Bagyong Kristine napanatili ang lakas; tropical cyclone wind signal nakataas sa maraming lugar sa Luzon at Visayas

Napanatili ng Tropical Storm Kristine ang lakas nito habang nasa karagatan na sakop ng lalawigan ng Quezon.

Ayon sa 8AM weather bulletin ng PAGASA, ang bagyo ay huling namataan sa layong 310 kilometers East ng Baler, Aurora o sa layong 310 kilometers East Northeast ng Infanta, Quezon.

Taglay ng bagyo ang lakas ng hangin na aabot sa 85 kilometers bawat oras malapit sa gitna at pagbugsong aabot sa 105 kilometers bawat oras.

Kumikilos ang bagyo sa bilis na 15 kilometers bawat oras sa direksyong west northwest.

Nakataas ang Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 sa mga sumusunod na lugar:

LUZON
– Ilocos Norte
– Ilocos Sur
– La Union
– Pangasinan
– Apayao
– Abra
– Kalinga
– Mountain Province
– Ifugao
– Benguet
– mainland Cagayan
– Isabela
– Quirino
– Nueva Vizcaya
– Aurora
– Nueva Ecija
– Bulacan
– Tarlac
– Pampanga
– Zambales
– northern and eastern portions of Quezon (Infanta, General Nakar, Real, Mauban, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Calauag, Tagkawayan, Guinayangan) – Polillo Islands
– Camarines Norte
– Camarines Sur
– Catanduanes
– Albay
– northeastern portion of Sorsogon (Prieto Diaz, City of Sorsogon)

Nakataas naman ang Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 sa sumsusunod na mga lugar:
– Batanes
– Babuyan Islands
– Bataan
– Metro Manila
– Rizal
– Cavite
– Laguna
– Batangas
– rest of Quezon
– Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands
– Oriental Mindoro
– Marinduque
– Romblon
– Calamian Islands
– rest of Sorsogon
– Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands
– Aklan
– Capiz
– Antique including Caluya Islands
– Iloilo
– Guimaras
– northern portion of Negros Occidental (Pontevedra, La Castellana, Moises Padilla, Bago City, La Carlota City, Valladolid, Pulupandan, Bacolod City, San Enrique, Murcia, Silay City, City of Talisay, Enrique B. Magalona, Manapla, City of Victorias, Cadiz City, Sagay City, City of Escalante, Toboso, Calatrava, Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos City)
– northern portion of Negros Oriental (Vallehermoso, Canlaon City, City of Guihulngan)
– northern and central portions of Cebu (Alcantara, Argao, Dumanjug, Sibonga, Pinamungahan, Ronda, Liloan, Cebu City, Moalboal, Consolacion, Danao City, Borbon, Carmen, Daanbantayan, Tuburan, City of Bogo, Tabogon, City of Naga, Lapu-Lapu City, City of Carcar, Mandaue City, Catmon, Minglanilla, Toledo City, Cordova, Compostela, San Remigio, Balamban, Aloguinsan, San Fernando, Asturias, Barili, Medellin, Sogod, Tabuelan, City of Talisay)
– Bantayan Islands
– Camotes Islands
– Bohol
– rest of Eastern Samar
– rest of Northern Samar
– Samar
– Leyte
– Biliran
– Southern Leyte
– Dinagat Islands
– Surigao del Norte including Siargao – Bucas Grande Group

Ayon sa PAGASA, mamayang gabi o bukas (Oct. 24) ng umaga ay posibleng mag-landfall ang bagyo sa Aurora.

Bago ang landfall, inaasahang lalakas pa ang bagyo at magiging severe tropical storm.

Sa Biyernes (Oct. 25) pa lalabas ng bansa ang bagyo. (DDC)