By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet
Over the past few hours, Tropical Depression Luis has slightly accelerated as it changed its trajectory once again, according to PAGASA’s latest weather report. As of 5:30 p.m. this Monday, Luis made landfall in Maconacon, Isabela.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 prevails over Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Aurora, which may experience winds of 39-61 kph or intermittent rains over the next 36 hours.
Even in the absence of a gale warning advisory, PAGASA warns owners of motorbancas and similarly sized vessels to exercise caution while venturing out to sea, with moderate seas expected over the following coastal waters:
- Up to 2.5 m: The seaboards of Isabela and Zambales; the northern and eastern seaboards of Polillo Islands; the northern seaboard of Camarines Norte; the eastern seaboard of Davao Oriental; the northeastern seaboard of Aurora.
- Up to 2.0 m: The seaboards of Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, , Surigao del Sur, and Davao Occidental; the western seaboards of Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands, and Calamian Islands; the northern seaboard of Camarines Sur; the northern and eastern seaboards of Catanduanes and Northern Samar; the eastern seaboards of Albay, Sorsogon, Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands, and Siargao-Bucas Grande Islands; the southern seaboard of Davao Oriental; the remaining seaboards of Pangasinan.
The state weather bureau, moreover, noted a high level of uncertainty on the weather system’s forecast track, but stressed that Luis may remain as a tropical depression over the majority of the forecast period.
PAGASA, moreover, urged the public to continue monitoring further developments issued by the state weather bureau.
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