MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm “Maymay” may make landfall over the Ilocos Norte-Ilocos Sur-La Union area by either Wednesday night or Thursday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Wednesday.
It will traverse the landmass of Northern and Central Luzon until Thursday, Pagasa said in its 5 p..m. bulletin.
After making landfall, Maymay will weaken into a tropical depression by Thursday morning and may be downgraded further into a low pressure area by Thursday afternoon,or evening, the weather bureau said.
Pagasa said that as of posting time, Maymay was 145 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, moving north-northeastward at 10 kilometers per hour (kph).
Signal No. 2 is up over the southern portion of Ilocos Norte (Banna, Pinili, Badoc, Nueva Era, Sarrat, Paoay, Marcos, Currimao, San Nicolas, Dingras, Solsona, City of Batac), Ilocos Sur, the northern and central portions of La Union (Luna, Caba, Santol, Bauang, City of San Fernando, San Juan, Bagulin, Aringay, Bangar, San Gabriel, Burgos, Naguilian, Bacnotan, Sudipen, Balaoan), the northwestern portion of Pangasinan (Anda, Bolinao, Bani), Abra, the western portion of Kalinga (Pasil, Tinglayan, Balbalan, Lubuagan), the western portion of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Bauko, Sagada, Sabangan, Bontoc, Sadanga), and the northwestern portion of Benguet (Mankayan, Kapangan, Kibungan, Sablan, Bakun, La Trinidad, Tublay, Atok, Buguias).
These areas are expected to experience winds greater than 62 kph and up to 88 kph in at least 24 hours, Pagasa said.
Signal No. 1 is up over the rest of Ilocos Norte, the rest of La Union, the rest of Pangasinan, Apayao, the rest of Kalinga, the rest of Mountain Province, Ifugao, the rest of Benguet, mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, the northern portion of Zambales (Candelaria, Santa Cruz, Masinloc, Palauig), the northern portion of Tarlac (Mayantoc, San Clemente, Camiling, Santa Ignacia, Gerona, Paniqui, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, Ramos, Pura, Victoria), the northern portion of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Lupao, Cuyapo, Talugtug, Nampicuan, Guimba, Science City of Muñoz, San Jose City, Pantabangan, Bongabon, Rizal, Llanera, Talavera, Santo Domingo, General Mamerto Natividad, Quezon, Licab), and the northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Baler, San Luis, Maria Aurora).
These areas will experience winds of 39-61 kph and may be expected in at least 36 hours or intermittent rains may be expected within 36 hours.
