MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon “Emong” is about to make its second landfall in Ilocos Sur or the northern portion of La Union and Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 has been hoisted in several areas, the weather bureau said in its 5 a.m. bulletin Friday.
Emong was located over the coastal waters of Bangar, La Union as of 4 a.m., packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center, and gustiness of up to 165 kph.
Emong made its first landfall Thursday night over Agno in Pangasinan.
Typhoon-force winds will be experienced in areas under Signal No. 4: southwestern portion of Ilocos Sur (Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz, Tagudin, Alilem, Sugpon, and Suyo) and the northern and central portions of La Union (Bangar, Luna, Balaoan, Bacnotan, San Juan, City of San Fernando, Bauang, Sudipen, Santol, Caba, Aringay, San Gabriel, Bagulin, Naguilian, and Burgos).
Areas under Signal No. 3 will experience storm-force winds: the southern portion of Ilocos Norte (Laoag City, San Nicolas, Sarrat, Dingras, Solsona, Nueva Era, City of Batac, Marcos, Paoay, Currimao, Banna, Pinili, and Badoc), the rest of Ilocos Sur, the rest of La Union, the western portion of Apayao (Conner, Kabugao, and Calanasan), Abra, the western portion of Kalinga (Balbalan, Pasil, Tinglayan, and Lubuagan), the western portion of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Sagada, Bauko, Sabangan, Bontoc, and Sadanga), the western portion of Benguet (Sablan, Mankayan, Tuba, Bakun, Kibungan, Kapangan, La Trinidad, Tublay, Baguio City, and Atok), and the northern portion of Pangasinan (Lingayen, Bugallon, Infanta, Dagupan City, San Fabian, Binmaley, Labrador, Sison, Pozorrubio, San Jacinto, Mangaldan, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Mapandan, San Carlos City, Aguilar, Bolinao, Bani, City of Alaminos, Sual, Mabini, Dasol, Burgos, Agno, and Anda).
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Gale-force winds will prevail in areas where Signal No. 2 is hoisted: the rest of Ilocos Norte, the rest of Pangasinan, the northern portion of Zambales (Masinloc, Candelaria, Palauig, Iba, and Santa Cruz), the rest of Apayao, the rest of Kalinga, the rest of Mountain Province, the rest of Benguet, Ifugao, Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the northern and western portions of Isabela (Cordon, City of Santiago, Ramon, San Isidro, Alicia, San Mateo, Cabatuan, San Manuel, Luna, Aurora, Burgos, Roxas, Quirino, Mallig, Delfin Albano, Quezon, Cabagan, Santa Maria, San Pablo, Maconacon, Santo Tomas, Tumauini, Gamu, Ilagan City, City of Cauayan, Reina Mercedes, and Naguilian), the northwestern portion of Quirino (Diffun), the western and central portions of Nueva Vizcaya (Kayapa, Santa Fe, Ambaguio, Aritao, Bambang, Bayombong, Villaverde, Solano, Bagabag, Dupax del Sur, Dupax del Norte, Kasibu, Quezon, and Diadi), the northwestern portion of Nueva Ecija (Nampicuan, Cuyapo, Talugtug, Lupao, Carranglan, and Guimba), and the northern portion of Tarlac (Mayantoc, Santa Ignacia, Gerona, Pura, Ramos, Anao, San Manuel, Moncada, Paniqui, Camiling, and San Clemente).
Strong winds will prevail in areas under Signal No. 1: the rest of Isabela, the rest of Quirino, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, the northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler, and San Luis), the rest of Nueva Ecija, the rest of Tarlac, the western and central portions of Pampanga (Porac, Floridablanca, Angeles City, Mabalacat City, Magalang, Mexico, Bacolor, City of San Fernando, Santa Rita, Guagua, Arayat, Lubao, and Santa Ana), the rest of Zambales, and the northern portion of Bataan (Dinalupihan, Hermosa, and Morong).
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Emong has been enhancing the southwest monsoon, which will bring strong to gale-force gusts across Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, Mimaropa, Visayas, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Camiguin, Dinagat Islands, and Davao Oriental.
“There is a moderate to high risk of life-threatening storm surge with peak heights reaching 1.0 to 3.0 m within 24 hours over the low-lying or exposed coastal localities of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, and Zambales,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
Gale warning is in effect over the seaboards of northern Luzon and the western seaboards of central and southern Luzon.
Meanwhile, Pagasa said Emong and the southwest monsoon will bring heavy rains over Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Benguet, Batanes, Cagayan, Apayao, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Zambales, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Occidental Mindoro, Bataan, Pampanga, Cavite, Batangas, Tarlac, Laguna, Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon, Aurora, Quirino, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Marinduque, Romblon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, and Antique.
