'Dante' now over southern part of Eastern Visayas, landfall seen tonight or Wednesday
MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm "Dante" (Choi-wan) is now approaching the southern portion of Eastern Visayas with landfall there seen by Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, PAGASA said.
The agency in its latest bulletin said Dante was last seen at 220 kilometers east northeast of Maasin City in Southern Leyte.
It has shifted to a north northwestward direction at a speed of 15 kph, with peak winds still at 75 kph and gusts of up to 90 kph.
Dante is forecast to make an initial landfall over Eastern Samar or Leyte sometime between tonight or tomorrow morning.
Various areas across the country are now under PAGASA's tropical cyclone wind signals due to the fourth storm to enter the Philippines this year:
Signal 2 (Damaging gale-force winds prevailing or expected within 24 hours)
Luzon:
- Catanduanes
- southern portion of
- Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, Lagonoy, San Jose, Sagñay, Garchitorena,
- Buhi, Iriga City, Bato,
- Nabua, Balatan, Goa,
- Tigaon, Ocampo, Bula,
- Baao, Pili, Minalabac,
- Milaor, Naga City,
- Calabanga, Bombon,
- Magarao, Canaman,
- Camaligan, Gainza, San
- Fernando, Tinambac,
- Siruma)
- Masbate including Ticao and Burias Island, Albay and Sorsogon
Visayas
- Eastern Samar
- Samar
- Northern Samar
- Biliran
- Leyte
- Southern Leyte
Mindanao
- Dinagat Islands
- Siargao
- Bucas Grande Islands
Signal No. 1 (Strong winds prevailing or expected within 36 hours)
Luzon
- Quezon including Polillo
- Islands
- Camarines Norte
- rest of Camarines Sur Marinduque
- Romblon
Visayas
- Aklan
- Capiz
- northern and central portion of Iloilo (Lambunao, Janiuay, Dumangas, Zarraga, New Lucena, Pototan, Mina, Badiangan, Dueñas, Calinog, Bingawan, City of Passi, San Enrique, Dingle, Barotac Nuevo, Banate, Anilao, Barotac Viejo, San Rafael, Lemery, Ajuy, Sara, San Dionisio, Concepcion, Batad, Estancia, Balasan, Carles)
- northern portion of Negros Occidental (San Carlos City, Salvador Benedicto, Cadiz City, Sagay City, City of Escalante, Toboso, Calatrava, City of Talisay, Silay City, Enrique B. Magalona, City of Victorias, Manapla, Murcia, Bacolod City)
- Bohol
- northern and central portion of Cebu (Daanbantayan, Medellin, City of Bogo, San Remigio, Tabogon, Borbon, Tabuelan, Sogod, Tuburan, Catmon, Carmen, Danao City, Asturias, Balamban, Compostela, Liloan, Cebu City, Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City, Consolacion, Cordova Toledo City, City of Talisay, Minglanilla, City of Naga, Pinamungahan, San Fernando, Aloguinsan, City of Carcar)
- Bantayan and Camotes Islands
Mindanao
- rest of Surigao del
- Norte
- Surigao del Sur
- Agusan del Norte
- Agusan del Sur
- northeastern portion of
- Misamis Oriental (Magsaysay, Gingoog City, Talisayan, Balingoan, Medina)
- Camiguin
What to expect
PAGASA said Dante will continue moving generally west northwestward or northwestward until Tuesday evening.
It is expected to keep its strength before making landfall, and may weaken into a tropical depression by Friday and to a low pressure area by Saturday.
Rains are seen to persist today through Wednesday morning in these areas:
Moderate to heavy with at times intense rains:
- Surigao del Norte
- Dinagat Islands
- Leyte
- Southern Leyte
- Biliran
- Samar
- Eastern Samar
Moderate to heavy rains:
- Surigao del Sur
- Agusan del Norte
- Northern Samar
- Bohol
- northern portion of
- Cebu including Bantayan and Camotes Islands
- Sorsogon
- Masbate
Light to moderate with at times heavy rains:
- Catanduanes
- Albay
- Camarines Sur
- Misamis Oriental
- Agusan del Sur
- Camiguin
- Bukidnon
- Davao Region
- SOCCSKSARGEN
- rest of Central Visayas
In coastal waters, Dante will bring rough to very rough seas over the seaboards of areas under Signal No. 2, as well as over the eastern seaboard of Caraga.
"Sea travel is risky for small seacrafts over these waters," PAGASA said. "Mariners without the proper experience should immediately seek safe harbor."
Moderate to rough seas, meanwhile, will be experienced over the eastern seaboard of Davao Oriental, and the remaining seaboards of areas under Signal No. 1.
