Habagat continues to bring rains, thunderstorms to Cebu on Tuesday

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Cebuanos can expect another gloomy day ahead as the state weather bureau forecast cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms to persist on Tuesday, June 23.

The Visayas Pagasa Regional Services Division (PRSD) said current conditions are due to the prevailing southwest monsoon or “habagat.”

The bureau has issued a flood advisory on Tuesday morning warning that light to moderate rain could affect rivers and streams in Cebu.

READ: Cebu to see scattered rains, thunderstorms on Monday due to habagat

The areas include Cotcot, Mananga, Guinabasan, Balamban, and Sapangdaku.

Pagasa advised residents living in low-lying and landslide-prone areas, as well as local disaster response teams, to stay alert and take necessary precautions.

Weather in Visayas

The bureau said moderate to strong winds from the southwest and moderate to rough seas may affect Cebu throughout the day.

Similar conditions are also expected for the rest of the Visayas.

Meanwhile, the Visayas PRSD said the habagat will bring moderate to heavy rains over Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, and Antique today.

The bureau warned of rainfall ranging from 50 to 100 millimeters, which could cause localized flooding and landslides in vulnerable areas.

Super Typhoon Francisco

Pagasa has also continued monitoring Super Typhoon Francisco inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

As of 4 a.m. today, the eye of the super typhoon was located 410 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan.

It packed maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 230 km/h.

READ: Francisco intensifies into super typhoon

It has remained far from the country’s landmass, moving west-northwestward over the Philippine Sea at 10 km/h.

The bureau said Francisco might slow down gradually as it moves north-northwest until tomorrow morning, before turning toward the Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan.

The super typhoon will exit PAR on Friday morning, June 26.

Francisco brings strong winds

Despite being far from Philippine landmass, the super typhoon has brought strong winds to northern Luzon.

Pagasa said Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 had remained in effect over Batanes, the northeastern portion of Cagayan (Gonzaga, Santa Ana), and the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Island, Didicas Island, Camiguin Island).

READ: 95 villages in Cagayan, Batanes at risk due to Francisco

Today, strong to gale-force gusts caused by the southwest monsoon and the outer effects of Super Typhoon Francisco may affect most parts of Luzon and Visayas.

Also affected are Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Davao Occidental, and Davao Oriental, especially in coastal and elevated areas exposed to strong winds.

The bureau also warned of rough seas over northern coastal waters.

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Waves of up to 4.0 meters may affect the eastern seaboards of Batanes and Babuyan Islands, while up to 3.5 meters may occur in the northeastern seaboard of mainland Cagayan.

The remaining seaboards of Batanes and Cagayan and the eastern seaboards of Isabela and northern Aurora will see waves of up to 3.0 meters.

Pagasa warned mariners of all seacrafts, including motorbancas, to not go out at sea under these conditions.

No gale warning has been issued as of Tuesday morning.

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