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MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Depression Nika may have a brief sojourn within the country as it is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) between Monday morning and afternoon, the state meteorological office said.
Nika was last seen moving in a west or west pattern at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour, according to the severe weather bulletin issued Sunday night by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. .
At 10:00 pm, Nika has maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts up to 70 kph. It was located 200 kilometers west-southwest of Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
No tropical cyclone wind signal has been issued.
Nika is not expected to make landfall anywhere in the country. Instead, it will head towards China’s Hainan province. By that time, it would have progressed like a severe tropical storm.
For now, it is still seen that it will continue to intensify not only the southwest monsoon, or habagat, but also the surface wind flow from the northeast, acting as a precursor to the northeast monsoon, or amihan.
The combined effects would bring moderate to heavy rains over southern Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Provincia de la Montaña, Ifugao, Benguet, La Unión, Pangasinan, Central Luzon, Rizal and northern Quezón, including the Polillo Islands.
The rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila, is expected to have light to moderate rains and occasionally heavy rains.
Pagasa warned that low-lying area flooding and rain-induced landslides are possible, and urged residents near these areas to monitor weather updates and coordinate with local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Offices.
A gale warning was raised over the coastlines of Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Unión, Pangasinan, Zambales and northern Cagayán, including the Babuyán Islands. This means that fishermen and ferry operators using small boats cannot set sail.
The rest of Luzon’s coasts, meanwhile, would have moderate to rough sea conditions, making sea travel for small boats risky as well.
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