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Signal No. 1 up over 24 areas as Gener moves over N. Luzon
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised over 24 areas on Tuesday morning as Tropical Depression Gener moved westward over Northern Luzon and enhanced the Southwest Monsoon, PAGASA said.
TCWS No. 1 was hoisted over the following areas:
- Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
- Isabela
- Quirino
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Apayao
- Kalinga
- Abra
- Ifugao
- Mountain Province
- Benguet
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- Pangasinan
- Zambales
- Tarlac
- Nueva Ecija
- Pampanga
- Bulacan
- the northern and central portions of Bataan (Dinalupihan, Orani, Hermosa)
- Aurora
- the northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta) including Polillo Islands
- the northern portions of Rizal (Rodriguez, San Mateo)
- the northern portion of Metro Manila (Quezon City, Caloocan City, City of Valenzuela, City of Malabon, City of Navotas, City of Marikina, City of Manila, City of San Juan, City of Mandaluyong)
At 4 a.m., the center of Gener was estimated to be located in the vicinity of Alicia, Isabela packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 70 kph, and central pressure of 996 hPa.
Gener is moving westward at a speed of 30 kph with strong winds extending outwards up to 360 km from the center.
Heavy rainfall is forecast due to Gener and the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat enhanced by Gener and Tropical Storm Pulasan.
Heavy rainfall outlook
Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Rizal, and Quezon will have rains with gusty winds due to Gener with the possibility that flash floods or landslides will occur due to moderate to heavy with at times intense rains. Expect minimal to minor threat to lives and properties due to strong winds, the weather bureau said.
Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, Aklan, Antique, and Negros Occidental will have monsoon rains due to the Southwest Monsoon with the possibility that flash floods or landslides will occur due to heavy to intense rains.
The rest of MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, and Negros Island Region will have occasional rains due to the Southwest Monsoon with flash floods or landslides occurring due to moderate to heavy rains.
The rest of Luzon and Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, SOCCSKSARGEN, Caraga, and Northern Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. Flash floods or landslides may occur due to moderate to at times heavy rains.
The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon with the possibility that flash floods or landslides will occur during severe thunderstorms.
Severe winds
PAGASA said that the wind signals warn the public of the general wind threat over an area due to the tropical cyclone and that local winds may be slightly stronger/enhanced in coastal and upland/mountainous areas exposed to winds.
Winds are less strong in areas sheltered from the prevailing wind direction.
The Southwest Monsoon enhanced by Gener and Pulasan will also bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas (especially in coastal and upland areas exposed to winds): Batanes, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Hazards affecting coastal waters
"Gale Warning is in effect over several coastal waters in the northern seaboard of Northern Luzon, the western and southern seaboards of Southern Luzon, the seaboards of Visayas, and the western, northern, and eastern seaboards of Mindanao," the weather bureau reported, adding that sea travel in these waters is risky for small seacraft, including all types of motor bancas.
Track and intensity outlook
"Gener is forecast to emerge over the coastal waters of Ilocos Sur or La Union today. The tropical cyclone will then move generally westward over the West Philippine Sea until Thursday (19 September) before turning west northwestward as it heads towards southern China," said PAGASA.
Gener may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
Walang pasok
Classes for Tuesday, September 17, 2024 have been suspended in some areas due to the effects of Gener and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon or Habagat. — BAP/KG, GMA Integrated News
