Pepito nears tremendous hurricane standing; Sign No. 3 up in additional areas

Tropical Cyclone Wind Sign on account of Hurricane Pepito (worldwide title: Man-yi) is forecast to turn out to be a brilliant hurricane earlier than landfall on Saturday, November 16, 2024. Picture from Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — Hurricane Pepito (worldwide title: Man-yi) is forecast to turn out to be a brilliant hurricane in a couple of hours, so extra areas had been positioned underneath Tropical Cyclone Wind Sign (TCWS) No. 3 early Saturday morning.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Companies Administration (Pagasa) mentioned in its 5 a.m. cyclone bulletin that Pepito is predicted to carry wind speeds of as much as 117 kilometers per hour (kph) that will trigger reasonable to important threats to life and property in lots of areas of Southern Luzon and Japanese Visayas even earlier than its landfall.

Therefore, Pagasa hoisted TCWS No. 3 over the next areas:

Luzon

• Catanduanes
• Japanese portion of Albay (Rapu-Rapu, Bacacay, Metropolis of Tabaco, Malilipot, Tiwi, Malinao)
• Japanese portion of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, San Jose, Garchitorena, Lagonoy, Sagñay, Tigaon, Goa)
• Easternmost portion of Sorsogon (Prieto Diaz)

Visayas

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• Japanese portion of Northern Samar (Palapag, Laoang, Mapanas, Gamay, Lapinig, Catubig, Pambujan)
• Northernmost portion of Japanese Samar (San Policarpo, Arteche, Oras, Jipapad)

Pepito was final noticed 220 kilometers (km) east northeast of Borongan Metropolis, Japanese Samar or 305 km east of Catarman, Northern Samar, packing most sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) close to the middle and gustiness of as much as 215 kph, in keeping with the state climate company.

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It was transferring west-northwestward at 25 kph.

READ: Pepito might turn out to be tremendous hurricane earlier than landfall in Catanduanes

Pagasa additionally mentioned that wind speeds larger than 62 kph to 88 kph introduced by Pepito could also be anticipated in not less than 24 hours within the following areas positioned underneath TCWS No. 2:

Luzon

• Remainder of Camarines Sur
• Remainder of Albay
• Remainder of Sorsogon
• Ticao Island
• Camarines Norte
• Easternmost portion of mainland Quezon (Tagkawayan)
• Pollilo Islands

Visayas

• Northern portion of Japanese Samar (Dolores, Maslog, Can-Avid, Taft, Sulat, San Julian, Metropolis of Borongan)
• Northern portion of Samar (Matuguinao, Calbayog Metropolis, Santa Margarita, San Jorge, San Jose de Buan, Tarangnan, Motiong, Gandara, Jiabong, Metropolis of Catbalogan, Paranas, Hinabangan, San Sebastian, Pagsanghan)
• Remainder of Northern Samar

These places had been warned in opposition to minor to reasonable impacts to life and property because of the tropical cyclone.

READ: LIVE UPDATES: Hurricane Pepito

TCWS No. 1 had been additionally raised over the next areas on account of Pepito:

Luzon

• Remainder of Masbate together with Burias Island
• Marinduque
• Romblon
• Remainder of Quezon
• Laguna
• Rizal
• Cavite
• Batangas
• Metro Manila
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Bulacan
• Pampanga
• Tarlac
• Nueva Ecija
• Aurora
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Isabela
• Central and southern parts of Cagayan (Peñablanca, Tuguegarao Metropolis, Enrile, Solana, Iguig, Tuao, Rizal, Santo Niño, Lasam, Gattaran, Baggao, Amulung, Alcala, Piat, Lal-Lo, Allacapan)
• Pangasinan
• La Union
• Ilocos Sur
• Abra
• Southern portion of Apayao (Conner, Kabugao, Pudtol, Flora)
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet

Visayas

• Remainder of Japanese Samar
• The remainder of Samar
• Biliran
• Northern and central parts of Leyte (Tunga, Pastrana, San Miguel, Matag-Ob, Tolosa, Palo, Calubian, Leyte, Mayorga, Julita, Carigara, Babatngon, Dagami, Jaro, San Isidro, Santa Fe, Albuera, Villaba, La Paz, Palompon, Macarthur, Tabontabon, Tanauan, Merida, Ormoc Metropolis, Isabel, Dulag, Capoocan, Alangalang, Burauen, Tabango, Tacloban Metropolis, Kananga, Barugo, Abuyog, Javier, Metropolis of Baybay, Mahaplag)
• Northeastern portion of Southern Leyte (Silago)
• Northernmost portion of Cebu (Daanbantayan, Medellin) together with Bantayan Islands
• Northernmost portion of Iloilo (Carles)

Mindanao

• Northern portion of Dinagat Islands (Loreto, Tubajon)

These locations might anticipate 39 kph to 61 kph wind speeds, which can trigger minimal to minor menace to life and property.