Signal No. 3 hoisted over 3 areas as Emong to pass Batanes, Babuyan Islands
In its 11 a.m. bulletin on Friday, state weather bureau PAGASA said the following areas are under TCWS No. 3:
northeastern portion of Ilocos Norte (Bangui, Pagudpud, Dumalneg, Piddig, Vintar, Adams, Carasi)
northern portion of Apayao (Calanasan, Luna)
northwestern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Praxedes, Claveria, Sanchez-Mira, Pamplona)
TCWS No. 2 is raised over the following areas:
the rest of Ilocos Norte
northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Santa, Caoayan, City of Vigan, Bantay, Santa Catalina, San Vicente, Santo Domingo, San Ildefonso, Magsingal, San Juan, Cabugao, Sinait)
the rest of Apayao
northern portion of Abra (Pidigan, San Juan, Tayum, Langiden, Sallapadan, Lagangilang, Danglas, La Paz, Licuan-Baay, Tineg, Malibcong, Peñarrubia, San Isidro, San Quintin, Dolores, Lagayan, Bangued, Bucay, Lacub)
Batanes
northern and western portion of mainland Cagayan (Piat, Camalaniugan, Tuao, Buguey, Aparri, Allacapan, Rizal, Lasam, Ballesteros, Abulug, Santo Niño)
Meanwhile, TCWS No. 1 is hoisted over the following areas:
the rest of Ilocos Sur
northern portion of La Union (Luna, Santol, City of San Fernando, San Juan, Bagulin, Bangar, San Gabriel, Bacnotan, Sudipen, Balaoan)
the rest of Abra
northern portion of Benguet (Mankayan, Kapangan, Atok, Kabayan, Kibungan, Bakun, Buguias)
Kalinga
Mountain Province
Ifugao
the rest of mainland Cagayan
northern portion of Isabela (Quirino, Mallig, Quezon, Delfin Albano, Tumauini, Maconacon, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Cabagan, Santo Tomas, Roxas, San Manuel)
Emong was last located in the vicinity of Calanasan, Apayao with maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gusts of up to 160 kph.
It was moving north northeastward at 40 kph.
"EMONG is about to emerge over the Babuyan Channel. On the track forecast, it will pass close or over Babuyan Islands and Batanes from this afternoon to early evening while accelerating north northeastward," PAGASA said.
It is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Saturday morning.
"EMONG will continue to weaken throughout the forecast period due to increasing unfavorable environment. It will likely degenerate into a remnant low tomorrow evening while entering the East China Sea. However, a slightly faster weakening trend is not ruled out," PAGASA said. — VDV, GMA Integrated News
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