Pagasa sees Paeng landfall in Albay or Sorsogon late Friday night

PHOTO: Pagasa official website

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Paeng is expected to make landfall over either Albay or Sorsogon provinces late Friday night, after the cyclone moved closer to the Bicol region.

Updates from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) showed that as of 7:00 p.m., the eye of Paeng was last seen 165 km East of Juban, Sorsogon.

It maintained its strength, packing maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 105 kph. It is currently moving west-northwest at a speed of 25 kph.

Pagasa’s latest forecast track showed Paeng’s trajectory dipped down again, as it is now expected to hit Camarines Sur around 5:00 a.m. on Saturday. By that time, it would have intensified into a severe tropical storm. After this, it would start moving towards Quezon province.

The slight change in Paeng’s track now means that the cyclone’s eye may pass directly over the heart of Metro Manila after 5:00 p.m. of Saturday, emerging over Manila Bay and then moving towards Central Luzon and, eventually, the West Philippine Sea.

It would still recurve, but the latest track shows a low chance of the cyclone hitting land over extreme northern Luzon again.

As of now, the following areas are under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2:

Luzon:

• Bicol Region: Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte
• Calabarzon: Quezon including Pollilo Islands, Laguna, Batangas, Cavite, Rizal
• Metro Manila
• Mimaropa: Marinduque, the northern and central portions of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Baco, City of Calapan, Naujan, Victoria, Pola, Socorro, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas), the northern and central portions of Occidental Mindoro (Sablayan, Santa Cruz, Mamburao, Abra de Ilog, Paluan) including Lubang Islands, and Romblon
• Central Luzon: Bulacan, the southern portion of Aurora (San Luis, Baler, Dingalan, Maria Aurora), the central and southern portions of Nueva Ecija (City of Gapan, San Leonardo, Santo Domingo, Rizal, San Isidro, Laur, Zaragoza, Llanera, Aliaga, Palayan City, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Cabanatuan City, Quezon, San Antonio, General Tinio, Santa Rosa, Pe, Jaen, Licab, Bongabon, Cabiao, Talavera), the central and southern portions of Tarlac (La Paz, City of Tarlac, San Jose, Gerona, Mayantoc, Pura, Bamban, Capas, Santa Ignacia, Victoria, Concepcion), Pampanga, Bataan, the central and southern portions of Zambales (Masinloc, Palauig, Iba, Botolan, Cabangan, San Marcelino, Subic, Olongapo City, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Narciso, San Felipe)

Visayas:

Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, and the northern portion of Leyte (San Isidro, Calubian, Tabango, Leyte, Capoocan, Carigara, Barugo, San Miguel, Babatngon, Tacloban City, Alangalang, Santa Fe, Palo, Tanauan, Dagami, Pastrana, Jaro, Kananga, Villaba, Tunga, Tabontabon, Tolosa)

The following areas are under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1:

Luzon:

• Cagayan Valley: The central and southern portions of Isabela (San Agustin, Jones, City of Santiago, Cordon, Echague, Dinapigue, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Angadanan, City of Cauayan, Benito Soliven, Ramon, San Isidro, Alicia, San Mateo, Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian, Palanan, Aurora, Burgos, San Manuel, Gamu, Ilagan City, Divilacan, Roxas, Quirino, Mallig) Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino
• Cordillera: Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province
• Ilocos Region: the southern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sugpon, Cervantes, Alilem, Suyo, Tagudin, Santa Cruz, Sigay, Quirino, Gregorio del Pilar, Salcedo, Santa Lucia), La Union, Pangasinan
• Central Luzon: the rest of Aurora, the rest of Nueva Ecija, the rest of Zambales, Pangasinan, the rest of Tarlac
• Southern Luzon: the rest of Oriental Mindoro, the rest of Occidental Mindoro, Calamian Islands, and Cuyo Islands

Visayas:

• Western Visayas: Southern Leyte, rest of Leyte
• Central Visayas: Cebu including Bantayan and Camotes Islands, Bohol, Negros Occidental, Siquijor
• Eastern Visayas: Negros Oriental, Guimaras, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo

Mindanao:

Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands, the northern portion of Surigao del Sur (Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen, Lanuza, Cortes, City of Tandag, Bayabas, Cagwait, San Miguel, Tago, Marihatag), Agusan del Norte, the northeastern portion of Agusan del Sur (Sibagat)
Camiguin, and the eastern portion of Misamis Oriental (Gingoog City, Magsaysay, Medina, Talisayan, Balingoan, Kinoguitan)

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