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MANILA, Philippines — Only three areas remain under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Thursday morning.
This was reduced from Pagasa’s previous advisory, which had eight areas under TCWS No. 1.
The following areas currently under Signal no. 1 are as follows:
- The northern and western portions of Camarines Norte (Santa Elena, Capalonga, Paracale, Jose Panganiban, Vinzons)
- Southern portion of Aurora (Dingalan, San Luis)
- Northern and eastern portions of Quezon (Calauag, Infanta, Plaridel, Quezon, Alabat, Sampaloc, Mauban, General Nakar, Perez, Gumaca, Atimonan, Real, Lopez) including Pollilo Islands
Amang is currently moving towards Pollilo Islands, and is also expected to traverse the coastal waters of General Nakar, Quezon by the afternoon, said Pagasa.
According to Pagasa’s 8 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, the storm was last spotted over the coastal waters of Jomalig, Quezon.
On top of the winds, Amang is also forecast to bring rain over Central Luzon, Metro Manila, and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), the state meteorologists said.
“Under these conditions, isolated flashfloods and rain-induced landslides remains possible, especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards as identified in hazard maps and in localities that experienced considerable amounts of rainfall for the past several days,” said Pagasa in its advisory.
According to state meteorologists, Amang is forecast to weaken into a low pressure area within the next 12 hours.
The tropical cyclone currently has maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour and a gustiness of 55 kilometers per hour. It is moving west northwestward at 10 kilometers per hour, said Pagasa.