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MANILA, Philippines – The Tropical Cyclone (TCWS) No. 1 wind signal is still rising over the Kalayaan Islands Monday morning, even as Tropical Storm Vicky continues to move away from the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
According to the meteorological bulletin issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) at 5 am, the center of Vicky was last seen 175 kilometers south-southwest of Kalayaan, Palawan outside of PAR.
It is moving southwest at 20 kilometers per hour, and has maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 80 kilometers per hour.
Pagasa said Vicky will continue to move away from the Kalayaan Islands and move west-southwest or southwest for the next 24 hours over the Western Philippine Sea before turning further west on Tuesday.
It is forecast to remain a tropical storm during the forecast period and is less likely to intensify further due to marginal conditions associated with the rising northeast monsoon.
“Due to the combined effects of the tropical storm and the northeast monsoon swell, strong breezes will continue to prevail until near gale conditions, with occasional gusts of hurricane force winds,” said Pagasa.
According to the meteorological office, Batanes, the Babuyan Islands and the northern parts of Cagayan, Apayao and Ilocos Norte will experience strong winds to hurricanes due to the northeast monsoon storm surge powered by Vicky.
Meanwhile, occasional streaks are also likely to occur in the eastern parts of mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quezon, and Palawan, including the Calamian Islands.
Pagasa said that by this Monday, moderate to heavy rains will be experienced in the Kalayaan Islands, the eastern part of the mainland Cagayan Valley, Aurora and the northern part of Quezon.
Meanwhile, from light to moderate with sometimes heavy rains, they will prevail over the rest of the continental valley of Cagayán, Babuyán Islands, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Camarines Norte and the rest of Quezon.
For Tuesday, moderate to heavy rains are expected over Cagayan and Apayao, and light to moderate with occasionally heavy rains over Kalinga, the mountain province, Ifugao, Aurora, Quezon and the rest of the Cagayan valley.
Additionally, over the next 24 hours, the Vicky-enhanced northeast monsoon swell will bring rough seas to high (3.0 to 6.0 meters) across the northern Luzon coast and rough seas to very rough (2.8 to 4.5 meters) above the sea. Coastline of Central Luzon, east coast of northern Quezon, including the north and east waters of the Polillo Islands, the coast of Camarines Norte, the north coast of Camarines Sur, the north and east coast of Catanduanes, the coast of Lubang Island and the western littoral of Palawan, including the Calamian and Kalayaan Islands.
“Sea travel is risky in these waters, especially for small ships,” warned Pagasa.
EDV
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