Tropical Storm Rolly weakens over the West Philippine Sea after leaving extreme damage in Bicol, Albay, and Catanduanes area.
According to Pagasa’s severe weather bulletin issued 5 am on November 2, Rolly is moving West Northwestward at 20 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h.
At 4:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Storm Rolly was estimated based on all available data at 100 km West Southwest of Subic Bay.
On the forecast track, Rolly is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tomorrow morning. It is forecast to remain as a tropical storm throughout the forecast period. However, there is an increasing likelihood that “ROLLY” will weaken into a tropical depression due to increasingly unfavorable conditions.
Strong breeze to near gale conditions with occasional gusts for areas under TCWS #1, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the northern portions of mainland Cagayan and Zambales.
Rough to very rough seas (2.5 to 5.0 m) will prevail over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and Central Luzon, the western seaboards of Batangas, Occidental Mindoro including Burias Island, and Calamian Islands, and eastern seaboards of Quezon including Polillo Islands and Bicol Region. Sea travel is risky over these waters, especially for those using small seacrafts.
Moderate to rough seas (1.2 to 2.5 m) will be experienced over the western seaboards of Palawan including Kalayaan Islands and the eastern seaboards of Visayas and Mindanao. Mariners of small seacrafts are advised to take precautionary measures when venturing out to sea. Inexperienced mariners should avoid navigating in these conditions.
Tropical Storm Rolly Signal No. 1
The northwestern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Mamburao, Abra de Ilog) including Lubang Island, the western portion of Batangas (Tingloy, Mabini, Bauan, San Luis, Taal, Agoncillo, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Talisay, Laurel, Lemery, Calaca, Balayan, Calatagan, Tuy, Lian, Nasugbu), the extreme western portion of Laguna (San Pedro City, Biñan City), Cavite, Metro Manila, the western portion of Bulacan (San Jose del Monte City, Santa Maria, Pandi, Bustos, Baliuag, Marilao, Meycauayan City, Obando, Bocaue, Bulacan, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Pulilan, Plaridel, Malolos City, Paombong, Hagonoy, Calumpit), the western portion of Pampanga (San Luis, Mexico, Masantol, Sasmuan, Floridablanca, Lubao, Porac, Guagua, Santa Rita, Bacolor, Angeles City, Santo Tomas, San Fernando City, San Simon, Macabebe, Minalin, Apalit), Bataan, and the southern portion of Zambales (San Marcelino, San Felipe, San Narciso, San Antonio, Castillejos, Subic, Olongapo City).