"VINTA" HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND IS NOW OVER ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AREA

“VINTA” HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND IS NOW OVER ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AREA

Scattered to widespread moderate to occasionally heavy rains will prevail over Visayas and Western Mindanao within 24 hours.

Residents of these areas must make appropriate actions against flooding and landslides, coordinate with their respective local disaster risk reduction and management offices, and continue monitoring for updates.

Sea travel remains risky over the seaboards of areas under Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS).

All areas under TCWS No. 2 have been downgraded to TCWS No. 1

TCWS elsewhere are now lifted.

Location of eye/center: At 4:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Depression “VINTA” was estimated based on all available data at In the vicinity of Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur (08.0 °N, 123.4 °E)

Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 60 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph

Forecast Movement: Forecast to move West at 20 kph

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL

Warning Signal #1 (30-60kph expected in 36 hrs)

  • Southern Negros Occidental
  • Southern section of Negros Oriental
  • Siquijor
  • Misamis Oriental
  • Lanao del Norte
  • Lanao del Sur
  • Misamis Occidental
  • Zamboanga del Norte
  • Zamboanga del Sur
  • Zamboanga Sibugay
  • Western part of North Cotabato
  • Northern part of Maguindanao

The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next Severe Weather Bulletin to be issued at 8 PM today.

PAGASA

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