BAHAGYA pang lumakas ang tropical storm Kristine habang tinutunton nito ang Bicol region, at nakataas ang Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 at 2 sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa, ayon sa weather bureau Martes ng hapon.
Sa pagtaya ng Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), sinabi nito na namataan si “Kristine” 390 kilometro silangan ng Daet, Camarines Norte at tinatahak nito ang kanluran-hilagang kanluran bahagi sa bilis na 15-km per hour(kph).
May taglay itong hangin na may bilis na 65 hanggang 5 kph malapit sa gitna habang may pagbugsong 80 hanggang 90 kph.
Itinaas ang TCWS No.2 sa mga sumusunod na lugar: Catanduanes Eastern portion of Camarines Norte (Basud, Daet, Talisay, Vinzons, Paracale, Mercedes); Eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, Garchitorena, Tinambac, Siruma, Lagonoy, Goa, San Jose, Saglay, Tigaon); Eastern portion of Albay (Rapu-Rapu, Bacacay, City of Tabaco, Malilipot, Malinao, Tiwi); Eastern portion of Sorsogon (Barcelona, Gubat, Prieto Diaz)
Nakataas naman ang TCWS No. 1 sa Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon including Pollilo Islands, Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands, Oriental Mindoro, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands, Marinduque, Romblon, the rest of Camarines Norte, the rest of Camarines Sur, the rest of Albay, and the rest of Sorsogon.
Sa Visayas, Rest of Eastern Samarm, rest of Northern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Biliran at Southern Leyte.
Sa Mindanao, Dinagat Islands at Surigao del Norte including Siargao – Bucas Grande Group.
Inaasahan ang landfall sa Isabela o northern Aurora sa Miyerkules ng gabi o Huwebes ng umaga at magiging severe tropical storm ito bago pa mag-landfall.
