(Eagle News)–“Rolly,” now a typhoon,” is expected to make landfall over the Central Luzon-Quezon area on Sunday evening or Monday morning.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said so far, “Rolly” was located 1,280 kilometers east of Central Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph.
It is moving west at 20 kph.
PAGASA said “Rolly” is forecast to move west-southwest or southwest tomorrow until Saturday evening.
Afterwards, the typhoon will turn more west-northwest as it moves over the sea off the coast of Bicol Region towards the eastern coast of Central Luzon-Quezon area.
PAGASA said the typhoon is forecast to continuously intensify over the Philippine Sea and is likely to make landfall at a peak intensity of 165-185 kph.
Until today, the trough of the typhoon will bring light to moderate with at times heavy rains over Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, and Caraga.
The rainbands of the typhoon will likely bring rains over Bicol Region and the eastern section of Northern and Central Luzon beginning on Saturday or Sunday.
The weather bureau said rough to very rough seas will be experienced over the seaboards of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur and the northern seaboard of mainland Cagayan due to the northeasterlies.
A gale warning is in effect for these waters.
This means sea travel is risky over these areas, especially for mariners of small seacraft.
Moderate to rough seas will be experienced over the remaining seaboards of Northern Luzon.