STATE weather forecasters hoisted Storm Signal No. 4 in three areas in Luzon even as Typhoon Emong maintained its strength.
Emong, either stationary or slow moving, it is carrying winds exceeding 118 km/h up to 184 km/h.
Among those under Storm Signal No. 4 include the southwestern portion of Ilocos Sur (Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz, Tagudin); the northwestern portion of La Union (Bangar, Luna, Balaoan, Bacnotan, San Juan, City of San Fernando, Bauang); and the extreme northwestern portion of Pangasinan (Agno, Bani, Bolinao, Anda, City of Alaminos)
On the other hand, those under Signal No. 3 include: the rest of Ilocos Sur, the rest of La Union, the northern and western portions of Pangasinan (Burgos, Dasol, Mabini, Lingayen, Bugallon, Infanta, Labrador, Sual, Dagupan City, San Fabian, Binmaley), the southern portion of Abra (San Quintin, Langiden, Manabo, Pidigan, Luba, Tubo, Villaviciosa, Pilar, Peñarrubia, San Isidro, Bangued, Danglas, La Paz, Tayum, Boliney, Sallapadan, Bucloc, Bucay, Dolores, Lagangilang, Licuan-Baay, Daguioman), the western portion of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Sagada, Bauko), the western portion of Benguet (Sablan, Kapangan, Mankayan, Tuba, Bakun, Kibungan).
Under Signal No. 2 are: Ilocos Norte, the rest of Pangasinan, the rest of Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, the rest of Mountain Province, Ifugao, the rest of Benguet, Babuyan Islands, the northern and western portions of mainland Cagayan (Rizal, Santa Praxedes, Claveria, Sanchez-Mira, Pamplona, Abulug, Ballesteros, Aparri, Camalaniugan, Allacapan, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Lal-Lo, Lasam, Santo Niño, Piat, Tuao), the western portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kayapa, Santa Fe, Ambaguio, Aritao, Bambang, Bayombong, Villaverde, Solano, Bagabag), the northern portion of Zambales (Masinloc, Candelaria, Santa Cruz, Palauig, Iba).
Meanwhile, storm signal number is hoisted in: Batanes, the rest of Cagayan, the western and central portions of Isabela (Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Quezon, Mallig, Quirino, Roxas, San Manuel, Aurora, San Mateo, Ramon, Cordon, Burgos, Cabatuan, Cabagan, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Tumauini, Gamu, Luna, Maconacon, Alicia, San Mariano, Naguilian, San Guillermo, City of Cauayan, Echague, Ilagan City, Angadanan, Benito Soliven, City of Santiago, Reina Mercedes, San Agustin, Divilacan, San Isidro, Jones), Quirino, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Zambales, Tarlac, the northern portion of Pampanga (Porac, Floridablanca, Angeles City, Mabalacat City, Magalang), the western and central portions of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Lupao, Talugtug, Cuyapo, Nampicuan, Guimba, Science City of Muñoz, San Jose City, Pantabangan, Rizal, Llanera, Talavera, Santo Domingo, Quezon, Licab, Aliaga, Zaragoza, San Antonio, Jaen, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, General Mamerto Natividad, Palayan City, Bongabon, Laur).
According to the latest tally from PAGASA, Emong was located over the coastal waters of Burgos, Pangasinan.
It carries maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 150 km/h.
It is expected to make landfall in La Union or Ilocos Sur this late evening or tomorrow early morning.
