(Eagle News) — The province of Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Norte and Burias Islands have been placed under tropical cyclone wind signal number 3, while Metro Manila and 21 provinces in Luzon and Visayas were placed under signal number 2 as Typhoon Tisoy (international name Kammuri) typhoon Tisoy (international name Kammuri) continued to move towards the Bicol region.
As of 11 a.m. today, Monday, Dec. 1, the eye of Typhoon “TISOY” was located based on all available data including Virac Doppler Radar at 235 km East Southeast of Virac, Catanduanes or 250 km East of Juban, Sorsogon (12.9°N, 126.3°E).
It has maximum sustained winds of up to 150 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 185 km/h, moving west at 25 km/h, according to the 11 a.m. weather bulletin from PAGASA.
The country’s weather bureau said that occasional heavy rains over Bicol Region, Samar Provinces and Biliran. Intermittent heavy rains over Northern Cebu, Northern Negros Island, Dinagat Islands, Siargao Island, and the rest of Eastern Visayas.
Between this afternoon and tomorrow noon, there will be “frequent to continuous heavy to intense rains over Bicol Region, Northern Samar, Southern Quezon, and Marinduque. Occasional heavy rains over Romblon, Mindoro Provinces, Samar, Eastern Samar and the rest of CALABARZON.”
Intermittent heavy rains are also expected over Metro Manila, Central Luzon, eastern portions of Cagayan and Isabela, and the rest of Eastern Visayas.
Between tomorrow noon and Wednesday noon, PAGASA also expects frequent to continuous heavy to intense rains over Central Luzon, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, and Romblon. Intermittent to occasional heavy rains over Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Pangasinan, Aklan, Capiz, and northern Antique.
As of the 11 a.m. update of PAGASA, signal number 3 is in effect in the following areas:
Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, southern portion of Camarines Norte (Daet, San Vincente, San Lorenzon Ruiz, Basud, Mercedes), and Burias Islands
Signal number 2 is also hoisted over the following areas:
Metro Manila, Bulacan, Bataan, Pampanga, eastern portion of Nueva Ecija ( Pantabangan, Rizal, General Mamerto Natividad, Cabanatuan, Santa Rosa, Jaen, San Antonio, Bongabon, Laur, Gabaldon, General Tinio, Palayan, San Leonardo, Cabiao, San Isidro, Gapan, Peñaranda) southern Aurora (Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler, San Luis, Dingalan), Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, rest of Camarines Norte, and Masbate including Ticao Island, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, and Biliran
Signal number 1 is meanwhile hoisted over the following areas:
Southern Isabela (Palanan, Dinapigue, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Benito Soliven, Naguilian, Reina Mercedes, Luna, Aurora, Cabatuan, San Mateo, Cauayan City, Alicia, Angadanan, Ramon, San Isidro, Echague, Cordon, Santiago City, Jones and San Agustin), Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Quirino, rest of Aurora, rest of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, and Calamian Islands
Southern Isabela (Palanan, Dinapigue, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Benito Soliven, Naguilian, Reina Mercedes, Luna, Aurora, Cabatuan, San Mateo, Cauayan City, Alicia, Angadanan, Ramon, San Isidro, Echague, Cordon, Santiago City, Jones and San Agustin), Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Quirino, rest of Aurora, rest of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, and Calamian Islands Aklan, Capiz, Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, northern portion of Negros Occidental (Bacolod City, Bago City, Cadiz City, Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona, Escalante City, La Carlota City, Manapla, Murcia, Pulupandan, Sagay City, Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos City, San Enrique, Silay City, Talisay City, Toboso, Valladolid, Victorias City), Northern Cebu (Bantayan, Madridejos, Santa Fe, Medellin, Bogo City, San Remigio, Tabogon, Tabuelan, Borbon, Sogod, Catmon, Asturias, and Camotes Islands), Metro Cebu (Balamban, Toledo City, Pinamungahan, Aloguinsan, Naga City, Talisay City, Cordova, Minglanilla, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Cebu City, Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela, and Danao City), Leyte, and Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands and Siargao Island
A storm surge of over 3 meters ix expected over several coastal areas in Camarines Norte ( Mercedes and Mandao), Camarines Sur (Cabusao, Bombon, Calabanga, Tinambac, and Sipocot), and Catanduanes (Bagamanoc, Baras, Bato, Viga, Panganiban and Gigmoto), while a storm surge of 1 to 3 meters in height may affect several coastal areas in Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and Samar, PAGASA said.
“Sea travel is risky over the seaboards of areas under TCWS, the seaboards of Northern Luzon, the western seaboard of Palawan, central seaboards of Visayas, and the northern and eastern seaboards of Mindanao due to prevailing or forecast rough sea conditions which may be perilous for maritime activities, especially for those using small seacrafts.,” PAGASA’s 11 a.m. weather bulletin said.
“TISOY” is forecast to make landfall over Catanduanes, Albay or Sorsogon between tonight and tomorrow early morning.
