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‘Kristine’ exits PAR; another tropical cyclone looms

‘Kristine’ exits PAR; another tropical cyclone looms

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Updated Oct 25, 2024 11:42 PM PHT

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MANILA (UPDATE) —  Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) is now outside the Philippine area of responsibility, the state weather bureau said Friday.

In its 11 p.m. weather bulletin,PAGASA said Kristine exited PAR at 2 p.m. It is now moving west northwestward at 30 kilometers per hour.

As of Friday night, PAGASA has lifted all tropical cyclone warning signals.

PAGASA said Kristine will continue moving westward over the West Philippine Sea until Saturday, and may loop counterclockwise on Sunday and Monday.

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Meanwhile, PAGASA said the weather disturbance outside PAR has intensified into a tropical storm, and was assigned the international name Kong-Rey.

As of 10 p.m., it was located 1,980 kilometers east of central Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center, with gusts of up to 80 kph.

It is currently moving west northwestward at 25 kph, and may enter the PAR region between Saturday night to early Sunday.

It will then be assigned the local name “Leon”.

According to PAGASA, it will remain far from the Philippine landmass, should there be no shift in its track forecast.

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Both Kristine and Kong-rey will affect the southwesterly wind flow in the country, and may bring strong to gale-force gusts over Mimaropa, Bicol region, Visayas, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, SOCCSKSARGEN, and Davao region Friday.

The two weather systems will also bring moderate to heavy rainfall of up to 100 millimeters in Palawan, Western Visayas, Negros Occidental, southern portion of Negros Oriental and Zamboanga Peninsula until Saturday afternoon.

Kristine left at least 40 people dead as it battered Luzon.

Tens of thousands remained displaced after fleeing floods driven by a torrential downpour that dumped two months' worth of rainfall in just two days in some areas.

More than 3.3 million Filipinos have been affected by the onslaught of Kristine all over the country, with thousands still reeling from the effects of the storm, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said Friday. 

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