PAGASA Releases Latest Weather Update for Wednesday (November 13, 2024)
PAGASA LATEST UPDATE – The state weather bureau reported that Severe Tropical Storm Ofel has intensified into a typhoon.
On Wednesday (November 13, 2024), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration released the latest weather update in the country. Typhoon Ofel will affect the country’s weather conditions.
PAGASA reported that Ofel was spotted some 476 kilometers east northeast of Virac, Catanduanes, or 595 km east of Daet, Camarines Norte. It has maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 150 kph.
The typhoon will move west-northwestward to northwestward over the Philippine Sea before making landfall along the east coast of Cagayan or Isabela on Thursday (November 14).
“It will then emerge over the Luzon Strait on Friday and turn more north-northwestward while slowing down before behaving erratically during the weekend,” PAGASA said.
“Regardless of the position of the landfall point, it must be emphasized that hazards on land and coastal waters may still be experienced in areas outside the landfall point or forecast confidence cone,” the agency added.
A high risk of life-threatening storm surges may affect low-lying areas in Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Cagayan (including the Babuyan Islands), Isabela, and northern Aurora, according to PAGASA.
Signal No. 1 was raised in the following areas:
- Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
- Northern and central portions of Isabela (Maconacon, San Pablo, Cabagan, Santa Maria, Divilacan, Palanan, Santo Tomas, Alicia, San Mateo, Aurora, Quezon, San Mariano, Naguilian, Dinapigue, Roxas, San Guillermo, Luna, Delfin Albano, City of Cauayan, Ilagan City, Angadanan, Benito Soliven, Tumauini, Reina Mercedes, San Manuel, Cabatuan, Quirino, Gamu, Mallig, Burgos)
- Apayao
- Eastern portion of Kalinga (Rizal, City of Tabuk, Pinukpuk)
- Easternmost portion of Mountain Province (Paracelis)
- Easternmost portion of Ifugao (Alfonso Lista)
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