The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has declared typhoon Carina a severe tropical storm on Sunday evening affecting several areas in the country.
"Dahil sa bagyong #CarinaPH, nakataas ang Signal No. 1 sa eastern portion ng mainland Cagayan at northeastern portion ng Isabela," weather forecaster Obet Badrina said during Magandang Umaga Pilipinas on Monday morning, July 22.
"Bagama't walang direktang epekto si #CarinaPH sa iba pang bahagi ng bansa, palalakasin nito ang habagat at magiging maulan sa malaking bahagi ng Luzon at Visayas," Badrina added.
According to Badrina, Carina was spotted at 420 km east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. It has maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 125 kilometers per hour.
Based on PAGASA's 3 a.m. bulletin, La Union, Pangasinan, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro will experience monsoon rains caused by the Southwest Monsoon.
Metro Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Abra, the rest of the Ilocos Region, and the Calamian Islands will have occasional rains due to the Southwest Monsoon.
Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon, and the rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to severe tropical storm Carina.
Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Negros Island Region, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, and the rest of MIMAROPA, will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the Southeast Monsoon.
Also caused by the Southeast Monsoon, the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to partly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
