STATE weather forecasters on Tuesday afternoon raised storm signal no. 5 at the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Camiguin Island) with Super Typhoon Egay expected to make landfall or at least make close pass by the Babuyan Islands-northeastern mainland Cagayan area.
PAGASA said this may occur between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
According to the 2 p.m bulletin of PAGASA, TCWS No. 5 is raised in the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Camiguin Island).
While TCWS No. 4 is maintained at the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana and Gonzaga) and the rest of Babuyan Island.
Meanwhile, TCWS No. 3 is still hoisted in the northeastern portion of Isabela (Divilacan, Maconacon, Palanan, Santa Maria, San Pablo, Santo Tomas, Cabagan, Tumauini); the rest of Cagayan, Apayao, Eastern portion of Ilocos Norte (Vintar, Adams, Pagudpud, Dumalneg, Nueva Era, Carasi, Bangui, Piddig, Solsona), Northeastern portion of Kalinga (Rizal, Pinukpuk), and Batanes.
Those under TCWS No. 2 on the other hand include the rest of Isabela; Northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao); Quirino; The rest of Kalinga; Northeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Quezon, Diadi, Bagabag, Ambaguio, Villaverde, Solano, Bayombong); The rest of Ilocos Norte; Ilocos Sur; Abra; Mountain Province; Ifugao; Northern portion of Benguet (Bakun, Mankayan, Buguias, Kabayan, Kibungan, Atok); and the Northern portion of La Union (Bangar, Sudipen, Luna, Balaoan, Santol).
TCWS NO. 1 is declared in Quezon including Pollilo Islands; the rest of Aurora; the rest of Nueva Vizcaya; the rest of Benguet; the rest of La Union; Nueva Ecija; Pangasinan; Tarlac; Zambales; Bulacan; Pampanga; Bataan; Marinduque; Cavite; Metro Manila; Rizal; Laguna; Batangas; Camarines Norte; Camarines Sur; Albay and Catanduanes.
According to the latest data from PAGASA, Egay was last spotted 230 kilometers east northeast of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan or 240 km east of Aparri, Cagayan.
It carries maximum sustained winds of 185 km per hour and gusts of up to 230 km/h, while moving northwestward at 20 km/h.
PAGASA said that with the slight northward or southward shift in this segment of the track, Egay may also make a landfall or close approach over northern mainland Cagayan or Batanes.
It is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday morning, according to PAGASA.
