MANILA – Severe Tropical Storm Nika (international name: Toraji) is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning or early in the afternoon over Isabela or Aurora on Monday, November 11, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
As of 8 p.m advisory on November 10, Nika has intensified further and is now located 335 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon, with maximum sustained winds reaching 110 kilometers per hour (kph).
The storm is moving westward at 15 kph, and strong winds extend outward up to 135 kilometers from its center.
The weather bureau hoisted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 in Southeastern portion of Isabela (Dinapigue, Palanan) and the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan).
Meanwhile, TCWS No. 2 is placed at the southern portion of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, the northeastern portion of Pangasinan, the central portion of Aurora, the southern portion of mainland Cagayan, the rest of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, the southern portion of Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, and the northern portion of Nueva Ecija.
The rest of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the rest of Apayao, the rest of Ilocos Norte, the rest of Pangasinan, the rest of Aurora, Tarlac, the northern and central portions of Zambales, the rest of Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Rizal, the eastern portion of Laguna, the eastern portion of Quezon including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and the northeastern portion of Albay are under TCWS No. 1.