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Extreme Tropical Storm Pepito (Man-yi) shouldn’t be but straight affecting any a part of the nation, however early warnings are supplied for Luzon and Japanese Visayas on Thursday, November 14
MANILA, Philippines – Man-yi intensified from a tropical storm right into a extreme tropical storm and entered the Philippine Space of Accountability (PAR) at 8 pm on Thursday, November 14.
It was given the native title Pepito, because the nation’s sixteenth tropical cyclone for 2024.
It’s also the fourth tropical cyclone for November alone, after Marce (Yinxing), Nika (Toraji), and Ofel (Usagi), which stays inside PAR.
Counting from October 21 to current — beginning with Kristine (Trami) and Leon (Kong-rey) — Pepito is already the nation’s sixth tropical cyclone in lower than a month.
Pepito was situated 945 kilometers east of Japanese Visayas as of 10 pm on Thursday, nonetheless removed from land. It’s transferring west at a comparatively quick 35 kilometers per hour (km/h).
The extreme tropical storm has most sustained winds of 100 km/h and gustiness of as much as 125 km/h, in line with the 11 pm bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Providers Administration (PAGASA).
Whereas Pepito shouldn’t be but straight affecting any a part of the Philippines on account of its distance from land, PAGASA already raised Sign No. 1 for parts of Bicol and Japanese Visayas to provide these areas lead time of 36 hours to organize for sturdy winds.
Listed below are the areas below Sign No. 1 on account of Pepito as of 11 pm on Thursday:
- Catanduanes
- jap a part of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Garchitorena, Presentacion, San Jose, Lagonoy)
- jap a part of Albay (Rapu-Rapu, Tabaco Metropolis, Malilipot, Santo Domingo, Bacacay, Legazpi Metropolis, Malinao, Manito, Tiwi)
- jap and southern components of Sorsogon (Juban, Sorsogon Metropolis, Barcelona, Bulusan, Magallanes, Gubat, Santa Magdalena, Casiguran, Bulan, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz)
- Northern Samar
- northern a part of Japanese Samar (San Policarpo, Arteche, Jipapad, Maslog, Dolores, Oras)
- northeastern a part of Samar (Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan)
The very best attainable tropical cyclone wind sign on account of Pepito is Sign No. 5.
PAGASA has additionally been issuing separate advisories to warn the general public of anticipated rainfall from Pepito. Vital rain might start on Friday, November 15, and affected areas should be on alert for floods and landslides.
Friday night, November 15, to Saturday night, November 16
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters): Catanduanes, Northern Samar, Japanese Samar, Sorsogon
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Masbate, Leyte, Samar, Biliran
Saturday night, November 16, to Sunday night, November 17
- Intense to torrential rain (greater than 200 mm): Quezon, Aurora, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters): Northern Samar, Albay, Sorsogon, Marinduque, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Metro Manila, Bataan, Cavite, Zambales, Tarlac, Batangas, Pampanga, Leyte, Masbate, Romblon, Japanese Samar, Samar, Biliran, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino
The climate bureau might launch a storm surge warning for the coastal waters of Aurora, Quezon, Bicol, and Japanese Visayas within the coming hours, too.
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PAGASA stated Pepito may maintain transferring west on Friday on account of a excessive stress space over the south of Japan. Afterwards, it might flip west northwest to northwest over the Philippine Sea whereas passing near the areas of Japanese Visayas and Bicol.
Pepito’s forecast monitor as of 11 pm on Thursday exhibits it might make landfall in Central Luzon on Saturday, November 16, or Sunday, November 17.
However the climate bureau famous that Southern Luzon and Japanese Visayas are attainable landfall areas as nicely, because the tropical cyclone’s monitor might shift “inside the restrict of the forecast confidence cone.”
Additionally on Friday, Pepito might strengthen right into a hurricane. Then it might develop into an excellent hurricane by Saturday afternoon or night, and “probably make landfall at peak depth.” However “on account of land interplay, it might weaken right into a hurricane by Sunday night till it exits the PAR area,” PAGASA stated.
– Rappler.com
