21/10/2024
Kristine intensified into a tropical storm early Tuesday, prompting the PAGASA to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over 24 areas nationwide.
Based on its 5 a.m. cyclone bulletin, the center of Kristine was last located 390 km east of Virac, Catanduanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It was moving westward at 15 kph.
“Since this tropical cyclone is still over the Philippine Sea, rapid intensification is not ruled out given the favorable environmental conditions,” Pagasa noted.
Hence, the state weather agency said Kristine may reach the severe tropical storm category by Wednesday, October 23, and make landfall over Isabela by Wednesday evening.
Pagasa said Kristine is projected to go “northwestward to west-northwestward until Thursday, October 24, before turning westward for the rest of the forecast period” and leave the Philippine area of responsibility by Friday evening, October 25.
Kristine may develop into a typhoon by Friday as it emerges over the West Philippine Sea.
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