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Published: July 28, 2012

One of two low pressure areas (LPA) spotted inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility yesterday has turned into a tropical depression around 8:00 a.m. today, July 28, 2012 and was called Bagyong Gener (Tropical Depression Gener). It continues to affect the current weather system in the country resulting to gusty winds and moderate to heavy rainfall.

As of 6:00 p.m. today, Bagyong Gener is located 410 kilometers East, Southeast of Casiguran, Aurora or at coordinates 15.7°N, 126.3°E with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 80 kilometers per hour near the center. It is forecast to move in North, Northwestward direction with speed of 15 kilometers per hour.

With several days of raining, there could be landslides and flashfloods in some areas in the country especially in localities which are greatly affected by the storm. Currently, there are five provinces put under Public Storm Warning Signal no. 1;

  • Babuyan
  • Batanes group of islands
  • Cagayan
  • Calayan
  • Isabela

Hourly Updates on Tropical Storm GENER

Time Coordinates Position
8:00 a.m. 28 July 2012 14.3°N 127.1°E 280 km East of Virac, Catanduanes
9:00 a.m. 28 July 2012 14.4°N 126.9°E 260 km East of Virac, Catanduanes
10:00 a.m. 28 July 2012 14.5°N 126.9°E 250 km East of Virac, Catanduanes
11:00 a.m. 28 July 2012 14.7°N 126.8°E 250 km East Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes
12:00 p.m. 28 July 2012 14.9°N 126.8°E 250 km East Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes
1:00 p.m. 28 July 2012 15.0°N 126.6°E 240 km East Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes
2:00 p.m. 28 July 2012 15.1°N 126.4°E 240 km Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes
3:00 p.m. 28 July 2012 15°N 126.4°E 240 km Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes
4:00 p.m. 28 July 2012 15.4°N 126.3°E 250 km Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes or
450 km East Southeast of Casiguran, Aurora
5:00 p.m. 28 July 2012 15.6°N 126.3°E 420 km East Southeast of Casiguran, Aurora
6:00 p.m. 28 July 2012 15.7°N 126.3°E 410 km East Southeast of Casiguran, Aurora