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As Josie moves away from the land, she continues to improve the Southwest Monsoon
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Satellite image of Tropical Depression Josie, July 22, 2018, at 8:00 am. Josée maintained her strength as she began to head for the Philippine Sea early Sunday morning, July 22nd.
In a bulletin issued Sunday at 8 am, the PAGASA state meteorological office said Josie is already 85 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes, still moving northeast at a relatively fast pace. fast 35 km / h.
The tropical depression has maximum winds of 60 km / h and 75 km / h h)
Signal number 1 is still raised over the Batanes and the Babuyan Islands Group. Occasional rains and gusty winds are expected in these areas.
Josie also continues to improve the southwestern monsoon or habagat hanging which affects Luzon and the Visayas.
The monsoon rain is moderate to strong Manila Metro, Central Luzon, the Ilocos region, the Cordillera administrative region, the rest of the Cagayan Valley, the Oriental Mindoro, l & rsquo; Occidental Mindoro, Rizal, Cavite and Batangas.
Cavite, which means intense rain and floods is threatening. A yellow rain warning was also raised for Metro Manila, Bataan, Laguna, Batangas and Rizal which means heavy rains and possible floods in low-lying areas.
The Visayas and the rest of Luzon also have occasional rain showers due to the southwestern monsoon. (READ: Volunteer for Agos today)
The areas affected by Josie and the southwestern monsoon should remain alert for possible sudden floods and landslides. This is particularly important as the land in parts of Luzon has already been saturated by heavy rains last week. (READ: Monsoon rains increase risk of landslides in Baguio, Benguet)
The city of Dagupan in Pangasinan was placed in a state of calamity on Saturday, July 21, due to massive floods caused by floods. southwestern monsoon
also warned that sea voyage remains risky on the northern shores of Luzon and on the west coast of central Luzon, especially in areas under signal number 1. (READ: QUICK FACTS : tropical cyclones, precipitation warnings) Josie is expected to leave the Philippine zone of responsibility (PAR) on Monday morning, July 23rd. It is the day of President Rodrigo Duterte's third address on the state of the nation (SONA)
Tropical Depression Prediction Track Josie, July 22, 2018, at 8:00 am. Image published with the kind permission of PAGASA
Apart from Josie, PAGASA also monitors a low pressure zone (LPA) always outside of PAR. Further details on this APL will be given as soon as they are available.
Josie is the 10th tropical cyclone of the Philippines for 2018. The country receives an average of 20 tropical cyclones a year. (READ: LIST: The names of PAGASA for tropical cyclones in 2018)
Josie comes on the heels of the severe tropical storm Inday (Ampil), who left the PAR Saturday at 1 am. Inday did not make landfall in the Philippines, but it did favor the southwestern monsoon.
PAGASA declared the beginning of the rainy season on June 8th. – Rappler.com
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