, the western and southern portions of Camarines Sur, the western portion of Camarines Norte, Marinduque, the southern portion of Quezon, and the eastern portion of Romblon.
Also placed under Signal No. 2 are the rest of Biliran, the western portion of Northern Samar, the rest of Samar province, and the northern portion of Leyte.
Areas under Signal No. 2 may have gale-force to storm-force winds within 24 hours.
On the other hand, areas under Signal No. 1 are Catanduanes, the rest of Camarines Sur, the rest of Camarines Norte, the rest of Quezon including Polillo Islands, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Metro Manila, Bulacan, the rest of Romblon, and Oriental Mindoro; the rest of Northern Samar, the rest of Eastern Samar, the rest of Leyte, the northern portion of Southern Leyte, the northern portion of Cebu including Camotes and Bantayan Islands, the northeastern portion of Iloilo, the northern portion of Aklan and the northern portion of Capiz.
These areas may experience strong winds.
"Jolina" packs maximum sustained winds of 20 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph.
Heavy to intense, with at times torrential rains will prevail over Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Biliran, Sorsogon, Albay, Romblon, and Masbate.
Moderate to heavy, with at times intense rains are also likely over the southern portion of Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, and the rest of Bicol Region and the Visayas.
PAGASA said scattered to widespread flooding and rain-induced landslides are possible, especially in areas susceptible to these hazards.
Rough to very rough seas will prevail over the seaboards of areas under TCWS No. 3 and 2. Sea travel is risky for all types of seacraft over these waters.
Moderate to rough seas is expected over the seaboards of areas under TCWS No. 1, the remaining seaboards of the Visayas, and the northern eastern seaboards of Mindanao.
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