MANILA – The trough of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami) continues to bring rain to parts of Luzon, even though it has already exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the weather bureau reported Saturday (26 Oct 2024).
In its early morning bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) noted that Kristine’s trough is causing cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Occidental Mindoro and Palawan.
Kristine was last observed at 3 a.m., located 630 km west of Bacnotan, La Union. It currently has maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center, with gusts of up to 115 kph, and is moving westward at 20 kph.
Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will also affect the Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Northern Mindanao due to the southwesterly wind flow.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized weather disturbances.
TS Kong-Rey
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Kong-Rey (international name) was last tracked at 3 a.m., positioned 1,825 km east of Central Luzon outside PAR. It has maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center, with gusts of up to 80 kph, moving northwestward at 35 kph.
Moderate to strong winds and rough seas will persist over Luzon, while the Visayas and Mindanao are expected to experience slight to moderate winds and moderate to rough seas.
ia/mnm
