Signal No. 2 up in Aurora, Isabela; Signal No. 1 in 17 provinces

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Typhoon “Lando” gained more strength as it headed towards Isabela-Aurora where it is expected to make landfall over the weekend.

Public storm Signal No. 2 was raised over Aurora and Isabela midday Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 11 a.m. weather bulletin.

Aldczar Aurelio, Pagasa’s weather forecaster, said in a televised press briefing that Lando is expected to make landfall by late Saturday or early Sunday.

Public storm Signal No. 1 was raised in the following areas:

Cagayan

Kalinga
Mt. Province
Ifugao
Benguet
Quirino
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Ecija

Bulacan
Pampanga
Tarlac
Pangasinan
Rizal
Quezon including Polillo Island
Camarines Norte

Camarines Sur
Catanduanes

Aurelio added that it was possible that Signal No. 1 would also be raised in La Union, Abra, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norter, Zambales and Metro Manila.

Lando packed maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 160 kph. It was tracked 585 kilometers east of Baler in Aurora.

Heavy to intense rains are expected within the 550-kilometer radius of the typhoon.

Fishermen were warned to avoid the northern and western seaboards of Northern Luzon, western seaboard of Central Luzon and eastern seaboard of Visayas. RAM

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