Tropical storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae) continues to move west-northwest toward the Albay-Sorsogon area, where it is expected to make landfall Friday night, Oct. 28, or early Saturday, Oct. 29, based on the latest forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
In its 8 p.m. bulletin issued on Friday, PAGASA last spotted Paeng 100 kilometers (km) east-northeast of Catarman, Northern Samar or 165 km east of Juban, Sorsogon.
“On the forecast track the center of Paeng may make its initial landfall in the vicinity of Albay or Sorsgon this late evening (Oct. 28) or tomorrow early morning (Oct. 29) and traverse the Bicol Peninsula before emerging over the coastal waters of Quezon. Between tomorrow afternoon and evening (Oct. 29), the center of Paeng may make another landfall over the east coast of Quezon,” PAGASA said.
However, PAGASA has not ruled out a possible change in the landfall scenario due to the southward shift in the forecast track.
As of 8 p.m., Paeng was moving at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour (kph), while it maintained maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and gusts of up to 105 kph.
Tropical cyclone warning signals are still raised in many parts of the country as Paeng is expected to bring “strong” to “gale force” winds during its passage.
Signal No. 2 was hoisted over Metro Manila, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Marinduque, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Laguna, Batangas, Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan, southern portion of Aurora, central and southern portions of Nueva Ecija, central and southern portions of Tarlac, Pampanga, Bataan, central and southern portions of Zambales, northern and central portions of Oriental Mindoro, northern and central portions of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island, Romblon, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, and northern portion of Leyte.
Meanwhile, Signal No. 1 was up in the central and southern portions of Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province, southern portion of Ilocos Sur, La Union, the rest of Aurora, the rest of Nueva Ecija, the rest of Zambales, Pangasinan, the rest of Tarlac, the rest of Oriental Mindoro, the rest of Occidental Mindoro, Calamian Islands, Cuyo Islands, Southern Leyte, Cebu including Bantayan and Camotes Islands, Bohol, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Guimaras, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Siquijor, the rest of Leyte, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands, northern portion of Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, northeastern portion of Agusan del Sur, Camiguin, and eastern portion of Misamis Oriental.
“Per latest track and intensity forecast, the highest wind signal that will likely be hoisted is Wind Signal No. 3 in anticipation of storm-force conditions associated with Paeng,” PAGASA said.
Until early Saturday, Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas may continue to experience heavy to torrential rains.
Moderate to intense rains may also prevail over Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan, Caraga, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Northern Mindanao, and the rest of Visayas.
Light to heavy rains may also persist in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Aurora, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Cagayan Valley, and the rest of Mindanao.
From early Saturday to Sunday morning, Oct. 30, heavy to torrential rains may prevail over Aurora, Metro Manila, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur.
Meanwhile, moderate to intense rains may continue in the Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Western Visayas, and the rest of Central Luzon and Bicol Region.
Light to heavy rains are still possible over the Zamboanga Peninsula and the rest of Luzon and Visayas.