Typhoon Lawin exits Luzon, Cyclone Warning 3 still up in N. Luzon

Typhoon Lawin (international name: Haima) crossed through Northern Luzon in the early hours of Thursday, losing strength as it made its way over land.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 remains in effect in a few areas in Northern Luzon that are in the typhoon's wake. 

Lawin made landfall in Penablanca, Cagayan, at 11 p.m. Wednesday, as a supertyphoon with sustained winds of 225 kph and gusts of up to 315 kph. It proceeded through Cagayan, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte, cutting a swath of intense rains, strong winds, and rough seas through Northern Luzon despite weakening overnight.

As of 7 a.m., Lawin was posited off the coast of Ilocos Norte some 40 km northwest of Laoag City. It had weakened into a maximum strength of 185 kph with gusts of 230 kph, and is currently moving west-northwest at 22 kph toward the western boundary of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Lawin is expected to be out of the PAR by late Thursday.

As of 7 a.m., Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 was raised over the following areas, which can expect winds of up to 170 kph within the next 18 hours:

• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• Cagayan
• Isabela
• Apayao
• Kalinga
• Mt. Province
• Ifugao
• Abra
• Calayan Group of Islands

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 2 was raised over the following areas, which can expect winds of up to 120 kph within the next 24 hours:

• Batanes Group of Islands
• La Union
• Benguet
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Quirino
• Pangasinan
• Aurora
• Tarlac
• Nueva Ecija
• Northern Zambales

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 1 was raised over the following areas, which can expect winds of up to 60 kph within the next 36 hours:

• The rest of Zambales
• Bulacan
• Bataan
• Pampanga

— GMA News