Ada weakens further, moves slowly over Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Ada slightly accelerated while over the Philippine Sea east of Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Monday evening.
In its bulletin issued at 11 p.m., Pagasa said the center of Ada was last seen 570 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora.
It has maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (km/h) near the center, gustiness of up to 70 km/h, and is moving northeastward at 15 km/h.
Pagasa said Ada is forecast to move generally east-northeastward before turning eastward to southeastward from January 20 until January 21.
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“Continuous dry air entrainment from the northeast monsoon is expected to result in gradual weakening of Ada. It may be downgraded into a low pressure area by Wednesday, although earlier weakening remains possible,” said Pagasa.
No wind signal is currently hoisted due to Ada.
The state weather bureau, however, said the surge of the northeast monsoon will also bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas:
- Today: Batanes, Babuyan Islands, northern and eastern mainland Cagayan, eastern Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes.
- Tomorrow, January 20: Batanes, Babuyan Islands, northern and eastern mainland Cagayan, eastern Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Aurora, CALABARZON, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque, Bicol Region, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, and Dinagat Islands.
- Wednesday, January 21: Ilocos Region, Abra, Apayao, Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Bulacan, Bataan, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, and Tawi-Tawi. /cb
