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Tropical Storm Leon (Kong-rey) may intensify right into a extreme tropical storm on Monday, October 28
MANILA, Philippines – As Tropical Storm Leon (Kong-rey) continued to accentuate over the Philippine Sea on Sunday night, October 27, the climate bureau additionally raised Sign No. 1 for the primary time.
Leon’s most sustained winds elevated farther from 75 kilometers per hour to 85 km/h, mentioned the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Companies Administration (PAGASA) in a briefing previous 11 pm on Sunday.
The tropical storm’s gustiness is now as much as 105 km/h from the earlier 90 km/h.
It was final noticed 915 kilometers east of Central Luzon at 10 pm on Sunday, nonetheless transferring west at 20 km/h.
The next areas are below Sign No. 1, which implies they need to count on robust winds from Leon in 36 hours:
- jap a part of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Lal-lo, Gattaran, Baggao, Santa Teresita, Gonzaga, Peñablanca)
- jap a part of Isabela (Maconacon, Divilacan, Ilagan Metropolis, San Pablo, Cabagan, Tumauini, Palanan, San Mariano, Dinapigue)
- northeastern a part of Catanduanes (Pandan, Bagamanoc, Panganiban, Viga)
PAGASA additionally mentioned “the wind move coming in direction of the circulation” of the tropical storm will deliver robust to gale-force gusts to those areas:
Monday, October 28
- Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Batangas, most of Mimaropa, most of Bicol, Visayas, most of Northern Mindanao, most of Caraga
Tuesday, October 29
- Aurora, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Visayas, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Camiguin
When it comes to rainfall, Leon’s outer rainbands may have an effect on excessive Northern Luzon, “relying on how shut it is going to be throughout its north northwestward motion over the Philippine Sea.”
The trough or extension of the tropical storm could have an effect on the Visayas, Mindanao, and western a part of Southern Luzon as effectively.
PAGASA mentioned it could challenge a separate rainfall advisory within the coming hours.
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Leon is now projected to maintain transferring west on Monday, October 28, earlier than heading northwest from Monday night to Wednesday, October 30, then north northwest.
The tropical storm at present stays removed from Philippine landmass, however it may move very near or make landfall within the northern a part of Taiwan. Taiwan is inside the Philippine Space of Duty.
An extra westward shift in Leon’s observe would “deliver the Wednesday-Thursday section of the observe forecast nearer to excessive Northern Luzon.”
When it comes to depth, Leon is seen to step by step strengthen inside 24 hours and turn out to be a extreme tropical storm on Monday and a storm on Tuesday, October 29.
“This tropical cyclone may endure fast intensification,” added the climate bureau.
Within the subsequent 24 hours, as much as tough seas are anticipated in these coastal waters:
- Seaboard of Batanes – waves as much as 4 meters excessive
- Seaboards of Kalayaan Islands, Babuyan Islands, and Isabela; northern and jap seaboards of mainland Cagayan Valley and Catanduanes – waves as much as 3 meters excessive
Small vessels shouldn’t enterprise out to sea.
In the meantime, as much as average seas are seen in these coastal waters:
- Western seaboard of Palawan, Batangas, and Bataan; seaboards of Aurora, northern mainland Quezon, and Camarines Norte; northern and jap seaboards of Polillo Islands, Camarines Sur, and Northern Samar; jap seaboards of Albay, Sorsogon, and Jap Samar – waves as much as 2.5 meters excessive
- Jap seaboard of Dinagat Islands and northern seaboard of Ilocos Norte – waves as much as 2 meters excessive
Small vessels ought to take precautionary measures or keep away from crusing, if attainable.
Leon is the Philippines’ twelfth tropical cyclone for 2024, and the second for October. – Rappler.com
