'Quinta' to leave PAR Tuesday morning

MANILA TyphoonQuintaisexpectedtoleave the Philippine Area of Responsibility Tuesday morning but has maintained its strength as its moves west-northwestward, the weather bureau said in an update posted before noon Monday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, forecast Quinta to re-intensify Geophysical and and may reach its Astronomical Services peak intensity within 24 Administration (PAGASA) to 48 hours. It packs maximum sustained winds of 125 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 150 kph. It was last tracked 125 km north of Coron, Palawan, or 120 km west southwest of Calapan City, Oriental

Mindoro, moving westward at 25 kph.

Moderate to heavy with at times intense rains will continue over Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque, northern Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo Islands, Calabarzon, Aurora, Isabela, Quirino, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Aklan, Capiz, and Antique.

Moderate to heavy rains will also continue over Cagayan, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur, due to the tail-end of a frontal system.

Metro Manila, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and the rest of Luzon, will continue to experience light to moderate with at times heavy rains caused by the two weather systems.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 is hoisted over the northwestern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Abra de Ilog, Mamburao, Paluan) including Lubang Island.

Oriental Mindoro, the rest of Occidental Mindoro, Calamian Islands, Batangas, and the extreme northern portion of Antique (Caluya) remain under Signal No. 2.

The southern portion of Zambales (San Antonio, Castillejos, Subic, Olongapo City), Bataan, the southwestern portion of Pampanga (Floridablanca, Lubao, Sasmuan, Masantol), the southwestern portion of Bulacan (Hagonoy, Paombong, Malolos City,

Bulacan, Obando, Meycauayan City), Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Marinduque, Romblon, and the northern portion of Palawan (El Nido, Taytay) including Cuyo Islands, Aklan, and the rest of the northern portion of Antique (LauaAn, Barbaza, Tibiao, Culasi, Sebaste, Pandan, Libertad), are under Signal No. 1.

Rough to high seas will be experienced over the seaboards of areas under TCWS.

Rough to very rough seas will also prevail over the remaining seaboards of Luzon and the western, northern, and eastern seaboards of Vi sayas.

Elsewhere, moderate to rough seas will prevail, PAGASA said. (PNA)