Henry won’t make landfall – Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines - Tropical Storm Henry will not make landfall in the Philippines but fishermen and small seacraft are advised not to venture out into the eastern seaboard of the Visayas and Mindanao, the state weather bureau said yesterday.

Henry intensified and was estimated at 560 km east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar with maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 120 kph, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

Henry was forecast to be at 470 km east of Virac, Catanduanes today and 410 km east of Tuguegarao, Cagayan on Monday morning. By Tuesday morning, it is forecast to be 120 km east of Basco, Batanes.

Estimated rainfall amount was at 7.5 to 15 mm per hour, or moderate-heavy, within the 400-km diameter of the storm.

Henry would enhance the southwest monsoon and may bring moderate to occasionally heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms over the Visayas and Mindanao, especially on the western section.

The Visayas, Mindanao, Bicol region, Cagayan Valley and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms.

The public and the disaster risk reduction and management councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions.

The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest to south will prevail over Luzon, and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the west to northwest with slight to moderate seas.