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PAGASA says Tropical Despair Aghon may make landfall in Jap Samar by early Saturday morning, Might 25, however there may be additionally an ‘rising chance of landfall within the neighborhood of Leyte and/or Dinagat Islands’
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Despair Aghon was shifting towards the Leyte Gulf in Jap Visayas late Friday night, Might 24, hours forward of its potential landfall.
In its 11 pm bulletin on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Companies Administration (PAGASA) mentioned Aghon was already over the coastal waters of San Isidro, Surigao del Norte, shifting northwest at 20 kilometers per hour (km/h).
It nonetheless has most sustained winds of 55 km/h and gustiness of as much as 70 km/h.
Aghon may make landfall in Jap Samar inside 12 hours, seemingly by early Saturday morning, Might 25.
However PAGASA mentioned there may be additionally an “rising chance of landfall within the neighborhood of Leyte and/or Dinagat Islands” throughout the identical interval because the tropical melancholy’s observe has been shifting westward.
Aghon is now projected to hit land as a tropical melancholy, not a tropical storm, although it would intensify afterward.
With Aghon bringing heavy rain, floods and landslides could hit areas in its path. Right here is PAGASA’s rainfall forecast as of 11 pm on Friday:
Friday night, Might 24, to Saturday night, Might 25
- 100-200 millimeters (mm): Albay, Sorsogon, Jap Visayas, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands
- 50-100 mm: southeastern a part of Quezon, remainder of Bicol, northern a part of Western Visayas, northern a part of Cebu
Saturday night, Might 25, to Sunday night, Might 26
- 100-200 mm: Bicol
- 50-100 mm: Polillo Islands, southern a part of Quezon, Northern Samar
In the meantime, the next areas dealing with sturdy winds from Aghon stay beneath Sign No. 1:
- southeastern a part of Quezon (Calauag, Guinayangan, Lopez, Buenavista, Catanauan, Mulanay, San Narciso, San Francisco, San Andres, Tagkawayan)
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Catanduanes
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Masbate together with Ticao Island and Burias Island
- Northern Samar
- Samar
- Jap Samar
- Biliran
- Leyte
- Southern Leyte
- excessive northern a part of Cebu (San Remigio, Tabogon, Bogo Metropolis, Medellin, Daanbantayan, Borbon) together with Camotes Islands and Bantayan Island
- northeastern a part of Bohol (President Carlos P. Garcia, Bien Unido, Trinidad, Anda, Candijay, Ubay, Mabini, Alicia, San Miguel, Talibon)
- Dinagat Islands
- Surigao del Norte together with Siargao Island and Bucas Grande Island
- Surigao del Sur
- Agusan del Norte
- jap a part of Agusan del Sur (Sibagat, Bayugan Metropolis, Prosperidad, San Francisco, Rosario, Bunawan, Trento)
On Saturday, Aghon will even trigger average to tough seas, with waves 1.5 to three.5 meters excessive, within the seaboards of Bicol, the southern seaboard of Quezon, the jap seaboard of Jap Visayas, the western seaboard of Samar and Northern Samar, and the jap seaboard of Caraga.
The climate bureau suggested small boats to take precautionary measures, or if attainable, to keep away from crusing altogether.
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After its potential landfall on Saturday morning, Aghon is predicted to maintain heading northwest, emerge over the Samar Sea, and cross the Bicol Peninsula between Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning, Might 26.
Then it might emerge over the waters north of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur by Sunday morning.
PAGASA mentioned that from the time Aghon emerges over the Samar Sea till its passage over Bicol, it might intensify right into a tropical storm.
Additionally on Sunday, Aghon may begin recurving towards the northeast. It might maintain gaining energy over the Philippine Sea and finally intensify right into a hurricane on Tuesday, Might 28.
It’d go away the Philippine Space of Accountability (PAR) on Tuesday as effectively.
Aghon is the nation’s first tropical cyclone for 2024. (READ: LIST: Philippine tropical cyclone names in 2024)
PAGASA beforehand estimated that one or two tropical cyclones may type inside or enter PAR in Might. – Rappler.com
