Signal No. 3 in parts of Batanes, Babuyan Islands as ‘Neneng’ intensifies
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October 16, 2022 | 10:28am
PAGASA’s 8 a.m. bulletin on Sunday, October 16, 2022, estimated Neneng’s center in Calayan municipality in Cagayan, moving west northward at 20 kilometers per hour, with winds at 95kph near the center and gusts up to 115 kph.
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MANILA, Philippines (Updated 12:44 p.m.) — State weather service PAGASA hoisted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 in five areas in southern Batanes and the Babuyan Islands as severe tropical storm Neneng (international name: Nesat) continues to move west over the West Philippine Sea.
PAGASA’s 11 a.m. bulletin estimated Neneng’s center at 115 kilometers west northwest of Calayan municipality in Cagayan, moving west northward at 25 kilometers per hour, with winds at 100kph near the center and gusts up to 125 kph.
The following areas have been placed under TCWS No. 3, which can experience winds with a strength of over 89 kph in 18 hours:
- Basco, Batanes
- Mahatao, Batanes
- Uyugan, Batanes
- Ivana, Batanes
- Sabtang, Batanes
- Babuyan Islands
Areas under TCWS No. 2, forecast to experience winds moving over 62 kph and up to 88 kph in the next 24 hours:
- The rest of Batanes
- The rest of Cagayan
- Apayao
- Northern part of Abra (Tineg, Lacub, Lagayan)
- Ilocos Norte
Areas under TCWS No. 1 with winds of up to 39 to 61 kph or experience intermittent rains in the next 36 hours:
- North and central parts of Isabela (Santa Maria, San Pablo, Maconacon, Divila
