Tropical Storm Jolina slightly weakens as it reaches Ifugao

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Tropical Storm Jolina slightly weakens as it reaches Ifugao
Jolina (Pakhar) now has maximum winds of 75 km/h and gustiness of up to 120 km/h

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MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Jolina (Pakhar) slightly weakened before dawn on Saturday, August 26, as it reached Ifugao province.

In a bulletin issued 5 am on Saturday, August 26, state weather bureau PAGASA said Jolina is already in the vicinity of Aguinaldo, Ifugao, moving northwest at 20 kilometers per hour (km/h) from the previous 19 km/h.

The tropical storm now has maximum winds of 75 km/h and gustiness of up to 120 km/h.

Signal number 2 is raised over the following areas:

  • Isabela
  • Quirino
  • Kalinga
  • Mountain Province
  • Ifugao
  • Ilocos Norte
  • Ilocos Sur
  • Benguet
  • Abra
  • La Union
  • Nueva Vizcaya

Signal number 1, meanwhile, is up in:

  • Aurora
  • Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands
  • Apayao
  • Nueva Ecija
  • Pangasinan

Jolina had made landfall in Casiguran, Aurora on Friday evening, August 25.

It is expected to exit landmass on Saturday morning, then leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday evening.

Forecast track of Tropical Storm Jolina as of August 26, 5 am. Image courtesy of PAGASA

While Jolina is in PAR, it is also enhancing the southwest monsoon.

PAGASA warned that monsoon rain in Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan could trigger flash floods and landslides. The rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila, would have light to heavy rain as well.

PAGASA also warned that sea travel is risky in the seaboards of Northern Luzon and Central Luzon.

Storm surges are “less probable, but big waves are expected offshore,” said the state weather bureau.

– Rappler.com

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