(Eagle News) — Kammuri, with its local name Tisoy, weakened into a severe tropical storm, according to the country’s weather bureau PAGASA which decided to lower most of the tropical cyclone wind signals in the country.
In a bulletin issued at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, PAGASA said that Tisoy could also exit tonight or tomorrow morning, and will continue to weaken.
“Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals are now lifted for northwestern Antique, southern Nueva Ecija, rest of northern Palawan, rest of Tarlac, northern and central Quezon, western Romblon, rest of Pampanga, rest of Bulacan, and Marinduque,” it said.
As of 4 a.m. today, the center of Severe Tropical Storm “TISOY” was estimated based on all available data at 275 km West Northwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro or 195 km West Southwest of Subic, Zambales (14.0°N, 118.7°E)
It has considerably weakened and only has maximum sustained winds of up to 100 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 125 km/h, and moving West Northwest at 20 km/h.
Signal number 2 remains hoisted in the following areas:
Southern Zambales (Castillejos, Olongapo City, San Antonio, San Felipe, San Marcelino, San Narciso, Subic), Bataan, western Cavite (Alfonso, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Ternate), western Batangas (Calaca, Balayan, Tuy, Calatagan, Lian, Nasugbu), and northwestern Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island (Abra de Ilog, Looc, Lubang, Mamburao, Paluan)
Meanwhile, Metro Manila’s signal has been downgraded to signal number 1. The other areas under signal number 1 are western Quezon (Dolores, Tiaong, Candelaria, Sariaya, San Antonio), Laguna, Rizal, rest of Batangas, rest of Cavite, Northern Palawan including Calamian Islands (El Nido, Coron, Busuanga, Culion, Linapacan), southwestern Bulacan (Calumpit, Hagonoy, Paombong, Malolos City, Bulakan, Obando, Meycauayan City, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Plaridel, Pulilan, Baliuag, Bustos, Pandi, Sta. Maria, San Jose Del Monte City), western Pampanga (Mabalacat City, Angeles City, Porac, Floridablanca, Lubao, Guagua, Sta. Rita, Bacolor, San Fernando City, Sto. Tomas, Minalin, Macabebe, Sasmuan, Masantol, Apalit, San Simon), western Tarlac (Mayantoc, San Jose, Capas, Bamban), rest of Zambales, Oriental Mindoro, and rest of Occidental Mindoro
“The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next Severe Weather Bulletin to be issued at 11 AM today,” PAGASA said.