Monitor and depth forecast of Tremendous Storm Pepito (worldwide identify: Man-yi) as of two p.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2024. Picture from Pagasa / Fb
MANILA, Philippines — Tremendous Storm Pepito (worldwide identify: Man-yi) is approaching peak depth and is feasible to deliver “catastrophic and life-threatening state of affairs” over the northeastern Bicol area on Saturday afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Companies Administration (Pagasa) stated.
In its 2 p.m. climate replace, Pagasa stated that whereas the tremendous hurricane is forecast to make a landfall within the neighborhood of Catanduanes on Saturday night time or early Sunday morning, “a landfall state of affairs over the japanese coast of Camarines Sur or Albay throughout the identical timeframe (if it strikes barely south of forecast observe), or alongside the japanese coast of Quezon or Aurora tomorrow afternoon or night stays (if it strikes barely north of forecast observe) [is] not dominated out.”
Additional, Pagasa added that Pepito will traverse or transfer close to localities of Bicol Area, Central Luzon, Quezon and the southern parts of Ilocos Area and Cordillera Administrative Area.
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The climate company additionally famous that the tremendous hurricane additional intensified, the place it was final situated 200 kilometers (km) east of Juban, Sorsogon or 180 km east-southeast of Virac, Catanduanes.
It was now packing a most wind pace of 195 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of as much as 240 kph, and transferring west-northwestward at 20 kph.
TCWS No. 5
Pagasa hoisted Tropical Cyclone Wind Alerts (TCWS) throughout the nation, with TCWS No. 5 being the very best over Catanduanes. This may occasionally deliver excessive menace to life and property, with wind pace starting from 185 kph or increased.
Additional, the northern portion of Camarines Sur and the northeastern portion of Albay have been positioned underneath TCWS No. 4, the place vital to extreme menace to life and property could also be skilled.
Pagasa additionally warned that “heavy rainfall, extreme winds, and storm surge should still be skilled in localities outdoors the landfall level and the forecast confidence cone.”
Pepito is anticipated to deliver intense to torrential rainfall, pouring greater than 200 millimeters of rain down Bicol Area over the weekend.
A storm surge warning the place peak heights exceeding 3.0 is anticipated within the subsequent 48 hours over low-lying or uncovered coastal communities of the next areas:
- Ilocos Area (western coast)
- Isabela
- Central Luzon
- Metro Manila
- Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon)
- Marinduque
- Bicol Area
- Northern Samar
- Samar
- Japanese Samar
- Biliran
In the meantime, a gale warning was hoisted over the japanese and southern seaboards of Southern Luzon and the japanese seaboard of Visayas.
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