LIST: Luzon areas to see heavy rainfall due to Ofel, Pepito

MANILA, Philippines — Several parts of Luzon will experience moderate to torrential rainfall from Friday to Sunday due to tropical cyclones Ofel and Pepito, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

In its 11 p.m. weather bulletin, Pagasa said that “[f]orecast rainfall may be higher in mountainous and elevated areas,” adding that “impacts in some areas may be worsened by significant antecedent rainfall.”

The following areas are expected to experience varying levels of rainfall:

Thursday night (November 14) to Friday evening (November 15)

• Heavy to intense rainfall (100-200 mm):
  • Batanes
  • Cagayan
• Moderate to heavy rainfall (50-100 mm):
  • Ilocos Norte
  • Apayao
  • Abra

Friday evening (November 15) to Saturday evening (November 16)

• Heavy to intense rainfall:
  • Catanduanes
  • Northern Samar
  • Eastern Samar
  • Sorsogon
• Moderate to heavy rainfall:
  • Batanes
  • Camarines Norte
  • Camarines Sur
  • Albay
  • Masbate
  • Leyte
  • Samar
  • Biliran

Saturday evening (November 16) to Sunday evening (November 17)

• Intense to torrential rainfall (>200 mm):
  • Quezon
  • Aurora
  • Camarines Norte
  • Camarines Sur
  • Catanduanes
• Heavy to intense rainfall:
  • Northern Samar
  • Albay
  • Sorsogon
  • Marinduque
  • Laguna
  • Rizal
  • Bulacan
  • Nueva Ecija
  • Aurora
• Moderate to heavy rainfall (50-100 mm):
  • Metro Manila
  • Bataan
  • Cavite
  • Zambales
  • Tarlac
  • Batangas
  • Pampanga
  • Leyte
  • Masbate
  • Romblon
  • Eastern Samar
  • Samar
  • Biliran
  • Pangasinan
  • Nueva Vizcaya
  • Quirino

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Pagasa said Pepito was last located 995 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas, moving westward at 35 kilometers per hour (kph) and carrying a maximum wind speed of 100 kph and gustiness of up to 125 kph.

It is forecast to intensify into a typhoon by Friday and may develop into a super typhoon by Saturday afternoon where “rapid intensification is likely.”

READ: Pepito to make landfall this weekend, may become super typhoon

Meanwhile, Ofel was located over the coastal water of Calayan, Cagayan, moving northwestward at 15 kph)

It was packing a maximum wind speed of 130 kph and gustiness of up to 200 kph.