Pepito’ next landfall: Northern Quezon or Aurora in the afternoon
MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) was forecast to make landfall over northern Quezon or central or southern Aurora between Sunday noon and afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) warned.
In its 5 a.m. bulletin on November 17, the state weather bureau said Pepito will move west northwestward over the waters north of Camarines Provinces on Sunday morning. There is also a possibility that it will landfall or closely approach the Calaguas Islands, it added.
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The super typhoon will then pass close to or over the Polillo Islands by late morning before making landfall over northern Quezon or central or southern Aurora.
Article continues after this advertisement“Afterwards, Pepito will cross the northern portion of Central Luzon and the southern portion of Northern Luzon along the upland areas of Sierra Madre, Caraballo, and Cordillera Central between this afternoon and evening,” Pagasa said.
Article continues after this advertisement“Pepito will emerge over the coastal waters of Pangasinan or La Union tonight or tomorrow (18 November) early morning,” it added.
As of 4 a.m., Pepito was last seen 85 kilometers northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte.
It was packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (km/h) near the center with gustiness of up to 255 km/h. Pepito was moving west northwestward at 15 km/h.
