Tropical Storm Hanna (Lekima) now has optimal winds of 75 km/h as well as gustiness of approximately 90 km/h since early Monday morning, August 5
MANILA, Philippines– Hurricane Hanna (Lekima) a little escalated before dawn on Monday, August 5, while still improving the southwest gale or hanging habagat.
In a rundown at 5 get on Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Solutions Administration (PAGASA) said Hanna now has optimal winds of 75 kilometers per hour (km/h) from the previous 65 km/h as well as gustiness of approximately 90 km/h from the previous 80 km/h.
Hanna is expected to magnify further into a severe tropical storm and after that a hurricane while inside the Philippine Location of Obligation (The Same Level).
Its present place is 940 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. The hurricane moved north northwest from west northwest, still relocating at 15 km/h.
There are no areas under hurricane wind signals, considering that Hanna is much from land. It is additionally unlikely to make landfall in the country.
Yet the hurricane is boosting the southwest gale, which is affecting Luzon as well as the Visayas.
On Monday, these are the locations which are affected by the boosted southwest gale.
Moderate to hefty monsoon rain
- Cavite
- Batangas
- Mimaropa
Spread rainshowers and also thunderstorms
- rest of Calabarzon
- Metro Manila
- Ilocos Area
- Cordillera Administrative Region
- Central Luzon
- Bicol
- Western Visayas
Homeowners of those locations should remain on alert for possible flash floods as well as landslides. (READ: QUICKLY FACTS: Cyclones, rainfall advisories).
Hanna’s trough or extension might additionally set off spread rainshowers and also thunderstorms in Cagayan Valley on Monday.
As a result of the southwest gale and Hanna, PAGASA released a gale warning at 5 get on Monday.
PAGASA warned of harsh to very rough seas with wave elevations reaching 2.8 meters to 4.5 meters in the following locations:.
- western and also southerly seaboards of Southern Luzon.
- Batangas.
- Occidental Mindoro.
- Palawan.
- Asian Mindoro.
- Marinduque.
- Romblon.
- western coast of North Luzon as well as Central Luzon.
- Pangasinan.
- Zambales.
- Bataan.
- eastern and also southerly coasts of Southern Luzon.
- Camarines Norte.
- Camarines Sur.
- Catanduanes.
- Quezon including Polillo Island.
- Albay.
- Sorsogon.
- Masbate.
- Burias Island.
- western coast of the Visayas.
- Negros Occidental.
- Guimaras.
- Iloilo.
- Capiz.
- Aklan.
- Antique.
- central and eastern seaboards of the Visayas and also eastern seaboard of Mindanao.
- Bohol.
- Cebu.
- Negros Oriental.
- Siquijor.
- Samar.
- Leyte.
- Biliran.
- Surigao.
- Davao Asian.
- Dinagat Islands.
- Siargao.
PAGASA said fishing boats and also other tiny vessels must not set sail, while bigger vessels need to look out for big waves.
Based on Hanna’s latest projection track, it is anticipated to leave The Same Level on Friday, August 9.
Hanna is the Philippines’ 8th cyclone for 2019, and also the 1st for the month of August. (READ: CHECKLIST: PAGASA’s names for tropical cyclones in 2019).
The nation obtains an average of 20 hurricanes each year, yet given that 2019 is an El Niño year, just 14 to 18 tropical cyclones are anticipated.
Below is the approximated number of cyclones from August to December:.
- August – 2 to 4.
- September – 2 to 4.
- October – 2 or 3.
- November – 1 or 2.
- December – 0 or 1.
PAGASA declared the begin of the wet period last June 14.
