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'Amang' continues to move toward northern coast of Catanduanes; landfall 'not ruled out'

Published Apr 11, 2023 09:38 am
Tropical depression Amang maintained its strength and continued to move toward the northern coast of Catanduanes on Tuesday afternoon, April 11, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 4 p.m., the center of the eye of Amang was estimated at 130 kilometers (km) east-northeast of Virac, Catanduanes or 250 km east of Daet, Camarines Norte. It maintained its maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 70 kph while moving westward at a speed of 30 kph. This satellite image from PAGASA shows the location of tropical depression Amang as of 4:40 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

Signal No. 1 up in more areas

 PAGASA raised tropical cyclone wind signal number 1 in more areas in Luzon and Visayas in anticipation of strong winds brought by tropical depression Amang. Signal No. 1 was hoisted over Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Marinduque, Masbate including Ticao Island and Burias Island, Rizal, Laguna, Aurora, Bulacan, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, Northern Samar, Samar, and Eastern Samar. PAGASA said it may place more areas in Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley under Signal No. 1 in its next bulletin. “Areas under Wind Signal No. 1 may experience strong winds (strong breeze to near gale strength) associated with tropical depression Amang, which may pose minimal to minor threat to life and property,” the weather bureau warned. Until Thursday evening, April 13, PAGASA said heavy rains may prevail over Bicol Region and Northern Samar, while intense rains may affect the northern part of Quezon province and eastern part of Laguna. It added that Rizal, southern part of Aurora, and the rest of Laguna and Quezon may also experience heavy rains during this period. “Under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides are possible, especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards as identified in hazard maps and in localities that experienced considerable amounts of rainfall for the past several days,” PAGASA warned.

Landfall over Catanduanes not ruled out

 In the next 24 hours, Amang is forecast to track generally westward or west-northwest toward Bicol Region on Tuesday before turning west-northwest or northwest for the rest of the forecast period. “While the current track forecast shows that the tropical depression will remain offshore over the waters east of Luzon for the next three days, the forecast confidence cone shows that a landfall scenario over the Bicol Peninsula area is not ruled out [as it] may pass over or very close near Catanduanes, especially for the next nine hours,” PAGASA said. Throughout the forecast period, Amang may remain a tropical depression and weaken into a low pressure area late Thursday or early Friday, April 14.

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