Signal No. 3 up over portions of Cagayan, Babuyan Islands due to Kiko

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 is hoisted over two areas as Typhoon Kiko threatens to make a possible landfall over the Cagayan area, state weather bureau PAGASA said Friday.

In its 8 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the following areas are Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals:

Signal No.3

• extreme northeastern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana)
• eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., Didicas Is., Camiguin Is., and Pamuktan Is.)

Signal No. 2

• Batanes
• rest of Babuyan Islands
• remaining eastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Aparri, Camalaniugan, Lal-Lo, Gattaran, Baggao, Peñablanca, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Gonzaga, Tuguegarao City, Iguig, Amulung, Alcala, Allacapan, Lasam, Ballesteros, Abulug)
• northeastern portion of Isabela (San Pablo, Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan)

Signal No. 1

• rest of mainland Cagayan
• eastern portion of Ilocos Norte (Pagudpud, Adams, Dumalneg, Bangui, Vintar, Carasi, Nueva Era, Burgos)
• Apayao
• northern portion of Kalinga (Balbalan, Pinukpuk, City of Tabuk, Rizal)
• eastern portion of Mountain Province (Paracelis)
• northeastern portion of Abra (Tineg, Lacub, Malibcong)
• northwestern and southeastern portions of Isabela (Santa Maria, Quezon, Mallig, Roxas, San Manuel, Cabatuan, Aurora, City of Cauayan, Angadanan, San Guillermo, Dinapigue, San Mariano, Cabagan, Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Tumauini, Quirino, Burgos, Gamu, Ilagan City, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian, Benito Soliven)
• northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran)

At 7 a.m., Kiko was located at 235 km east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora, with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h, gustiness of up to 230 km/h, and central pressure of 935 hPa. It is moving northwestward at 20 km/h

Kiko is seen to move generally northwestward or north northwestward towards the Babuyan Islands-Batanes area. It is expected to pass the coastal waters of northeastern Cagayan Friday afternoon or evening

“The possibility of landfall over the northeastern portion of Cagayan is not yet ruled out,” PAGASA said.

PAGASA said Kiko may traverse the vicinity of Babuyan Islands and Batanes or pass within their coastal waters on Friday night through Saturday afternoon or evening. —Joviland Rita/KBK, GMA News