Life-threatening conditions continue over the eastern section of Southern Luzon as Super Typhoon ‘Pepito’ (international name: Man-Yi) moves over the sea east of Bicol region, the state weather bureau said on Sunday.
According to the latest 5 AM advisory from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Super Typhoon ‘Pepito’ is moving west northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kilometers per hour.
Its center was last estimated at 85 km northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 is raised over the eastern portion of Polillo and Calaguas Islands while TCWs No. 4 is hoisted over the northeastern portion of Camarines Sur, the rest of Camarines Norte, the northern and western portions of Catanduanes, the northern portion of mainland Quezon, the rest of Polillo Islands, the central and southern portions of Aurora, the eastern portion of Nueva Ecija, the southeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya, and the southern portion of Quirino.
TCWS No. 3 is issued to the rest of Camarines Sur, the rest of Catanduanes, the northeastern portion of Albay, the eastern portion of Quezon, the eastern portion of Laguna, the eastern and central portions of Rizal, the rest of Aurora, the eastern and central portions of Bulacan, the northeastern portion of Pampanga, the rest of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, the northern portion of Zambales, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Quirino, the southern portion of Isabela, the central and southern portions of Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Benguet, Ifugao, the western portion of Mountain Province, and the southern portion of Abra.
TCWS No. 2 is hoisted over Sorsogon, the rest of Albay, Ticao Island, Burias Island, the northern portion of Marinduque, the rest of Quezon, the rest of Laguna, the rest of Rizal, Cavite, the northern portion of Batangas, Metro Manila, Bataan, the rest of Pampanga, the rest of Bulacan, the rest of Zambales, the southwestern portion of Cagayan, the rest of Isabela, the rest of Abra, the southern portion of Apayao, Kalinga, the rest of Mountain Province, the rest of Ilocos Sur, and the southern portion of Ilocos Norte.
TCWS No. 1, meanwhile, is raised over the rest of Masbate, the rest of Marinduque, the northern portion of Romblon, the northern and central portions of Oriental Mindoro, the northern and central portions of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands, the rest of Batangas, the rest of mainland Cagayan, the rest of Apayao, and the rest of Ilocos Norte.
The weather disturbance is expected to move west northwestward over the waters north of Camarines Provinces this morning, with a landfall or close approach over Calaguas Islands not ruled out
Super Typhoon ‘Pepito’ will then pass close or over Polillo Islands by late morning, before making landfall over northern Quezon or central or southern Aurora between this noon and afternoon.
According to PAGASA, ‘Pepito’ will cross the northern portion of Central Luzon and the southern portion of Northern Luzon along the upland areas of Sierra Madre, Caraballo, and Cordillera Central between this afternoon and evening, before emerging over the coastal waters of Pangasinan or La Union Sunday night or Monday early morning.
“Pepito is forecast to slightly weaken as a typhoon over Aurora. Significant weakening will occur during the passage of the tropical cyclone over mainland Luzon today, but it will likely remain as a typhoon throughout its passage over mainland Luzon,” it said.
On the track forecast, ‘Pepito’ will continue moving west northwestward tomorrow over the West Philippine Sea and may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by tomorrow morning or afternoon.
