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Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was hoisted over 15 areas as Tropical Depression Kristine moved over the Philippine Sea on Monday morning, state weather bureau PAGASA said. In its 11 a.
m. bulletin, PAGASA said the following areas are under TCWS No.1: Luzon Visayas Mindanao PAGASA said Kristine was located 870 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas packing maximum sustained winds of 55 km per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph, and moving west southwestward at 30 kph.
“This tropical cyclone is forecast to make landfall over Northern Luzon by Friday (25 October),” PAGASA said. According to the weather bureau, Kristine may reach typhoon level by Thursday evening or Friday morning. “KRISTINE is forecast to intensify into a tropical storm in the next 12 hours.
It may reach severe tropical storm category by Wednesday (23 October) and typhoon category by Thursday (24 October) evening or Friday (25 October) morning, prior to landfall over the northeastern portion of Cagayan,” it said. —KBK, GMA Integrated News.
