Friday, June 28, 2013

Typhoon Gorio PAGASA Weather Update

Typhoon Gorio PAGASA Weather Update


The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has put five provinces in Visayas and Mindanao under Public Storm Warning Signal No. 1.

This came after the Low Pressure Area near Surigao City developed into a tropical cyclone on Thursday evening which  the state weather bureau named Tropical Depression “Gorio,” - the seventh cyclone to hit the country this year.

Gorio will directly affect the country particularly Northern, Western, and Eastern Samar as well as Dinagat and Siargao Islands in Mindanao, which were put under the lowest storm signal level.

Pagasa noted Gorio will bring 5 to 15 mm or moderate to heavy amount of rain per hour to areas that will be covered by the cyclone’s 500-km diameter.

It spotted Gorio’s eye at about 420 kms east of Surigao City with a maximum sustained winds of 55 km near the center as of 10 am on Friday.

Pagasa weather forecaster Buddy Javier said Gorio is moving in a west northwest direction at a slow 9 kph heading to Aurora province.

Should it continue to maintain its pace, Gorio is expected to reach 320 kms east of Maasin, Leyte on Saturday morning and 190 kms eats of Legaspi City in Albay on Sunday morning.

Javier warned Gorio could make landfall in Southern Luzon particularly in Casiguran, Aurora province by Monday morning.

He added Gorio may still intensify since it will be hovering over sea in the next two days, which would Again enhance the rain activities of Southwest monsoon.

But he assured Metro Manila will continue to have sunny to partly cloudy skies with possible passing rains in the afternoon or evening due to localized thunderstorms or convections on Friday.

He reminded, however, that some parts of Luzon including Metro Manila will light rains due to Southwest monsoon  this coming weekend. - ABS-CBNNews.com

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