(Eagle News)–Signal No. 2 remains hoisted over several areas as Tropical Storm “Ramon” threatens Northern Cagayan.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan (including Babuyan Islands), northern portion of Isabela (Sta. Maria, San Pablo, Maconacon, Cabagan, Sto. Tomas, Quezon, Delfin Albano, Tumauini, and Divilacan), Apayao, Kalinga, and Ilocos Norte are under Signal No. 2 as “Ramon” continues to move northwestward and is forecast to make landfall over Northern Cagayan between tonight and tomorrow morning.
Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Mountain Province, Benguet, Ifugao, La Union, Northern Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, and Dinalungan), and the rest of Isabela.
PAGASA said the Low-Pressure Area outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility located 1,365 km east of Eastern Visayas is forecast to enter the PAR within 24 hours.
Today, light to moderate with occasional heavy rains over the eastern portions of mainland Cagayan and Isabela are expected.
Light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains over the rest of mainland Cagayan and Isabela, Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of Aurora, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Abra, and Ilocos Norte are also expected.
PAGASA said tonight, moderate with occasional to frequent heavy rains are forecast over Cagayan including the Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of Isabela, and Apayao.
Light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains are also expected over Batanes, Kalinga, Abra, Ilocos Norte, and the rest of Isabela.
The weather bureau said sea travel is risky, especially for small sea craft, over the seaboards of areas under storm signals, the western seaboard of Northern Luzon, and the eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon due to prevailing or forecast rough sea conditions.