Forecast Position
- Wednesday noon: Over the coastal waters of Bacacay, Albay
- Thursday noon: In the vicinity of Dinapigue, Cagayan
- Friday morning: 85 km southeast of Basco, Batanes
- Saturday morning: 490 km northeast of Itbayat, Batanes
Follow this thread for updates on "Dante," the fourth tropical cyclone to enter Philippine Area of Responsibility this year. — Main photo from RAMMB
Tropical Storm Dante decelerates as it moves over the West Philippine Sea on Thursday afternoon.
State weather bureau PAGASA says the tropical cyclone will further weaken into a tropical depression on Friday afternoon and into a remnant low on Saturday.
At 4 p.m., Dante was located 255 km west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur with maximum winds of 65 kph and gutiness of up to 90 kph.
Tropical Storm Dante keeps its strength while moving northwestward over the West Philippine Sea.
Based on the 11 a.m. weather bulletin, Thursday, the eye of Dante was located 205 kilometers west northwest of Dagupan City, Pangasinan or 190 km west southwest of Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
Moving northwestward at 35 kilometers per hour, Dante has maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center, gustiness up to 90 kph, and central pressure of 998hPa.
PAGASA says Tropical Storm "Dante" is now over the coastal waters of northern Zambales after passing very near to the western coast of central and southern Zambales.
The eye of Dante was spotted on all available data over the coastal waters of Santa Cruz, Zambales.
It has maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness up to 90 kph, and central pressure of 998hPa.
Tropical Storm Dante is moving towards the southwestern coast of Batangas and is forecast to pass near or in the vicinity of Bataan and Zambales early Thursday.
State weather bureau PAGASA says Dante will weaken into a tropical depression by Wednesday night or Thursday morning due to interaction with the rugged terrain of mainland Luzon.
At 7 p.m., Dante was located over the coastal waters of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro with winds of 65 kph and gustiness of 90 kph.
Tropical Storm Dante moves the southwestern coast of Batangas before making its seventh landfall over Bataan on Wednesday night.
At 4 p.m., Dante was located over the coastal waters of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, with winds of 65 kph and gusts of up to 90 kph.
Tropical cyclone wind signals are still up in the following areas:
Signal no. 2
- The northern and central portion of Oriental Mindoro (Roxas, Bongabong, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera, Baco, City of Calapan, Naujan, Victoria, Socorro, Pola, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud)
- the northern and central portion of Occidental Mindoro (Sablayan, Santa Cruz, Paluan, Mamburao, Abra de Ilog) including Lubang Islands
- Batangas
- Cavite
- Bataan
- the southwestern portion of Bulacan (Calumpit, Bulacan, City of Malolos, Paombong, Hagonoy)
- the western portion of Pampanga (Masantol, Macabebe, Sasmuan, Lubao, Floridablanca, Porac, Guagua, Santa Rita, Angeles City, Mabalacat City, Minalin, Bacolor)
- Zambales
- the western portion of Tarlac (Bamban, Capas, San Jose, Mayantoc, Camiling, Santa Ignacia, San Clemente)
- the western portion of Pangasinan (Bolinao, Anda, Bani, Agno, Burgos, Infanta, Dasol, City of Alaminos, Mabini, Sual, Labrador, Bugallon, Aguilar, Mangatarem, Bayambang, Urbiztondo, Basista, Malasiqui, San Carlos City, Santa Barbara, Mangaldan, Dagupan City, Calasiao, Binmaley, Lingayen)
Signal no. 1
- Marinduque
- the western portion of Romblon (Romblon, San Agustin, Santa Maria, Odiongan, Alcantara, Looc, Ferrol, Santa Fe, San Jose, San Andres, Calatrava, Corcuera, Banton, Concepcion)
- the rest of Oriental Mindoro
- the rest of Occidental Mindoro
- the western portion of Quezon (Sampaloc, Lucban, City of Tayabas, Dolores, Tiaong, San Antonio, Candelaria, Sariaya, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Atimonan, Unisan, Plaridel)
- Laguna
- Metro Manila
- Rizal
- the rest of Bulacan
- the rest of Pampanga
- the rest of Tarlac
- the western portion of Nueva Ecija (Science City of Muñoz, Lupao, Cuyapo, Talugtug, Guimba, Nampicuan, Quezon, Licab, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, Aliaga, Zaragoza, Jaen, San Antonio, Cabiao, San Isidro, San Leonardo, City of Gapan, Peñaranda)
- the rest of Pangasinan
- the southern portion of Benguet (Itogon, Tuba, Sablan, Baguio City, La Trinidad, Kapangan, Tublay)
- La Union
- The northwestern portion of Antique (Caluya)
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