THE typhoon with the international name "Kammuri" entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Saturday afternoon, November 30 and was renamed "Tisoy."
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the typhoon entered the country at 4 p.m. and was located at 1,165 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes.
The typhoon has maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour (km/h) near the center and gusts of up to 185 km/h. It was forecast to move west southwest at 15 km/h.
Pagasa said the Tisoy is forecast to make landfall over Bicol Region between Monday, December 2, and Tuesday, December 3.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) Signal #1 has been raised over Eastern Samar and eastern section of Northern Samar (Laoang, Palapag, Mapanas, Gamay, Lapinig, Catubig and Las Navas).
The weather bureau said on Monday, frequent heavy rains will be experienced over Bicol Region, Samar provinces, and Biliran. Moderate to occasional heavy rains over Romblon, Marinduque, and Quezon.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, there will be frequent to continuous heavy rains over Metro Manila, Bicol Region, Calabarzon, Mindoro provinces, Marinduque, Romblon, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, and Bulacan. Moderate to occasional heavy rains will be experienced over the rest of Luzon.
Residents in these areas, especially those living in areas susceptible to flooding and landslides are advised to coordinate with local disaster risk reduction and management offices and to continue monitoring updates.
Pagasa also warned against sea travel, especially for small boats, over the seaboards of areas under TCWS, the northern and western seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboards of the country due to prevailing or forecast rough sea conditions.
Pagasa added that TCWS #1 may be raised over the rest of Northern Samar, Samar, Catanduanes, and Sorsogon in the next bulletin. Disruption of maritime travel may be experienced over these areas. (SunStar Philippines)