(UPDATE) Severe Tropical Storm Maring (Kompasu) moved closer to the Philippines' northern tip on Monday as it stirred rains over Central Luzon and the Cagayan Valley regions, PAGASA said.
Packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kph with 115 kph gusts, Maring could pass over the Babuyan Islands late Monday before exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Tuesday morning, the weather bureau said.
At 4 p.m., the 13th storm of 2021 was spotted 105 kilometers east northeast of Aparri, Cagayan. Maring is also enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat, bringing rains over Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, and Oriental Mindoro for most of Monday until early Tuesday, PAGASA said.
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Here are the tropical storm wind signals as of 4 p.m. Monday:
Signal no. 2 (61-120 kph winds)
- Batanes
- Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
- Northern portion of Isabela (Palanan, Divilacan, Maconacon, Ilagan City, Tumauini, Cabagan, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Quirino, Gamu, Roxas, Mallig, Quezon)
- Apayao
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Abra
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
Winds could cause light to moderate damage to high-risk structures, while old, dilapidated structures or makeshift shanties may be damaged or unroofed.
Signal no. 1 (30-60 kph winds)
- Rest of Isabela
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- Ifugao
- Benguet
- La Union
- Pangasinan
- Aurora
- Nueva Ecija
- Tarlac
- Zambales
- Pampanga
- Bulacan
- Northern portion of Bataan (Samal, Morong, Dinalupihan, Abucay, Orani, Hermosa)
- Northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta) including Polillo Islands
- Calaguas Islands
This means possible light to medium damage to low risk structures, and slight damage to houses made of very light materials in exposed communities.
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