PAGASA Releases Latest Weather Update for Tuesday (November 13, 2024)
PAGASA LATEST UPDATE – Tropical Storm Ofel has entered PAR and set to become a typhoon on November 13, 2024.
On Tuesday (November 12, 2024), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration released the latest weather update in the country. Tropical Storm Ofel will affect the country’s weather conditions.
PAGASA reported that a tropical storm east of Eastern Visayas had entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was named Ofel. It was last located 1,125 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas.
Ofel has maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 90 kph and moving west-northwestward at 25 kph. It is not expected to directly affect any part of the country.
Meanwhile, Severe Tropical Storm Nika was spotted 150 kilometers westnorthwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kph and gustiness of up to 115 kph moving west-northwestward at the speed of 20 kph.
Severe Tropical Storm Nika and Ofel will bring moderate to heavy rainfall over Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, and Batanes. Nika may continue to weaken for the next few days before reaching southern China.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised over the following areas:
- Ilocos Norte;
- the northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Lidlidda, City of Candon, Galimuyod, Banayoyo, Burgos, Santiago, Santa Maria, San Esteban, Nagbukel, Narvacan, Caoayan, Santa, Bantay, City of Vigan, Santa Catalina, San Vicente, San Ildefonso, Santo Domingo, Magsingal, Cabugao, San Juan, Sinait);
- the northern portion of Apayao (Kabugao, Pudtol, Luna, Santa Marcela, Calanasan, Flora);
- the northern and western portions of Abra (Tineg, Lagangilang, Bucay, Villaviciosa, Lagayan, San Juan, La Paz, Danglas, Pilar, San Isidro, Peñarrubia, Tayum, Dolores, Bangued, Pidigan, Langiden, San Quintin);
- the western portion of Babuyan Islands (Calayan Is., Dalupiri Is., Fuga Is.); and
- the northwestern portion of mainland Cagayan (Abulug, Pamplona, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Claveria)
PAGASA raised a gale warning over the northern and western seaboards of Northern Luzon.
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