MANILA – Tropical Depression (TD) Crising will continue to bring heavy rains Thursday, placing several areas in northern Luzon under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1.
In its tropical cyclone bulletin issued at 5 a.m., Crising packs maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph.
As of 4 a.m., the TD was traced 535 km. east of Juban, Sorsogon, moving west-northwest at 15 kph.
Signal No. 1 is hoisted over Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, the northeastern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, and Dipaculao), Quirino, Kalinga, the eastern portion of Mountain Province (Sadanga, Barlig, Paracelis, and Natonin), the eastern portion of Ifugao (Alfonso Lista, Aguinaldo, Mayoyao, Banaue, Hingyon, Lagawe, and Lamut), the northeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Quezon, Bagabag, and Diadi), and Apayao.
Minimal to minor impacts from strong winds are possible in those areas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
PAGASA said Crising may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Saturday evening or Sunday morning.
It is forecast to reach tropical storm category on Thursday and may continue to intensify over the Philippine Sea and reach Severe Tropical Storm category on Friday afternoon or evening.
It may make landfall over mainland Cagayan over the weekend.
Strong to gale-force gusts caused by the southwest monsoon are also forecast to prevail across Batangas, Quezon, Bicol Region, Mimaropa, Zamboanga del Norte, Camiguin, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Sarangani, and the Visayas.
Crising will bring heavy rains over Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, and Biliran.
The southwest monsoon will likewise cause heavy rains over Occidental Mindoro, Antique, Negros Occidental, Palawan, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Oriental, Cebu, and Siquijor.
PAGASA, meanwhile, said up to rough seas will prevail over the western seaboard of Palawan; the northern and eastern seaboards of Catanduanes; the northern and western seaboards of Zamboanga del Norte and Camiguin; the southern seaboards of Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Bohol, and Southern Leyte; the eastern seaboard of Davao Region; and the western seaboards of Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands.
Moderate seas will prevail over the northwestern seaboard of Occidental Mindoro; the northwestern seaboard of Masbate; the southwestern seaboards of Antique and Negros Occidental; the eastern seaboards of Northern and Eastern Samar.
Mariners of motor bancas and similarly-sized vessels are advised to take precautionary measures while venturing out to sea, PAGASA said. (PNA)
