MANILA, Philippines (Updated 8:50 p.m.) — Tropical Storm Pepito has kept its strength as it continues to endanger Aurora province with a landfall on Tuesday night, state weather bureau PAGASA said.
Weather forecasters in an 8 p.m. bulletin said Pepito was last seen at 70 km east of Baler, Aurora as it continues to move westward at 25 kph.
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It has maintained its maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center, and gustiness of up to 90 kph.
Tropical cyclone wind signals are still up over the following provinces, with more areas now under Signal No. 1
Signal No. 2
- La Union
- Ifugao
- Benguet
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- Pangasinan
- Nueva Ecija
- Tarlac
- Aurora
- portion of Isabela (Palanan, San Mariano, Benito Soliven, Naguilian, Gamu, Burgos, San Manuel, Aurora, Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Cauayan City, Dinapigue, San Guillermo, Angadanan, Alicia, San Mateo, Ramon, San Isidro, Echague, San Agustin, Jones, Santiago City, Cordon)
- southern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sugpon, Alilem, Tagudin)
- northern portion of Zambales (Iba, Palauig, Masinloc, Candelaria, Santa Cruz, Botolan, Cabangan)
- northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar)
Signal No. 1
- Abra
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Bataan
- Metro Manila
- Rizal
- northern portion of Camarines Norte (Paracale, Jose Panganiban, Capalonga, Vinzons)
- Catanduanes rest of northern portion of Quezon (Infanta, Real)
- the rest of Ilocos Sur
- the rest of Isabela
- the rest of Pampanga
- the rest of Bulacan
- the rest of Zambales
Moderate to heavy rains are still expected Tuesday night until Wednesday morning over Central Luzon, MIMAROPA, Camarines Norte, Quezon, mainland Cagayan, La Union aside from areas under the tropical cyclone wind signal.
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, meanwhile, will experience light to moderate with occasional heavy rains along with Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula and Bangsamoro.
Forecast Position
- Wednesday evening: 335 km West of Dagupan City, Pangasinan
- Thursday evening: 555 km West of Dagupan City, Pangasinan
- Friday evening: 735 km West of Sinait, Ilocos Sur
- Saturday evening: 1,080 km West of Northern Luzon
— Christian Deiparine