TROPICAL STORM “AMANG” HAS SLIGHTLY WEAKENED AFTER MAKING LANDFALL AT CAMARINES SUR.

Location of eye/center: At 10:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Storm “AMANG” was estimated based on all available data including Virac and Cebu Doppler Radars at 100 km West Northwest of Virac, Catanduanes or at the vicinity of Camarines Sur (13.9°N, 123.4°E).

Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph

Forecast Movement: Forecast to move Northwest at 15 kph.

Forecast Positions;

• 24 hour (Tomorrow morning): 90 km North Northeast Casiguran, Aurora.
• 48 hour (Tuesday morning): 225 km East Southeast of Basco, Batanes.
• 72 hour (Wednesday morning): 475 km Northeast of Itbayat, Batanes.

PSWS #2 (Winds of 61-100 kph is expected in at least 24 hrs) Catanduanes, Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Quezon incl. Polillo Island and Aurora. These areas will have stormy weather with heavy to intense rains. Residents along coastal areas are alerted against possible Storm surges.

PSWS #1 (Winds of 30-60 kph is expected in at least 36 hrs) Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Batangas, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Quirino, Isabela, Sorsogon, Masbate, Burias Island incl. Ticao Island, Marinduque, Northern Samar, Northern part of Eastern Samar and Northern part of Samar.

• Estimated rainfall amount is from 7.5 – 20 mm per hour (heavy – intense) within the 350 km diameter of the Tropical Storm.
• Residents in low lying and mountainous areas of the provinces with PSWS#2 and #1 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides.
• Ocean waves may reach up to 6.0 meters within the 350 km diameter of the storm.
• Fisherfolks and those with small seacrafts are advised not to venture out over the seaboards of Luzon, Visayas and the eastern seaboard of Mindanao.
• Public Storm Warning signals elsewhere are now lifted.
• The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions.