Pagasa: Egay now a super typhoon

UPDATED MANILA, Philippines — Egay (international name Doksuri) developed into the super typhoon category on Tuesday morning, with four areas now under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3, state meteorologists said.

The super typhoon is located 310 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its latest update.

Pagasa said Egay will reach its peak intensity on Tuesday before it eventually weakens.

“Egay is nearing its peak intensity. A short window of a [highly] favorable environment in the near term will allow it to either maintain its intensity in the next 12 hours or slightly intensify,” Pagasa said.

“Afterwards, a weakening trend may begin due to increasing interaction with the rugged terrain of Northern Luzon and Taiwan,” it also said, adding that further weakening is expected outside the Philippine area of responsibility.

Egay will exit PAR on Thursday morning, said Pagasa.

These areas are under TCWS No. 3, where winds greater than 89 kilometers per hour (kph) to up to 117 kph could be expected in at least 18 hours:

• Babuyan Islands
• The northern and eastern portions of mainland Cagayan
• The northeastern part of Isabela
• The northern part of Apayao

Eleven areas were also placed under TCWS No. 2, where winds of greater than 62 kilometers per hour (kph) and up to 88 kph may be expected in at least 24 hours:

• Batanes
• the rest of mainland Cagayan
• the rest of Isabela, Quirino
• the northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Quezon, Diadi, Bagabag, Ambaguio, Villaverde, Solano, Bayombong)
• the rest of Apayao
• Kalinga
• Abra
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• the northern portion of Benguet (Bakun, Mankayan, Buguias, Kabayan, Kibungan), Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur
• the northern and central portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao)

Meanwhile, 26 areas in Luzon and Visayas under TCWS No. 1, where winds of 39-61 kph or intermittent rains may be expected within 36 hours:

Luzon

• 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
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• Burias Island
• Ticao Island

Visayas

• Northern Samar

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