‘Carina’ weakens into typhoon as it nears Taiwan
Super typhoon “Carina” (international name “Gaemi”) weakened to a typhoon after making a looping track before making landfall over Taiwan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 11 p.m. bulletin on Wednesday, July 24.
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00:00So let's look at the latest satellite image. We can see the center of this typhoon Karina.
00:06As of 10 p.m., it was last seen at a distance of 335 kilometers to the north of Itbayat, Batanes.
00:13This part was hit by a super typhoon and is only in the typhoon category
00:18with a strong wind that reaches 175 kilometers per hour near the center
00:24and when it opens, it reaches 215 kilometers per hour.
00:28At the moment, it is moving in the direction of southwestward or Timag, Conluran
00:32at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.
00:35And we can see here in the satellite image,
00:37even though the center of this typhoon is far from any part of our country,
00:41the clouds that we can see are still large and are affecting a large part of Luzon.
00:47So we are still hoping for a rainy season in a large part of the Luzon area,
00:51especially here in the western sections of northern and central Luzon
00:56and also in the areas of Calaborzon and Metro Manila,
00:59where we are still hoping for strong rains brought by the southwest monsoon
01:06or a strong wind that is affecting the typhoon Karina.
01:11So this is our latest forecast track as of 11 p.m.
01:15As we mentioned earlier, the center of this typhoon Karina is far from our Philippine landmass
01:23but the center of the typhoon Karina is large,
01:28which is why the tropical cyclone wind signal is still high in some parts of northern Luzon.
01:34And as we can see in our latest forecast track,
01:37this is in the general periphery, in the area of Taiwan
01:41and in the next few hours, it is possible for landfall in the Taiwan area
01:45and it will continue to move north-westward
01:49and it will slowly weaken until it leaves our Philippine area of responsibility,
01:54possibly tomorrow morning.
01:56As we mentioned earlier, because the radius of this typhoon Karina is large,
02:01the tropical cyclone wind signal is still high in some parts of northern Luzon.
02:06In Batanes, the tropical cyclone wind signal number 2 is still high,
02:11that is highlighted in yellow,
02:13while signal number 1 is high here in the extreme northern Luzon,
02:17mostly here in the northern portion of the northern Luzon area.
02:21In Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of mainland Gagayan,
02:24as well as the northern portion of Ilocos Norte.
02:28That is why we still hope that the strong typhoon Karina
02:32will continue to bring strong winds to the mentioned areas.
02:35Our fellow Filipinos are being careful there.
02:38Meanwhile, in our latest update, as of 11 p.m.,
02:42heavy rainfall warnings were released by our regional services division
02:47from the northern Luzon PRSD and NCR PRSD.
02:51The red rainfall warning is still high in Ilocos Sur, Benguet, La Union, Pangasinan.
02:58The orange rainfall warning is still high in Ilocos Norte,
03:02Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan, and Pampanga.
03:06Meanwhile, the yellow rainfall warning is still high in some parts of Abra,
03:10here in Metro Manila, as well as in Bulacan and Rizal.
03:14That is why in the mentioned areas, especially in low-lying areas,
03:19the possibility of heavy rainfall is high.
03:24Our fellow Filipinos are being careful there.
03:29In the next few days, due to the effects of the southwest monsoon,
03:35some parts of Luzon will still experience heavy rainfall due to the effects of the monsoon.
03:41But if we will notice, until the weekend,
03:44the areas that will experience heavy rainfall will gradually decrease,
03:50due to the southwest monsoon.
03:52Tomorrow, we still expect heavy to intense rainfall in Zambales,
03:57La Union, Pangasinan, and Benguet.
04:00Meanwhile, moderate to heavy rainfall will still be experienced here in Metro Manila,
04:06Bulacan, Pampanga, Cavite, Batanes, Babuyan Islands,
04:11which are 10 parts of the Ilocos region,
04:13Abra, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro.
04:17When Friday comes, mostly here in the western section of northern Luzon,
04:23moderate to heavy rainfall will be experienced in Zambales, Bataan,
04:29or the western section of central Luzon, as well as in Pangasinan and Benguet areas.
04:34When Saturday comes, mostly here in the exposed parts of the western section of central Luzon,
04:40in Zambales and Bataan, moderate to heavy rainfall is still possible.
04:45That's why we need to be prepared for that,
04:47especially since these are the areas that have experienced heavy rainfall in the past few days.
04:54We still expect high chances of flooding or landslides.
04:59Our countrymen continue to be careful and prepared for the mentioned areas
05:03that may experience heavy rainfall.
05:08When it comes to areas with strong winds, areas that are exposed to tropical cyclone winds,
05:12Signal No. 2 and Signal No. 1 are the areas where we expect strong winds.
05:19Meanwhile, this is the area where Southwest Monsoon brings strong winds.
05:25From now until tomorrow, areas of the Ilocos region, Cordillera Administrative Region,
05:30which is a large part of Luzon,
05:32we still expect strong winds brought by Southwest Monsoon.
05:37When it comes to Friday, mostly northern Luzon, central Luzon,
05:42and areas of southern Luzon,
05:45we still expect strong winds in the area of western Visayas.
05:51When it comes to Saturday, the areas that have experienced strong winds
05:58brought by tropical cyclone winds will be lessened.
05:59So mostly in the areas of northern Luzon,
06:03as well as central Luzon, and some parts of Mimaropa,
06:06as well as western sections of Palawan.
06:10So those are the areas that have experienced strong winds brought by Southwest Monsoon.
06:21Meanwhile, in the situation of our ocean,
06:23we have a gale warning at the moment,
06:25warning of high waves here in the northern ocean of northern Luzon
06:30in the townships of Batanes, northern coast of Cagayan,
06:34along with the Babuyan Islands,
06:36as well as the northern coast of Ilocos Norte.
06:39We expect the possibility of 4.5 meters of strong winds
06:45brought by Southwest Monsoon, as well as Hurricane Karina.
06:50So it is dangerous to sail, especially those with small sea vehicles.
06:54And we also expect a moderator of seas in the oceans of our country.
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