MANILA: Severe Tropical Storm Aghon was spotted in the vicinity of Patnanungan, Quezon as of the 8 p.m. bulletin Sunday of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
Aghon will continue to move northeastward towards the Philippine Sea. The possibility of intensifying into a typhoon over the next 12 hours was not ruled out.
It will gradually accelerate northeastward while intensifying. It is forecast to reach Typhoon category by Monday afternoon and may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Wednesday.
Only Polillo Islands are under Tropical Cyclone Wind (TCWS) Signal No. 3 as of the latest advisory.
TCWS Signal No. 2 is up over Aurora; the northern and central portions of Quezon (Alabat, Perez, Quezon, Gumaca, Lopez, Macalelon, General Luna, Unisan, Pitogo, Plaridel, Agdangan, Padre Burgos, Atimonan, General Nakar, Sampaloc, Pagbilao, Calauag, Lucban, City of Tayabas, Lucena City, Tiaong, Candelaria, Sariaya, Dolores, San Antonio, Infanta, Real, Mauba
n); Laguna; the eastern portion of Batangas (City of Tanauan, San Jose, Lipa City, Mataasnakahoy, Balete, Malvar, Santo Tomas, Cuenca, Ibaan, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan, Taysan); the eastern portion of Rizal (Jala-Jala, Pililla, Tanay, Cardona, Binangonan, Morong, Baras, Rodriguez, City of Antipolo, Teresa); and the northern portion of Camarines Norte (Santa Elena, Capalonga).
Under TCWS Signal No. 1 are the eastern portion of Isabela (Divilacan, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Jones, Echague, San Agustin, Ilagan City, Benito Soliven, City of Cauayan, Maconacon, Angadanan, Naguilian, Palanan, Dinapigue);, the eastern portion of Quirino (Maddela, Nagtipunan, Aglipay); the eastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castaneda, Dupax del Sur, Dupax del Norte); the eastern portion of Nueva Ecija (General Tinio, Gabaldon, Bongabon, Pantabangan, Rizal, General Mamerto Natividad, Laur, Palayan City, Peñaranda, San Leonardo, City of Gapan, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, San Isidro, Cabiao, San Antonio, Jaen, Llanera);
the eastern portion of Pampanga (Candaba, San Luis, San Simon, Apalit, Santa Ana, Arayat, Mexico, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol, Santo Tomas, Minalin, City of San Fernando, Bacolor), the southeastern portion of Bataan (Pilar, Orion, Limay, Mariveles); Bulacan; Metro Manila; the rest of Rizal, Cavite Batangas and Quezon; the northeastern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Pinamalayan, Pola, Naujan, Victoria, Socorro, City of Calapan, Baco, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera); Marinduque; the rest of Camarines Norte; and the northern portion of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Milaor, Cabusao, Camaligan, Pili, Sipocot, Pamplona, Ragay, San Fernando, Magarao, Minalabac, Del Gallego, Libmanan, Naga City, Calabanga, Bombon, Canaman, Pasacao, Gainza, Lupi).
Source: Philippines News Agency
