As Queenie Leaves PHL, PAGASA Tracks New LPA

PAGASA said Friday that Typhoon Queenie has started moving toward the West Philippine Sea after crossing Northern Palawan.

PAGASA said their models indicate Queenie may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility 7 to 8 p.m. today. It added that Queenie made landfall over the country five times, the last time over Palawan Thursday night.

In its 5 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said Queenie was estimated at 120 km north of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan as of 4 a.m., with maximum winds of 55 kph near the center.

Queenie is moving west-northwest at 24 kph and may be 620 km west-northwest of Puerto Princesa City Saturday morning. The typhoon is expected to be 1,230 km west-northwest of Puerto Princesa City by Sunday morning, PAGASA said.

Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo Islands are still under Storm Signal No. 1.

Queenie may bring rainfall of 7 to 15 mm per hour (moderate to heavy) within its 300-km diameter, PAGASA said.

PAGASA reminded residents in low-lying and mountainous areas under Storm Signal No. 1 to be alert against possible flash floods and landslides. Fisherfolk and those with small seacraft are advised not to venture out over the seaboards of Palawan.

Another LPA

PAGASA said they are now tracking another low-pressure area southeast of Mindanao that may enter the PAR in the next 24 hours.

PAGASA said the new LPA is about 1,000 km southeast of Southern Mindanao. It added that while it has no direct effect on the country at this time, the LPA may enter the PAR in the next 24 hours and may affect the eastern part of Mindanao.

“Ruby”

PAGASA reported that if the LPA becomes a cyclone while inside the PAR, it will be locally codenamed Ruby.