Emong maintains strength; Signal No. 2 raised over 8 areas
The center of Tropical Storm Emong was estimated at 265 kilometers west Southwest of Sinait, Ilocos Sur or 245 km west of Bacnotan, La Union packing maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 105 km/h, central pressure of 990 hPa, and moving southwestward at the speed of 20 km/h.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNALS (TCWS) IN EFFECT
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) No. 2 is hoisted over the following areas:
Luzon
Ilocos Sur
La Union
the northern portion of Pangasinan (Bolinao, Anda, Bani, Agno, Burgos, Mabini, City of Alaminos, Sual, Labrador, Bugallon, Infanta, Dasol, Lingayen, Binmaley, Dagupan City, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Mangaldan, Mapandan, Manaoag, Laoac, Binalonan, San Manuel, San Nicolas, Pozorrubio, Sison, San Fabian, San Jacinto)
Benguet
the western portion of Mountain Province (Bauko, Sabangan, Tadian, Besao, Sagada, Bontoc, Sadanga)
the western portion of Ifugao (Hungduan, Tinoc)
the southwestern portion of Abra (Tubo, Sallapadan, Manabo, Luba, Villaviciosa, Pilar, Bucay, Peñarrubia, San Isidro, Bangued, Langiden, Pidigan, San Quintin, Boliney, Bucloc, Danglas, La Paz, Tayum)
the western portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kayapa, Santa Fe)
TCWS No. 1 is hoisted over the foloowing areas:
Luzon
Batanes
Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
the western and central portions of Isabela (Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Quezon, Mallig, Quirino, Roxas, San Manuel, Aurora, San Mateo, Ramon, Cordon, Burgos, Cabatuan, Cabagan, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Tumauini, Gamu, Luna, Maconacon, Alicia, San Mariano, Naguilian, San Guillermo, City of Cauayan, Echague, Ilagan City, Angadanan, Benito Soliven, City of Santiago, Reina Mercedes, San Agustin, Divilacan, San Isidro, Jones)
the rest of Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino
the rest of Abra
Apayao
the rest of Ifugao
the rest of Mountain Province
Kalinga
Ilocos Norte
the rest of Pangasinan
the northern and central portions of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig, Iba, Botolan, Cabangan)
Tarlac
the western and central portions of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Lupao, Talugtug, Cuyapo, Nampicuan, Guimba, Science City of Muñoz, San Jose City, Pantabangan, Rizal, Llanera, Talavera, Santo Domingo, Quezon, Licab, Aliaga, Zaragoza, San Antonio, Jaen, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, General Mamerto Natividad, Palayan City, Bongabon, Laur)
The enhanced Southwest Monsoon will bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas (especially in coastal and upland areas exposed to winds): Central Luzon, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Visayas, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Camiguin, Dinagat Islands, and Davao Oriental.
PAGASA also announced that a Gale Warning is in effect over the western seaboard of Northern Luzon.
"On the forecast track, Emong is forecast to move generally south southeastward in the next 12 hours and may make landfall over Ilocos Region tonight or tomorrow early morning, then may pass close to Babuyan Islands," said PAGASA.
"Emong may reach severe tropical storm category today. Further intensification into typhoon before its landfall is not ruled out." — BAP, GMA Integrated News
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