Tropical cyclone wind signal No. 4 remains hoisted over three areas as typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri) “wobbles” over the waters near Fuga Island in Aparri, Cagayan on Wednesday morning, July 26, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

In its 8 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said Egay may continue to move west-southwestward at 15 kilometers per hour (kph), with maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and gusts of up to 240 kph.

“Violent and life-threatening conditions are expected to continue over Babuyan Islands, the northwestern portion of mainland Cagayan, and the northern portions of Apayao and Ilocos Norte in the next six hours,” PAGASA warned.

Egay’s movement may remain unstable, as it continues to exhibit a “trochoidal or wobbling motion” while in the vicinity of the Babuyan Islands.

“As such, a landfall over northwestern Cagayan is not ruled out,” PAGASA said.

Egay made its initial landfall over Fuga Island, Aparri, Cagayan at 3:10 a.m.

(PAGASA)

Signal No. 4 still up

Due to the typhoon’s strong winds, Signal No. 4 remains raised over the northern portion of Cagayan, including Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of Apayao, and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte.

Signal No. 3 was still up over Batanes, the rest of Cagayan, the rest of Apayao, northern portion of Kalinga, northern portion of Abra, the rest of Ilocos Norte, and the northern portion of Ilocos Sur.

Meanwhile, Isabela, the rest of Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, the rest of Abra, the rest of Ilocos Sur, La Union, and the northern and western portions of Pangasinan remains under Signal No. 2.

Signal No. 1 was also maintained over Metro Manila, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Zambales, Bataan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, the northern portion of Batangas, northern and central portions of Quezon, including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, northern portion of Camarines Sur, and the northern portion of Catanduanes.

Heavy rains persist

PAGASA said Egay may continue to bring heavy to torrential rains over parts of Luzon.

In the next 24 hours, torrential rains (over 200 millimeters) may persist in the northwestern portion of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of Apayao, Abra, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur.

Meanwhile, intense rains (100-200 millimeters) may continue over Batanes, the northeastern and central portions of Cagayan, the rest of Apayao, western portion of Kalinga, western portion of Mountain Province, Benguet, and La Union.

Heavy rains (50-100 millimeters) may also prevail over the rest of Cagayan, the rest of Kalinga, the rest of Mountain Province, the western portion of Ifugao, the western portion of Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, and Zambales.

Moeover, the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” enhanced by Egay may continue to bring scattered light to occassionally heavy rains over the western portions of Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, and Visayas in the next three days.

“Under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides are possible, especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards as identified in hazard maps and in localities that experienced considerable amounts of rainfall for the past several days,” PAGASA warned.

Egay may leave the country’s area of responsibility by Thursday morning, July 27.