Rosal less likely to directly bring heavy rains, moves away from Philippines

Tropical Storm Rosal continues to move away from the country’s landmass, partly enhances amihan, the weather bureau PAGASA reported in its 11 p.m. bulletin on Monday.

According to PAGASA, the center of Rosal was last spotted 925 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon as of 10 p.m. It is moving eastward at 10 kilometers per hour and has maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h.

No storm signal was raised over any areas of the country as the tropical storm is less likely to directly bring heavy rains throughout the forecast period.

PAGASA said the surge of the northeast monsoon (Amihan) partly enhanced by Rosal may bring occasional gusts reaching gale force over Batanes, strong breeze to near-gale strength over Babuyan Islands, and the coastal and upland areas of Ilocos Norte, northern and eastern Cagayan, eastern Isabela, Aurora, and northern Quezon including Polilio Islands in the next 24 hours.

A marine gale warning is also in effect over the seaboards of Northern Luzon under the influence of the surge of the Amihan partly enhanced by the tropical cyclone. This will bring moderate to rough seas over the seaboards of Central Luzon (1.5 to 3.5 m) and eastern seaboards of Southern Luzon and Visayas (1.2 to 3.0 m).

"These conditions may be risky for those using small seacrafts. Mariners are advised to take precautionary measures when venturing out to sea and, if possible, avoid navigating in these conditions,” the weather bureau said.

On the forecast track, Rosal is expected to move generally southeastward in the next 12 hours before turning southwestward or south southwestward for the remainder of the forecast period.

Due to the unfavorable environmental conditions associated with the surge of the Amihan, the tropical storm is forecast to rapidly weaken and may become a remnant low Tuesday afternoon or evening before dissipating shortly thereafter. -- BAP, GMA Integrated News