LOOK: Christmas storm 'Nina' may directly hit Metro Manila

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/12/22/wp3016.gif"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Latest tracking of tropical storm &quot;Nock-ten&quot; based on the forecast of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)</div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Tropical storm “Nock-ten” is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) early Friday morning and is likely to bring rains during the holidays, state weather bureau PAGASA said.</p><p>At 4 p.m., Nock-ten which will be named “Nina” once it enters PAR, was located at 1,320 km east of northern Mindanao outside PAR, according to PAGASA.</p><p>The U.S. Navy and Air Force&#x27;s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), in its latest advisory and tracking of the tropical cyclone, indicated that it may directly hit Metro Manila on Monday.</p><p>The storm is currently packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kph with gustiness of over 95 kph. It is forecast to move west northwest at 23 kph.</p><p>Based on the forecast track of PAGASA and other international weather agencies, there is a strong chance that the storm will hit Bicol region and is likely to make landfall on Christmas day, Sunday.</p><p>Bicol and eastern Visays will likely experience cloudy weather with light to moderate rains tomorrow while rains are expected to be stronger in Samar and Bicol over the weekend.</p><p>The storm is forecast to cross southern Luzon and its center may pass through Quezon province, Laguna and Batangas before hitting Metro Manila.</p><p>Storm warning signals may be raised starting Friday night.</p>

<p>The U.S. Navy and Air Force's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), in its latest advisory and tracking of tropical cyclone 'Nock-ten', indicated that it may directly hit Metro Manila.</p>

The U.S. Navy and Air Force's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), in its latest advisory and tracking of tropical cyclone 'Nock-ten', indicated that it may directly hit Metro Manila.

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LOOK: Christmas storm 'Nina' may directly hit Metro Manila

LOOK: Christmas storm 'Nina' may directly hit Metro Manila

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Published Dec 22, 2016 09:21 PM PHT

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Updated Dec 23, 2016 12:00 AM PHT

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