Typhoon Egay retains power, crosses coastal waters of Aparri in Cagayan

Track of Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri) as shown in this photo lifted from the official website of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration or Pagasa.

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri) maintains its strength as it passes over the coastal waters of Aparri in Cagayan province, the state weather bureau said Wednesday.

In its 8 a.m. cyclone update, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Egay was last located over the waters of Fuga Island, moving west-southwestward at 15 kilometers per hour (kph).

The typhoon was packing maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center with gustiness of up to 240 kph, Pagasa added.

“In the next 6 hours, Egay may exhibit trochoidal or wobbling motion while in the vicinity of the Babuyan Islands. As such, a landfall over northwestern Cagayan is not ruled out,” it noted.

READ: LIVE UPDATES: Super Typhoon Egay

It likewise said that wind signals remain hoisted over various provinces due to the typhoon.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4

• The northern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Claveria, Sanchez-Mira, Pamplona, Abulug, Ballesteros, Aparri, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Camalaniugan, Santa Praxedes), including Babuyan Islands
• The northern portion of Apayao (Calanasan, Luna, Santa Marcela)
• The northern portion of Ilocos Norte (Burgos, Bangui, Dumalneg, Pagudpud, Adams, Pasuquin, Vintar, Bacarra)

TCWS No. 3 

• Batanes
• The rest of Cagayan
• The rest of Apayao
• The northern portion of Kalinga (Rizal, Pinukpuk, Balbalan)
• The northern portion of Abra (Tineg, Lagayan, Lacub, Danglas, Bangued, La Paz, San Juan, Dolores, Tayum, Lagangilang, Malibcong, Licuan-Baay, Peñarrubia, Pidigan, Langiden, San Quintin, Bucay, San Isidro, Sallapadan)
• The rest of Ilocos Norte and the northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Magsingal, San Juan, Cabugao, Sinait, San Vicente, Santo Domingo, San Ildefonso, Bantay, Santa Catalina, City of Vigan, Caoayan, Santa, Nagbukel, Narvacan)

TCWS No. 2

• Isabela
• The rest of Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao, Benguet
• The rest of Abra
• The rest of Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• The northern and western portions of Pangasinan (Sison, San Jacinto, Pozorrubio, San Fabian, Dagupan City, Calasiao, Binmaley, Lingayen, Bugallon, Mabini, Labrador, Infanta, Dasol, Burgos, Agno, City of Alaminos, Sual, Anda, Bolinao, Bani, San Manuel, Binalonan, Laoac, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Mapandan, Santa Barbara, San Nicolas)

TCWS No. 1

• Metro Manila
• Aurora
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• the rest of Pangasinan
• Nueva Ecija
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Rizal
• Cavite
• Laguna
• The northern portion of Batangas (Talisay, City of Tanauan, Santo Tomas, Balete, Malvar, Lipa City)
• The northern and central portion of Quezon (Pitogo, Calauag, Infanta, Lopez, Guinayangan, Unisan, Plaridel, Quezon, Alabat, Padre Burgos, Mauban, General Nakar, Perez, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, Real, Tagkawayan, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Lucban, Sampaloc, City of Tayabas, Dolores, Sariaya, Candelaria, Tiaong, San Antonio) including Polillo Islands
• Camarines Norte
• The northern portion of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Goa, Lagonoy, Caramoan, Cabusao, Sipocot, Garchitorena, Ragay, Del Gallego, Calabanga, Presentacion, Lupi), and the northern portion of Catanduanes (Pandan, Bagamanoc, Panganiban, Viga, Caramoran)

READ: Super Typhoon Egay pummels Northern Luzon

Egay was also boosting the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat, according to Pagasa. Because of this, gale warnings were raised over the following areas:

• The seaboards of Northern Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, and Isabela)
• The eastern seaboard of Central Luzon (Aurora)
• The western seaboard of Central and Southern Luzon and Visayas (Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan including Kalayaan, Calamian, Cuyo, and Cagayancillo Islands, Negros Occidental, Guimaras, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Antique)
• The southern and eastern seaboards of Southern Luzon (Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Marinduque, Romblon, Masbate. including Ticao and Burias Islands, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, and Sorsogon)
• The central and eastern seaboards of Visayas (Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor)

Pagasa said Egay is forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Thursday morning and will make landfall in the vicinity of Fujian, China, on Friday morning (July 28).

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