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Typhoon Ondoy
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[/h2][h2]'Pepeng' weakens slightly, to hit Northern Cagayan[/h2]
MANILA - A slightly weaker Typhoon Pepeng (international codename Parma) continues to slow down and has shifted course slightly, threatening to make landfallin Northern Cagayan instead of Aurora-Isabela by Saturday evening, weather bureau PAGASA said Friday.
PAGASA chief weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said the typhoon hit its maximum strength of 195 kilometers per hour while at sea but has weakenedslightly.
"It is still a strong typhoon. It is now packing sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 210 kph," Cruz said in a pressbriefing. "If there is no change in speed or direction, it will make landfall over Northern Cagayan by [Saturday] night."
PAGASA chief Prisco Nilo said the typhoon could weaken further once it makes landfall. He also noted that the storm could change course either westward oreven further north because of a high-pressure area in Hong Kong.
"If it doesn't make landfall, it could go straight to Taiwan or southern Japan," he said.
As of 11 p.m., the center of the storm was spotted 100 km north northeast of Virac, Catanduanes or 380 km southeast of Aparri, Cagayan. It is movingnorthwest at 13 kph.
Storm Signal No. 3 remains hoisted over Catanduanes while Signal No. 2 is hoisted over Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quirino, Northern Quezon, Polilio Islands,Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.
Storm Signal No. 1 remains in effect in Batanes, Calayan, Babuyan Group of Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province,Ifugao, Nueva Viscaya, Benguet, La Union, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Laguna, Batangas, Cavite, Rizal, Rest ofQuezon, Marinduque, Albay, Burias Islands, Sorsogon and Metro Manila.
Cruz said the typhoon is expected to bring up to 25mm to 35mm of rain in affected areas. He said the typhoon will bring stormy weather over Cagayan,Isabela, Aurora, Quezon and Bicol region Friday night to Saturday while the rest of Luzon will experience occasionals rains.
He said the typhoon has already brought 88mm of rain in Daet, Camarines Norte and 71 mm of rain in Legazpi City, Albay over a twelve-hour period Friday. Italso brought slight rains in Casiguran, Aurora; Tuguegarao City, Cagayan and Tanay, Rizal.
Cruz said coastal areas under Storm Signals No. 3 and 2 should watch out for storm surges.
[/h2][h2]'Pepeng' weakens slightly, to hit Northern Cagayan[/h2]
MANILA - A slightly weaker Typhoon Pepeng (international codename Parma) continues to slow down and has shifted course slightly, threatening to make landfallin Northern Cagayan instead of Aurora-Isabela by Saturday evening, weather bureau PAGASA said Friday.
PAGASA chief weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said the typhoon hit its maximum strength of 195 kilometers per hour while at sea but has weakenedslightly.
"It is still a strong typhoon. It is now packing sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 210 kph," Cruz said in a pressbriefing. "If there is no change in speed or direction, it will make landfall over Northern Cagayan by [Saturday] night."
PAGASA chief Prisco Nilo said the typhoon could weaken further once it makes landfall. He also noted that the storm could change course either westward oreven further north because of a high-pressure area in Hong Kong.
"If it doesn't make landfall, it could go straight to Taiwan or southern Japan," he said.
As of 11 p.m., the center of the storm was spotted 100 km north northeast of Virac, Catanduanes or 380 km southeast of Aparri, Cagayan. It is movingnorthwest at 13 kph.
Storm Signal No. 3 remains hoisted over Catanduanes while Signal No. 2 is hoisted over Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quirino, Northern Quezon, Polilio Islands,Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.
Storm Signal No. 1 remains in effect in Batanes, Calayan, Babuyan Group of Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province,Ifugao, Nueva Viscaya, Benguet, La Union, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Laguna, Batangas, Cavite, Rizal, Rest ofQuezon, Marinduque, Albay, Burias Islands, Sorsogon and Metro Manila.
Cruz said the typhoon is expected to bring up to 25mm to 35mm of rain in affected areas. He said the typhoon will bring stormy weather over Cagayan,Isabela, Aurora, Quezon and Bicol region Friday night to Saturday while the rest of Luzon will experience occasionals rains.
He said the typhoon has already brought 88mm of rain in Daet, Camarines Norte and 71 mm of rain in Legazpi City, Albay over a twelve-hour period Friday. Italso brought slight rains in Casiguran, Aurora; Tuguegarao City, Cagayan and Tanay, Rizal.
Cruz said coastal areas under Storm Signals No. 3 and 2 should watch out for storm surges.
