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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 30) – The wind signal from Tropical Cyclone No. 1 is now at Catanduanes as Typhoon Rolly approaches land and intensifies further, the meteorological office said.
In its 5pm bulletin, PAGASA said that the same storm warning can be generated over the northern part of northern Samar and the rest of the Bicol region in the next bulletin, which means that winds of up to 60 kilometers per hour or intermittent rain. within 36 hours.
The office added that since Rolly is still expected to gain strength before making landfall, the signal is not. 4 can be lifted which can cause “destructive to very destructive typhoon force winds”.
The center of the typhoon was last seen 980 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora, the office said.
“On the forecast trajectory, the center of Rolly’s eye is likely to make landfall over the Aurora-Quezon area on Sunday night or early Monday morning,” he said, adding that it was likely to make landfall at a intensity of 175-195 km / h. .
Rolly had maximum sustained winds of 185 kph near the center, up from 165 kph previously, and gusts of up to 230 kph, higher than the 205 kph previously reported.
PAGASA forecaster Raymond Ordinario urged people in the areas that may be located at the n signs. 3 and 4 to take precautionary measures, such as avoiding the outdoors due to heavy or heavy downpours.
“Our advice to our compatriots, when we are already on Signal 3 is if there are no people outside,” Ordinario told CNN Philippines’ News.
[Translation: Our advice to our fellow Filipinos is to stay indoors once their area is placed under Signal 3 and 4.]The United States Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWS) previously reported that Rolly could turn into a “super typhoon” before making landfall over the weekend.
PAGASA classifies a cyclone as a super typhoon when it carries a maximum wind speed of more than 220 kph or more than 120 knots, while the JTWS designates a weather disturbance as a super typhoon when it has a wind speed of 240 kph or 130 knots or more.
The bureau previously explained that the JTWC has a “lower threshold” for classifying super typhoons that PAGASA has. JTWC uses one minute as the average period for maximum sustained wind measurements, while PAGASA uses the recommended interval of 10 minutes.
NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad said in a briefing on Friday that Rolly is comparable to Typhoon Tisoy that hit the country in December 2019 and affected more than 200,000 families in the Central Luzon, Bicol, Eastern Visayas regions. and the Administrative Region of Cordillera.
Meanwhile, the Bicol region, Visayas, Caraga, northern Mindanao and the Zamboanga peninsula, Batanes, Cagayan and Isabela would see light to moderate rains and sometimes heavy rains from Friday to Saturday, PAGASA said.
Starting on Saturday or Sunday, heavy to heavy rains can be felt in northern and central Luzon, as well as in the Bicol region, he added.
Jalad noted that evacuation is up to local government units, but it would be better to do it now before Rollys makes landfall. He also reminded them to increase the dissemination of information to the public.
Meanwhile, the Transportation department said in a statement that MRT-3 operations will continue from October 31 to November 2, postponing scheduled maintenance and rehabilitation works. This should allow the train to serve workers who may be affected by the typhoon, he said.
As Rolly is expected to leave the country via Pangasinan on Monday, the planning officer of the local disaster management agency, Ronn Dale Castillo, told CNN Philippines’ News.PH that they have already conducted a pre-disaster risk assessment. to get an estimate of the effect of the typhoon. He added that they have also coordinated with other agencies for the dissemination of information and other preparation steps.
PAGASA is also monitoring Tropical Storm Atsani, which is still outside the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR) and is expected to enter on Sunday. Once the storm enters the PAR, it will be called Siony and its trough will soak the eastern part of the Visayas and Mindanao.
Despite two weather systems present in the PAR on Sunday, PAGASA weather forecaster Benison Estareja told CNN Philippines in The Final Word that these two will not interact as they are very far from each other, also once Atsani enter the country, it will slow down and stay in the Philippine Sea until Wednesday.
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