(Eagle News)–The low pressure area off Cagayan has developed into a tropical depression and is now called “Carina.”
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. 1 is raised over Batanes, Babuyan Islands, and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, Buguey, eastern Lal-lo, eastern Gattaran, and eastern Baggao) as the center of “Carina” was estimated 275 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City.
It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph, and was moving westward at 20 kph.
The areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal #1 may experience occasional gusts.
•Moderate to rough seas will be experienced over the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon in the next 24 hours, PAGASA said.
Those with small seacraft are advised not to venture out to sea.
PAGASA said the center of “Carina” is forecast to turn northwestward and move over the Luzon Strait, passing close to the northeastern portion of Cagayan and Babuyan Islands between tonight and tomorrow morning.
“However, accounting for the forecast track probability cone, a landfall scenario over these areas remains a possibility,” PAGASA said.
Moderate to heavy rains are expected over Babuyan Islands and the eastern section of mainland Cagayan and Isabela.
Light to moderate with at times heavy rains are expected over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Cagayan Valley, Aurora, and the northern portion of Quezon including Polillo Islands.
