03/11/2025
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Severe Tropical Storm Tino continues to intensify as it moves closer to the Philippine Islands, today, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration.
The tropical cyclone with the international name Kalmaegi now has maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h and gustiness up to 135 km/h, and is moving westward at 25 km/h.
Dinagat Islands, Siargao Islands, Bucas Grande Islands, and the Southeastern portion of Eastern Samar are now under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3.
While Signal No. 2 has been raised in the rest of Surigao del Norte, Northern Surigao Del Sur, Northeastern Agusan del Norte, North and Central Eastern Samar, Leyte, Biliran, Southern Leyte, Bohol, North and Central Cebu, and Northeastern Negros Occidental.
Accoriding to PAGASA, Sorsogon, Masbate, Albay, Southern Quezon, Southern Marinduque, Southern Oriental Mindoro, Southern Occidental Mindoro, Northern Palawan, Northern Samar, the rest of Eastern Samar, Samar, Cebu, and Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Guimaras, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Antique, the rest of Surigao del Sur, Northern and Central Agusan del Sur, the rest of Agusan del Norte, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, and Northern Bukidnon are areas under Signal No. 1.
Tino is expected to move westward, making landfall over the vicinity of Southern Leyte, Leyte, Eastern Samar, and the Dinagat Islands by midnight or early Tuesday, then cross Visayas and northern Palawan before reaching the West Philippine Sea by Wednesday.
PAGASA says that the highest possible Wind Signal to be raised throughout is passage is Wind Signal No. 4, with the storm's forecasted peak intensity at 150 to 165 km/h.
Article by Louis Adrian Venus
