Signal No. 2 was raised in four areas as Typhoon “Nina” (international name Nock-Ten) further intensified on Saturday afternoon, Christmas Eve.
Signal No. 2 was hoisted over Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon and Northern Samar, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.
Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Romblon, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Island, Marinduque, Quezon as well as Polillo Island, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran and Northern part of Leyte were placed under Signal No. 1.
The typhoon packed maximum sustained winds of up to 175 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 215 kph.
Nina was last spotted 390 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, moving west northwest at 15 kph.
Nina kept its west northwest track and is forecast to make landfall over Catanduanes on Sunday, Christmas Day.
Stormy weather or moderate to heavy rains are expected over Metro Manila, Bicol, Calabarzon, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Marinduque, Oriental and Occidental Mindoro and Northern Samar by Sunday and Monday.
Storm surges of up t 2 meters is possible over the coastal areas of Quezon-Bicol and Samar.
Signal No. 1 may be raised over Metro Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Mindoro Provinces, Aurora, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, Aklan and Capiz at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Pagasa also warned of risky sea travel over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon./ac
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