Tropical storm 'Pablo' threatens Philippines

so that is why cebu is now experiencing rains ..

Signal No. 2 Over 9 Provinces

MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE 3) Public storm signal warning No. 2 has been raised over nine Bicol and Eastern Visayan provinces as tropical storm "Pablo" (international codename: Higos) maintained its strength and is now off the coast of Eastern Samar, the state weather bureau said late Tuesday afternoon.

As of 4 p.m., Pablo was 50 kilometers north northeast of Borongan, Eastern Samar, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center with gusts of up to 80 kilometer per hour, and moving northwest at 17 kilometers per hour.

Signal No. 2 (winds of from 60-100 kilometers per hour) is over the provinces of Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, the Samar provinces (Samar, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar), Leyte and Biliran, as well as Ticao and Burias islands, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Atronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

Signal No. 1 was raised over Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Marinduque, Romblon, Quezon including Polilio Island, Oriental Mindoro, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, Southern Leyte, Capiz, Aklan, northern Iloilo, northern Negros, northern Cebu, Surigao del Norte, including Siargao and Dinagat islands.                                                             Source:Inquirer.net

 

This looks like a total mess with several different disturbances in the area.  

Take Care and Be Safe 

Pablo Weakens into Tropical Depression

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) Tropical storm “Pablo” (international codename: Higos) has weakened into a tropical depression, prompting the state-run weather bureau to lower alert levels in the affected areas.

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, the “eye” or center of Pablo was located over the vicinity of Daet, Camarines Norte or 110 kilometers east of Alabat, Quezon, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

Pablo is forecast to move northwestward at 17 kph, PAGASA said.

As of 11 a.m., signal no. 2 was lowered to signal no.1 over Albay, Burias Island, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Marinduque, Northern Mindoro, Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Quezon Province, Polillo Island, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Viscaya, Quirino, Aurora, and Metro Manila, PAGASA said.                                                                   source: Inquirer.net 

Looks as if all the storms have pretty much fizzeled, except for mystery storm Twenty-one which is still showing-up on Google Earth as being near the Philippines.

Take Care