Bagong Ofel lumakas pa, isa nang Super Typhoon ayon sa PAGASA

Lalo pang lumakas ang bagyoong Ofel at umabot na sa Super Typhoon category.

Huling namataan ang sentro ng bagyo sa layong 165 kilometers East Northeast ng Echague, Isabela.

Taglay ng bagyo ang lakas ng hangin na aabot sa 185 kilometers bawat oras malapit sa gitna at pagbugsong aabot sa 230 kilometers bawat oras.

Kumikilos ang bagyo sa bilis na 15 kilometers bawat oras sa direksyong northwest.

Nakataas na ang Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) sa sumusunod na mga lugar:

TCWS No. 5:
– northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga)

TCWS No. 4:
– southeastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Camiguin Is.)
– northern and eastern portions of mainland Cagayan (Santa Teresita, Ballesteros, Aparri, Camalaniugan, Buguey, Lal-Lo, Allacapan, Gattaran, Baggao, Peñablanca)
– northeastern portion of Isabela (Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan)

TCWS No. 3:
– rest of Babuyan Islands
– rest of Cagayan
– northern, central, and southeastern portions of Isabela (San Pablo, Delfin Albano, Ilagan City, Tumauini, Cabagan, Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, San Mariano, Dinapigue)
– northern portion of Apayao (Flora, Santa Marcela, Luna, Pudtol, Calanasan, Kabugao)
– northern portion of Ilocos Norte (Pagudpud, Adams, Dumalneg)

TCWS No. 2:
– Batanes
– western and southern portions of Isabela (Quezon, Quirino, Mallig, San Manuel, Aurora, Cabatuan, City of Cauayan, Benito Soliven, Naguilian, Gamu, Burgos, Reina Mercedes, Luna, Roxas, Angadanan, Alicia, San Guillermo, Echague, Jones, San Agustin, San Mateo, San Isidro)
– northeastern portion of Quirino (Maddela)
– rest of Apayao
– Kalinga
– northeastern portion of Abra (Tineg, Lacub, Malibcong, Lagayan, San Juan, Lagangilang, Licuan-Baay, Daguioman)
– eastern portion of Mountain Province (Paracelis)
– eastern portion of Ifugao (Alfonso Lista)
– rest of Ilocos Norte
– northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag)

TCWS No. 1:
– rest of Isabela
– rest of Quirino
– Nueva Vizcaya
– rest of Mountain Province
– rest of Ifugao
– rest of Abra
– northern portion of Benguet (Bokod, Mankayan, Kapangan, Atok, Kabayan, Kibungan, Bakun, Buguias, Tublay)
– Ilocos Sur
– northern portion of La Union (Luna, Sudipen, Bangar, Santol, San Gabriel, Bagulin, Bacnotan, Balaoan, San Juan)
– the northern and central portions of Aurora (Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler, San Luis)

Ayon sa PAGASA, tatama ang bagyo kalupaan ng Cagayan o sa northern Isabela ngayong araw.

Posibleng magkaroon ito ng second landfall sa Babuyan Islands. (DDC)