Tropical Storm “Queenie” entered the Philippine area of responsibility on Monday just as Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” exited the PAR, but the latter was still wide enough to hoist Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 in several parts of Luzon.
Although Queenie intensified into a tropical storm, it is not seen to affect the country’s weather conditions as it is expected to weaken into a low-pressure area when it reaches the Visayas by Friday, the weather bureau said Monday.
In a bulletin posted at noon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Queenie was last located 815 km east of northeastern Mindanao.
It packed maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It was moving west-southwestward at 25 km/h Queenie may weaken into a tropical depression this or evening and further weakening into a remnant low is likely by Thursday or possibly earlier, PAGASA added.
No wind signal has been hoisted in any part of the country due to Queenie so far.
As for Paeng, as of 5 p.m. signal no. 1 was raised over Abra, the western portion of Benguet, the southern portion of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, the central and western portions of Pangasinan, the central and western portions of Tarlac, and the northern and central portions of Zambales.
The center of Paeng was estimated at 400 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur as it regained strength over the West Philippine Sea.
Packing maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 135 km/h, the storm was moving north-northwestward at 15 km/h.
Paeng is heading toward China, the weather bureau said.
Moderate to heavy rains are still forecast over Batanes, Zambales, and Bataan.
Light to moderate with at times heavy rains remained possible over the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, the southern portion of Quezon, Western Visayas, Babuyan Islands, Mimaropa, and the rest of Central Luzon.
Signal No. 1 remained hoisted over the southern portion of Ilocos Norte (Badoc, Pinili, Banna, Nueva Era, City of Batac, Paoay, Marcos, Currimao, Dingras, Solsona, Sarrat, San Nicolas, Laoag City, Piddig), Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, the western and central portions of Pampanga (Mexico, Porac, Angeles City, Santa Rita, Santa Ana, Guagua, Sasmuan, Mabalacat City, Arayat, Santo Tomas, Minalin, City of San Fernando, Bacolor, Floridablanca, Magalang, Lubao);
Abra, Benguet, the western portion of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Bauko, Sabangan, Sagada), the western portion of Ifugao (Tinoc, Hungduan), Tarlac, the western portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Santa Fe, Kayapa), the western portion of Nueva Ecija (Cuyapo, Talugtug, Nampicuan, Guimba, Licab, Quezon, Zaragoza, San Antonio, Cabiao), Zambales, and the central and southern portions of Bataan (Orani, Abucay, Hermosa, Samal, Morong, Dinalupihan, Bagac, City of Balanga, Pilar) due to Paeng.
These areas will continue to experience strong breezes to near gale-strength winds.
