Typhoon Kristine exits PH, TS Kong-rey enters PAR

Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) has intensified into a typhoon outside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility, continuing to affect parts of Luzon with cloudy skies and scattered rains due to its outer rainbands.

All Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals have been lifted for all areas as of 11 pm on Friday, October 25; however, PAGASA maintains gale warnings for northern and western seaboards of Luzon and forecasts strong winds over MIMAROPA, Bicol region, Visayas, Mindanao, and other affected areas.

Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms are expected in Occidental Mindoro and Palawan due to Kristine's trough, while the Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Northern Mindanao will experience similar conditions due to southwesterly wind flow.

As of Saturday afternoon, Tropical Storm Kong-rey was located 1,825 kilometers east of Central Luzon outside PAR, with expected entry into the Philippine Area of Responsibility either late Saturday or early Sunday morning, potentially strengthening into a severe tropical storm on Sunday and a typhoon on Monday.

Kristine caused widespread flooding across Bicol and affected practically the entire Luzon and Visayas, even parts of Mindanao, entering PAR as a tropical depression on October 21 and exiting Luzon through Ilocos Sur on Thursday, October 24.