Kristine set to exit PAR on Friday but may loop back toward Philippines by Monday
Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:18:00 +0800
MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Kristine will exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by this afternoon, October 25, but the state weather bureau said that the cyclone may curve back towards the country by Monday, October 28.
PAGASA said the development would depend on the tropical depression hovering east of the PAR.
“In the extended outlook, there is a developing forecast situation wherein Kristine will continue moving westward over the West Philippine Sea until tomorrow, loop counterclockwise on Sunday and Monday, then move eastward for the remainder of the forecast period,” PAGASA said in its 11 a.m. cyclone bulletin.
As of 10 a.m., PAGASA said Kristine’s center was located 255 kilometers west northwest of Bacnotan, La Union. It packs maximum sustained winds of 95 km per hour and gustiness of up to 115 kph.
While it is likely to remain as a severe tropical storm, there is still a chance that Kristine will intensify into a typhoon once it is suspended over the West Philippine Sea
PAGASA issued several tropical cyclone wind signals (TCWS) in several areas:
TCWS No. 2:
TCWS No. 1
PAGASA has also issued a gale warning over the seaboards of Luzon and the western seaboard of Visayas.
Another tropical depression is hovering east of the PAR, 2,245 km east of Eastern Visayas.