Metro Manila, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Nika will make landfall over Isabela or northern Aurora by morning or early afternoon of Monday, Nov. 11, the state weather bureau said.
In its latest bulletin on Sunday, Nov. 10, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Nika will further intensify into a typhoon before reaching land.
“It must be emphasized that hazards on land and coastal waters may still be experienced in areas outside the landfall point or forecast confidence zone,” PAGASA said.
Nika may weaken once it hits land.
After the landfall, Nika will cross the Northern Luzon landmass and emerge over the Philippine Sea on Monday evening.
Nika will leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Tuesday afternoon.
As of 5 p.m., Wind Signal 2 was raised over the northern portion of Aurora, Isabela, Quirino, southern portion of mainland Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya, southern portion of Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, northern portion of Nueva Ecija, southern portion of Ilocos Sur, La Union, and northeastern portion of Pangasinan.
Residents in the said areas may experience minor to moderate threats to life and property.
Wind Signal 1, which may cause minimal to minor threats to life and property, is up over the rest of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, rest of Apayao, Ilocos Norte, rest of Ilocos Sur, rest of Pangasinan, rest of Aurora, Tarlac, northern and central portions of Zambales, rest of Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Rizal, eastern portion of Laguna, eastern portion of Quezon including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and northeastern portion of Albay.
PAGASA hoisted a gale warning over the eastern seaboard of Luzon.
At 4 p.m., Nika was spotted 380 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon with maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 135 kph, moving westward at 20kph.
Monday weather
For Monday, a stormy condition is expected over Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Aurora, and Nueva Ecija due to the tropical cyclone.
Nika will also bring rains with gusty winds over Metro Manila, the rest of Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and Albay.
Nika’s trough, meanwhile, will cause cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the rest of Luzon and Eastern Visayas.
The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms brought by localized thunderstorms.
PAGASA is also monitoring another low pressure area outside the country’s monitoring space.
