Extreme Tropical Storm Nando (Ragasa) has most sustained winds of 95 km/h as of Friday night, September 19
MANILA, Philippines – Nando (Ragasa) intensified from a tropical storm right into a extreme tropical storm at 8 pm on Friday, September 19, because it remained over the Philippine Sea.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Providers Administration (PAGASA) stated in a bulletin issued at 11 pm on Friday that Nando now has most sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour from the earlier 85 km/h. Its gustiness is now as much as 115 km/h from 105 km/h.
Nando is projected to strengthen additional right into a hurricane on Saturday, September 20, and into a brilliant hurricane by Monday morning, September 22.
As of 10 pm on Friday, the extreme tropical storm was positioned 840 kilometers east of Central Luzon, shifting west at solely 10 km/h.
PAGASA’s newest forecast exhibits that other than Babuyan Islands, one other doable landfall web site for Nando is Batanes. Nando, seemingly a brilliant hurricane by then, may go near or make landfall in Batanes or Babuyan Islands on Monday afternoon or night.
Given its dimension, Nando will instantly have an effect on Northern Luzon and most of Central Luzon, even when its anticipated landfall is in excessive Northern Luzon.
It should additionally improve the southwest monsoon or habagat, which might pose a menace to a lot of Southern Luzon, together with Metro Manila, and parts of Central Luzon and the Visayas.
The climate bureau launched a separate advisory at 11 pm on Friday, containing the preliminary heavy rainfall outlook for Nando.
From Sunday night, September 21, to Monday night, or a 24-hour interval, heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters) is predicted in Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Batanes, and Cagayan, whereas reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm) might hit Ilocos Sur, La Union, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, and Isabela. Floods and landslides are seemingly.
PAGASA Climate Specialist Benison Estareja had stated on Friday afternoon that Nando’s outer cloud bands had been already reaching the southern a part of Bicol and Samar Island, resulting in the next likelihood of rain in these areas in a single day.
In the meantime, the climate bureau nonetheless expects to boost Sign No. 1 in Northern Luzon on Saturday morning, which might give affected areas 36 hours to organize for sturdy winds. The very best doable tropical cyclone wind sign because of Nando is Sign No. 5.
The southwest monsoon and the trough or extension of the tropical cyclone will deliver sturdy to gale-force gusts to those areas, too:
Saturday, September 20
- Bicol, Jap Visayas, Caraga
Sunday, September 21
- Zambales, Bataan, Calabarzon, Bicol, Mimaropa, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga
Monday, September 22
- Zambales, Bataan, Calabarzon, Bicol, Mimaropa, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Davao Occidental
Additionally on Saturday, storm surge warnings could also be issued for Northern Luzon.
And whilst Nando stays removed from land, it might already set off reasonable seas within the subsequent 24 hours within the japanese seaboards of Batanes, Cagayan together with Babuyan Islands, Isabela, and Catanduanes.
PAGASA suggested small vessels to take precautionary measures or keep away from crusing, if doable, as waves may be as much as 2.5 meters excessive.
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For now, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar, and Jap Samar might have scattered rain and thunderstorms as a result of southwest monsoon within the coming hours.
The remainder of Bicol, Metro Manila, the Ilocos Area, the Cordillera Administrative Area, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Zambales, Bataan, and the remainder of the Visayas would possibly see remoted rain showers or thunderstorms, additionally due to the southwest monsoon.
Flash floods and landslides are doable in periods of reasonable to heavy rain or extreme thunderstorms.
Nando is the Philippines’ 14th tropical cyclone for 2025, and the fourth for September. It may go away the Philippine Space of Accountability by Tuesday morning or afternoon, September 23. – Rappler.com
