The state weather bureau said Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Paolo has strengthened further with maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness reaching 125 kilometers per hour.
“Lumakas pa nga ho ito at ngayon ay taglay ang maximum winds na 100 kmph near the center at gustiness na umabot po sa 125 kmph,” weather forecaster Lori de la Cruz Galicia said.
She added that the cyclone was last spotted 150 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora and was moving west northwest at 20 kilometers per hour.
“So malapit na po, napakalapit na nito sa ating kalupaan, ilang oras na lamang ay lalapit na ang sentro sa ating land mass,” Galicia added.
The typhoon is expected to make landfall this morning in the northern portion of Aurora or the southern portion of Isabela.
Areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals
Signal No. 3
– Northern portion of Aurora
– Central and southern portions of Isabela
– Northern portion of Quirino
– Northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya
– Mountain Province
– Ifugao
– Southeastern portion of Abra
– Northern portion of Benguet
– Central and southern portions of Ilocos Sur
– Northern portion of La Union
Signal No. 2
– Central and southern portions of mainland Cagayan
– Rest of Isabela
– Rest of Quirino
– Rest of Nueva Vizcaya
– Central portion of Aurora
– Northern portion of Nueva Ecija
– Central and southern portions of Apayao
– Kalinga
– Rest of Abra
– Rest of Benguet
– Southern portion of Ilocos Norte
– Rest of Ilocos Sur
– Rest of La Union
– Northern portion of Pangasinan
Signal No. 1
– Rest of mainland Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
– Rest of Aurora
– Northern portion of Quezon including Polillo Islands
– Camarines Norte
– Northern portion of Camarines Sur
– Catanduanes
– Rest of Apayao
– Rest of Ilocos Norte
– Rest of Pangasinan
– Rest of Nueva Ecija
– Northern portion of Bulacan
– Tarlac
– Northeastern portion of Pampanga
– Northern portion of Zambales
Galicia said people should brace for heavy rains.
“So widespread ng mga floodings ang inaasahan natin kapag ganito karaming pagulan ang may experience o nararanasan sa isang lugar,” she said.
The bureau also warned of possible storm surges up to 3 meters in Aurora, Isabela, and Cagayan, and 1 to 2 meters in Polillo Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan.
