By Malaya News Team
TYPHOON Nando (international name RAGASA) intensified into a super typhoon Sunday morning, government weather bureau PAGASA said in an advisory.
Super typhoon Nando is moving westward at 15 km/ hour with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h near the center, and gustiness of up to 230 km/h.
By 10 a.m., it was spotted at 535 km east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
Six provinces were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) number 2 in Luzon. These are Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands; the northern and eastern portions of Isabela (San Mariano, Ilagan City, Tumauini, Cabagan, Palanan, Divilacan, Maconacon, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Quezon); Apayao; the eastern portion of Kalinga (Rizal, city of Tabuk, Pinukpuk); and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte (Vintar, Carasi, Adams, Dumalneg, Pagudpud, Bangui, Burgos, Pasuquin).
Under Signal No.1 in Luzon are: The rest of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, the rest of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, the northern portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig), the northern and central portions of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Lupao, San Jose City, Pantabangan, Bongabon, Laur, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Rizal, Llanera, Talavera, Science City of Muñoz, Santo Domingo, Talugtug, Palayan City, Cuyapo, Nampicuan, Guimba, Licab, Quezon, Aliaga, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, Zaragoza, Jaen, San Leonardo, General Tinio, Peñaranda), the northern and central portions of Tarlac (San Jose, city of Tarlac, La Paz, Victoria, Gerona, Paniqui, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, Ramos, Pura, Camiling, San Clemente, Mayantoc, Santa Ignacia), and Aurora.
PAGASA warned there is a high risk of life-threatening storm surge with peak heights exceeding 3.0 m within the next 48 hours over the low-lying or exposed coastal localities of Batanes, Cagayan, including Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur.
The southwest monsoon and the trough of Nando will bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas (especially in coastal and upland areas exposed to winds): Metro Manila, Central Luzon (areas not under wind signal), CALABARZON, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Caraga, Davao Occidental, and Davao Oriental.
A gale warning is in effect over the northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Luzon.
