The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued Signal No. 4 in its 5 a.m. bulletin on Monday, Nov. 11, as Severe Tropical Storm “Nika” (international name: Toraji) intensified into a typhoon while hovering over the sea, east of Aurora.
Nika now has maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) near its center and gusts reaching 150 kph.
00:00The strength of the wind in the middle reaches 120 km per hour and the opening of the wind reaches 150 km per hour.
00:14The center of the storm is close to the ground.
00:18The distance of the center of the storm is 100 km east-southeast of Kaseguran Aurora.
00:26We still expect it to move in the direction west-northwestward or near the ground at a speed of 20 km per hour.
00:39Here is the track and intensity forecast of the storm.
00:45We expect that this morning, the center of the storm may landfall in Calupuan and may landfall in Isabela or Northern Aurora.
01:01We expect that the storm will weaken as Calupuan moves due to the interaction or friction of the ground.
01:14We also expect that the storm will continue to weaken even if the storm is in the West Philippine Sea until it leaves our Philippine Area of Responsibility.
01:27If the direction and movement of the storm does not change,
01:33we expect that tomorrow morning, the storm will be outside our Philippine Area of Responsibility.
01:42Now, the Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 has risen.
01:48The areas below this are the northernmost portion of Aurora,
01:55central and southern portion of Isabela,
01:58southeastern portion of Abra,
02:01central and eastern portion of Mountain Province,
02:05eastern portion of Ifugao,
02:08and western and southern portion of Calinga.
02:13The Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 is in the northern portion of Aurora,
02:18northeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya,
02:22northern portion of Carino,
02:24southern portion of Isabela,
02:26southwestern portion of Cagayan,
02:29southern portion of Abra,
02:31southern portion of Apayao,
02:34and eastern portion of Calinga.
02:39The Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 has also risen in the eastern portion of Mountain Province,
02:45eastern portion of Ifugao,
02:47northern portion of Benguet,
02:50southern portion of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.
02:56The Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 has risen in the central portion of Aurora,
03:01northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya,
03:04northern portion of Carino,
03:06northwestern and eastern portion of Cagayan,
03:10northern portion of Apayao,
03:12northern portion of Benguet,
03:15northern portion of Ilocos Norte,
03:18whole La Union,
03:20northeastern portion of Pangasinan,
03:22and northern portion of Nueva Ecija.
03:26Meanwhile, the Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 has risen
03:30in the eastern portion of Aurora,
03:33eastern portion of Cagayan,
03:35and the Baboyan Island,
03:37eastern portion of Pangasinan,
03:39eastern portion of Nueva Ecija,
03:42whole Bulacan,
03:44Pampanga, Tarlac,
03:46northern and central portion of Zambales,
03:49Metro Manila,
03:51Rizal,
03:53eastern portion of Laguna,
03:55northern and eastern portion of Quezon,
03:57Ampulilo Island,
03:59Camarines Norte,
04:01and northern portion of Camarines Sur.
04:04Today,
04:06there is a chance of heavy or strong rain due to the Tropical Cyclone Nica.
04:11Intense to torrential rain can be experienced in Aurora,
04:16as well as in Isabela,
04:18Cagayan, Carino,
04:20Nueva Vizcaya,
04:22as well as in Ifugao, Mountain Province,
04:24Calinga, and Apayao.
04:26Heavy to intense rain can be experienced in Abra,
04:30Benguet, Ilocos Norte,
04:32Ilocos Sur,
04:34and La Union.
04:36Moderate to heavy rains can be experienced in Camarines Norte,
04:40Camarines Sur,
04:42as well as in Quezon,
04:44Nueva Ecija, Tarlac,
04:46and Pangasinan.
04:48Tomorrow, there is still a chance of heavy or strong rain.
04:52Heavy to intense rain in Ilocos Norte,
04:55and Ilocos Sur.
04:57Moderate to heavy rains in La Union,
05:01and in Pangasinan.
05:04Due to this rain,
05:06the chances of flooding or landslides are still high,
05:10especially in the lower areas,
05:13near the mountains,
05:16and near the rivers.
05:18We urge the local government officials
05:21to keep an eye on the mentioned areas,
05:26and to know where the evacuation centers are.
05:35Now, there is still a gale warning
05:38due to the effects of Hurricane Nika.
05:41High waves are expected in the coastal areas.
05:45The areas under the gale warning
05:48are on the eastern coast of Cagayan,
05:51Isabela,
05:53Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur,
05:55Aurora,
05:57Quezon,
05:59Camarines Norte,
06:01northern and eastern coasts of Camarines Sur,
06:04and northern coasts of Cataduanes.
06:08Because of this,
06:10it is automatically prohibited
06:12or prohibited for our countrymen to go to these areas
06:16due to the high waves.
06:21This is our storm surge warning.
06:25The color orange means
06:28that the storm surge is expected
06:33to reach 2 to 3 meters.
06:39The areas under this
06:43are on Cagayan,
06:45Isabela,
06:47and Quirino.
06:49Meanwhile, the color orange
06:52means that the storm surge is expected to reach 2 meters.
