Bagyong Egay lumakas pa; Signal No. 1 nakataas na sa Metro Manila

Lumakas pa ang Typhoon Egay at mas maraming lugar pa ang isinailalim sa Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal ng PAGASA.

Ang bagyo ay huling namataan ng PAGASA sa layong 525 kilometers East ng Baler, Aurora.

Taglay nito ang lakas ng hangin na aabot sa 150 kilometers bawat oras malapit sa gitna at pagbugsong aabot sa 185 kilometers per hour.

Mabagal ang kilos ng bagyo sa direksyong pa-kanluran.

Nakakataas ang Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 sa sumusunod na mga lugar:

– Catanduanes
– central and eastern portion of Isabela (Palanan, Dinapigue, Santo Tomas, Cabagan, Tumauini, San Pablo, Maconacon, Santa Maria, Quezon, Delfin Albano, Mallig, Quirino, Roxas, Burgos, Ilagan City, Divilacan, San Mariano, Gamu, Naguilian, Benito Soliven, City of Cauayan, Reina Mercedes, Luna, San Manuel, Aurora, Cabatuan, San Guillermo, Echague, Jones, Angadanan, Alicia, San Mateo, San Isidro, San Agustin)
– eastern portion of Albay (Rapu-Rapu, Bacacay, City of Tabaco, Malilipot, Malinao, Tiwi)
– eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, Garchitorena, Lagonoy, San Jose, Sagñay)
– northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan), eastern portion of Quirino (Maddela)
– eastern and central portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Lal-Lo, Santa Teresita, Buguey, Gattaran, Baggao, Peñablanca, Amulung, Alcala, Iguig, Tuguegarao City, Solana, Enrile), – northern portion of Camarines Norte (Calaguas and Maculabo Islands)
– northeastern portion of Northern Samar (Laoang, Palapag)

Signal No. 1 naman ang nakataas sa sumusunod na mga lugar:

– Sorsogon
– rest of Albay
– rest of Camarines Sur
– rest of Camarines Norte
– rest of Isabela
– rest of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
– Apayao
– Abra
– Kalinga
– Mountain Province
– Ifugao
– rest of Quirino
– Nueva Vizcaya
– Batanes
– Masbate including Ticao Island
– Burias Island
– Quezon including Pollilo Islands
– rest of Aurora
– Benguet
– Ilocos Sur
– Ilocos Norte
– La Union
– Nueva Ecija
– Pangasinan
– Tarlac
– Zambales
– Bulacan
– Pampanga
– Bataan
– Marinduque
– Cavite
– Metro Manila
– Rizal
– Laguna
– eastern and central portion of Romblon (Banton, Corcuera, Romblon, Magdiwang, Cajidiocan, San Fernando)
– northern and central portion of Batangas (Calaca, Cuenca, Taysan, Lian, Tuy, Balayan, Talisay, Padre Garcia, Agoncillo, Santo Tomas, San Jose, Lemery, Lipa City, Ibaan, City of Tanauan, Mataasnakahoy, Alitagtag, Balete, Nasugbu, San Juan, San Nicolas, Rosario, Laurel, Santa Teresita, Taal, Malvar)
– Eastern Samar
– rest of Northern Samar
– Samar
– Biliran
– northern and central portion of Leyte (Tunga, Pastrana, San Miguel, Mahaplag, Matag-Ob, Tolosa, Palo, Calubian, Leyte, Mayorga, Julita, Carigara, Babatngon, Dagami, Jaro, Abuyog, San Isidro, Santa Fe, Albuera, Villaba, La Paz, Palompon, Macarthur, Tabontabon, Tanauan, Merida, Ormoc City, Isabel, Javier, Dulag, Capoocan, Alangalang, City of Baybay, Burauen, Tabango, Tacloban City, Kananga, Barugo) – northern portion of Cebu (Daanbantayan, Medellin) including Bantayan Islands, – Camotes Islands

Ngayong araw (July 24) hanggang bukas ng tanghali, sinabi ng PAGASA na makararanas ng 50 hanggang 100 millimeter na pag-ulan sa Cagayan, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, at sa northern portion ng Sorsogon.

Dahil naman sa Habagat na pinalalakas ng bagyo, uulanin din ngayong araw ang bahagi ng Visayas at MIMAROPA, northern portions ng Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, at Caraga.

Bukas (July 25) ng gabi o sa Miyerkules (July 26) ng umaga inaasahang lalakas pa ang bagyo at magiging Super Typhoon.

Maaaring lumabas ito ng bansa sa araw ng Huwebes at magtutungo sa karagatang sakop ng Taiwan. (DDC)