Signal No. 5 up over Babuyan Islands due to Egay

Super Typhoon Egay has maintained its strength and continues to threaten Northern Luzon, the weather bureau PAGASA said on Tuesday night.

According to its tropical cyclone bulletin issued at 8 p.m., Signal No. 5 remains hoisted over the Babuyan Islands, where extreme impact from typhoon-force winds may be experienced.

Heavy rains of over 200 millimeters are expected to accumulate from Tuesday to Wednesday afternoon in northern Cagayan including the Babuyan Islands, Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayao, and Abra.

The following areas are under storm signals.

Signal No.  4

• The northern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Claveria, Sanchez-Mira, Pamplona, Abulug, Ballesteros, Aparri, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Camalaniugan, Santa Praxedes)

Signal No. 3

• The northeastern portion of Isabela (Divilacan, Maconacon, Palanan, Santa Maria, San Pablo, Santo Tomas, Cabagan, Tumauini)
• The rest of Cagayan
• Apayao, Ilocos Norte
• Northern portion of Kalinga (Rizal, Pinukpuk, Balbalan)
• Batanes
• Northern portion of Abra (Tineg, Lagayan, Lacub, Danglas)

Signal No. 2

• The rest of Isabela
• Northern and central portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao)
• Quirino
• The rest of Kalinga, northeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Quezon, Diadi, Bagabag, Ambaguio, Villaverde, Solano, Bayombong)
• Ilocos Sur
• The rest of Abra
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Northern portion of Benguet (Bakun, Mankayan, Buguias, Kabayan, Kibungan, Atok)
• The northern portion of La Union (Bangar, Sudipen, Luna, Balaoan, Santol)

Signal No. 1

• The northern and central portion of Quezon (Pitogo, Calauag, Infanta, Lopez, Guinayangan, Unisan, Plaridel, Quezon, Alabat, Padre Burgos, Mauban, General Nakar, Perez, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, Real, Tagkawayan, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Lucban, Sampaloc, City of Tayabas, Dolores, Sariaya, Candelaria, Tiaong, San Antonio) including Polillo 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
• Cavite
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Laguna
• Camarines Norte
• Northern portion of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Goa, Lagonoy, Caramoan, Cabusao, Sipocot, Garchitorena, Ragay, Del Gallego, Calabanga, Presentacion, Lupi)
• Northern portion of Catanduanes (Pandan, Bagamanoc, Panganiban, Viga, Caramoran)
• The northern portion of Batangas (Talisay, City of Tanauan, Santo Tomas, Balete, Malvar, Lipa City)

The eye of the storm was last seen 135 kilometers East Northeast of Aparri, Cagayan   while Egay moves northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour.

The super typhoon is predicted to weaken within the next 12 hours as begins to interact with Northern Luzon and Taiwan.

Egay is predicted to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Thursday morning. —NB, GMA Integrated News