Jacinto intensifies SW monsoon, heavy rains in parts of Luzon, Visayas
Tropical Depression Jacinto is expected to intensify the Southwest Monsoon, leading to heavy rains in parts of Luzon and Visayas, according to a bulletin from PAGASA on Thursday.
From Thursday to Friday noon, areas such as Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Antique, and Negros Occidental are forecasted to receive 50 to 100 millimeters of rain.
PAGASA warned that rainfall amounts could be higher in mountainous regions and advised local disaster risk reduction offices to take necessary measures to safeguard lives and property.
Jacinto was last observed 480 kilometers west of Subic Bay, moving northwestward at 20 kph with maximum sustained winds of 45 km per hour.
The tropical depression is projected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday evening and make landfall in Vietnam by Saturday afternoon or evening.
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