Ramon moves away but rains to continue over Luzon, Visayas—Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines – Parts of Luzon and Visayas will experience rains even as tropical depression “Ramon” continues to move away from the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Thursday.

In its latest weather bulletin, Pagasa said that as of 10 a.m., Ramon was seen 195 kilometers west northwest of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro and has maintained its strength with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour.

Ramon is expected to move northwest at 15 kph, Pagasa said.

Central and Southern Luzon and Western Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rains and thunderstorms which may trigger flashfloods and landslides, Pagasa said. Meanwhile, the rest of the country will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms, the state-run weather bureau said.

“Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast to northwest will prevail over Northern and Central Luzon and coming from the West to Southwest over Southern Luzon and Western Visayas. The coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the Southwest to South with slight to moderate seas,” Pagasa said.

Signal No. 1 remains raised over the Mindoro Provinces, Lubang Island, Northern Palawan and Batangas.

Storm signals elsewhere were lowered, Pagasa said. Residents in low-lying and mountainous areas where Signal No.1 was raised were advised to prepare for possible flashfloods and landslides.

“Estimated rainfall amount is from 5-25 millimeters per hour (moderate – heavy) within the 300 km diameter of the Tropical Depression,” Pagasa added.

By Friday morning, Ramon is expected to be 310 km west of Iba, Zambales and at 620 km west southwest of Laoag City by Saturday morning, Pagasa said.