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Part of Polillo Islands was placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 on Sunday morning as Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-Yi) moves closer while traversing the sea east of Bicol Region, PAGASA said. TCWS No.
5 was raised over the eastern portion of Polillo Islands (Patnanungan, Jomalig) and Calaguas Islands, the weather bureau said in its 5 a.m. bulletin.
These areas will have typhoon-force winds with speeds of 185 km/h or higher in 12 hours, posting extreme threat to life and property. TCWS No. 4 was hoisted over the following areas: Areas under TCWS No.
4 will have typhoon-force winds with speeds of 118 to 184 km/h in 12 hours which may pose significant to severe threat to life and property. TCWS No. 3 meanwhile is in effect over: The above-mentioned areas under TCWS No.
3 may expect storm-force winds with speeds of 89 to 117 km/h in 18 hours, which may pose moderate to significant threat to life and property. Meanwhile, TCWS No. 2 was hoisted over: Areas under TCWS No.
2 will have gale-force winds with speeds of 62 to 88 km/h in 24 hours, which may pose minor to moderate threat to life and property. TCWS No. 1 on the other hand is in effect over: Areas under TCWS No.
1 will experience strong winds with speeds of 39 to 61 km/h in 36 hours, which may pose minimal to minor threat to life and property. Location At 4 a.m.
, the center of the eye of Pepito was estimated to be located at 85 km northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte. Pepito has maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 255 km/h, and central pressure of 925 hPa. The super typhoon is moving west northwestward at 15 km/h.
From its center, strong to typhoon-force winds are extending outwards up to 300 km. PAGASA said life-threatening conditions continue over the eastern section of Southern Luzon. Storm surge PAGASA warned of "a high risk of life-threatening storm surge with peak surge heights exceeding 3.
0 m in the next 48 hours over the low-lying or exposed coastal localities of: Gale warning The weather bureau also raised a gale warning over the eastern, western, and southern seaboards of Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Visayas. Coastal waters PAGASA warned of up to very rough, high, or very high seas over the coastal waters of the following: • Up to 14.0 m: The northern and eastern seaboards of Polillo Islands; the seaboard of Aurora • Up to 12.
0 m: The seaboard of Camarines Norte • Up to 10.0 m: The northern and eastern seaboards of Catanduanes; the northern seaboard of Camarines Sur • Up to 9.0 m: The seaboard of northern Quezon • Up to 8.
0 m: The seaboard of Isabela; the remaining seaboards of Polillo Islands and Catanduanes; the eastern seaboard of Camarines Sur • Up to 5.0 m: The eastern seaboards of mainland Cagayan and Albay • Up to 4.5 m: The seaboards of Sorsogon and Northern Samar; the eastern seaboard of Eastern Samar; the remaining seaboards of Camarines Sur, Albay, and Quezon; the seaboards of Ilocos Region, Masbate including Burias and Ticao Islands, and Marinduque "Sea travel is risky for all types or tonnage of vessels.
All mariners must remain in port or, if underway, seek shelter or safe harbor as soon as possible until winds and waves subside," PAGASA said. Meanwhile, up to rough seas are forecast over the following coastal waters: • Up to 4.0 m: The seaboards of Batanes, northern Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, and Zambales • Up to 3.
0 m: The seaboards of Romblon; the remaining seaboards of Zambales; the eastern seaboard of Oriental Mindoro "Mariners of small seacrafts, including all types of motorbancas, are advised not to venture out to sea under these conditions, especially if inexperienced or operating ill-equipped vessels," PAGASA said. Moderate seas meanwhile are forecast for the following coastal waters: • Up to 2.5 m: The western seaboard of Bataan; the eastern seaboard of Dinagat Islands • Up to 2.
0 m: The seaboards of Metro Manila, Aklan, Antique, northeastern Iloilo, northern Negros Occidental, northern Cebu including Bantayan Islands, and Biliran; the northern and eastern seaboards of Leyte; the eastern seaboards of Southern Leyte, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental; the northern and western seaboards of Dinagat Islands; the remaining seaboards of Bataan and CALABARZON; the northern seaboards of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands and Oriental Mindoro. "Mariners of motorbancas and similarly-sized vessels are advised to take precautionary measures while venturing out to sea and, if possible, avoid navigation under these conditions," PAGASA said. —KG, GMA Integrated News.
