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Good evening from the Western Pacific Weather team.

Tembin/Vinta has now been upgraded to a Severe Tropical Storm according to the 12 UTC update from the Japan Meteorological Agency on Thursday. The storm’s center is still located east of Mindanao and is dumping plenty of heavy rainfall into the region and into Visayas.

Here are the current signal alerts issued by PAGASA as of 8:00 p.m. Thursday, 22 December 2017.

Signal 2:
Mindanao – Surigao del Norte Incl. Siargao Islands, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Northern Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Northern Zamboanga del Norte, Lanao del Norte, and Lanao del Sur

Visayas – Siquijor and Southern Negros Oriental

Signal 1:
Mindanao – Dinagat Island, Misamis Occidental, North Cotabato, Maguindanao, Rest of Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, and Rest of Zamboanga del Norte

Visayas – Southern Leyte, southern portion of Leyte, Southern Cebu, Bohol, Southern Negros Occidental

Heavy Rainfall Warnings are now in place for the central and eastern half of Mindanao. Residents should be prepared to see flooding conditions as well as concerns for mudslides during the overnight period.

Jonathan Oh
Meteorologist, Western Pacific Weather

Good afternoon from the Western Pacific Weather team.

A tropical depression east of the Philippines has intensified into a tropical storm named Tembin (Vinta in PAGASA nomenclature), and it is already starting to bring heavy rainfall into the area. As previously mentioned, the greatest threat with this system has been and will be the heavy rainfall. The winds are expected to remain at tropical storm force going through Friday and the weekend, but residents need to be prepared as rainfall will likely lead to flooding and landslides.

Those in Visayas along with all of Mindanao should be bracing for this system as the impacts will be greatest for those regions. Signal alerts have been issued for the following locations (as of 1400 on 21 December 2017):

Signal 2: Mindanao – Surigao del Norte Incl. Siargao Islands, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, and Northern Davao Oriental
Signal 1:
Mindanao – Dinagat Island, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, North Cotabato, Maguindanao, Rest of Davao Oriental, Northern Davao del Sur, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, and Zamboanga del Sur
Visayas – Southern Leyte, southern portion of Leyte, Southern Cebu, Siquijor, and Bohol

High waves will also be of concern for the coastal areas, and so for those of you living near the waters should seek higher ground, especially for those along the eastern and northern side of the islands in Visayas and Mindanao.

Here’s meteorologist Robert Speta with his video analysis of the storm:

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Jonathan Oh
Meteorologist, Western Pacific Weather