PAGASA Releases Update on Typhoon Ofel
PAGASA LATEST UPDATE – The state weather bureau reported that Typhoon Ofel intensified into a super typhoon and raised wind signal no. 5 over parts of Cagayan province.
On Thursday (November 14, 2024), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration released the latest weather update in the country. Typhoon Ofel will affect the country’s weather conditions.
PAGASA reported that Ofel was last located 215 kilometers east of Echague, Isabela, packing maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 205 kph.
Ofel is expected to move northwestward over the Philippine Sea before making landfall along the eastern coast of Cagayan or northern Isabela this afternoon. It will pass over the Babuyan Channel while making another landfall on the Babuyan Islands.
“Ofel will then emerge over Babuyan Channel by Thursday night while making another landfall or passing close to Babuyan Islands,” PAGASA said.
The weather disturbance will cross the waters west of Batanes by Friday (November 15, 2024) and will turn northeastward starting Saturday (November 16).
Meanwhile, the weather agency has raised a gale warning over the northern and eastern seaboard of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon.
PAGASA also raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal in the following areas:
Signal No. 5
- Northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan
Signal 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)
Signal 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), and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte (Pagudpud, Adams, Dumalneg)
Signal 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, and the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag)
Signal 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)
- Northern and central portions of Aurora (Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler, San Luis)
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