Metro Manila, July 25 ----- Storm Signal No. 3 is now hoisted over some parts of the country as Typhoon Egay steadily intensifies, the state weather bureau said. In its 11 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Egay was last spotted 425 kilometers (kms) east northeast of Baler with maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of 205 kph.
Signal No. 3 is now up over the eastern portion of mainland Cagayan and the northeastern portion of Isabela.
Signal No. 2 is raised over Batanes, Babuyan Islands, the rest of mainland Cagayan, the rest of Isabela, Quirino, the northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, the northern portion of Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and the northern and central portion of Aurora.
PAGASA placed La Union, Pangasinan, the rest of Benguet, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Aurora, Zambales, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Quezon, Marinduque, the central and eastern portions of Romblon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, and Masbate under Signal No. 1. “Current forecast scenario shows that the highest wind signal that may be hoisted will be Wind Signal No. 4 or 5,” PAGASA warned.
The bureau said Egay is expected to exit the country’s weather monitoring area on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning. It is also seen to continue intensifying and may reach super typhoon category by late tomorrow or early Wednesday. “Egay is forecast to become a very strong typhoon. A weakening trend may begin by Wednesday afternoon or evening as it enters the cooler waters southwest and west of Taiwan,” PAGASA said.
Source: cnnphilippines.com
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