Super Typhoon “Pepito” (international name: Man-yi) remains a powerful cyclone and a serious threat to Aurora and northern Quezon, as it may make another landfall in the next few hours, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, Nov. 17.
It first made landfall over Panganiban, Catanduanes at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16.
In its 11 a.m. bulletin on Sunday, PAGASA said Pepito’s maximum sustained winds remained at 185 kilometers per hour (kph) near its center and gusts reaching 230 kph. The super typhoon is expected to continue moving northwestward at 20 kph, making landfall in Aurora on Sunday afternoon.
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It first made landfall over Panganiban, Catanduanes at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16.
In its 11 a.m. bulletin on Sunday, PAGASA said Pepito’s maximum sustained winds remained at 185 kilometers per hour (kph) near its center and gusts reaching 230 kph. The super typhoon is expected to continue moving northwestward at 20 kph, making landfall in Aurora on Sunday afternoon.
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00:00So we can see in our latest satellite imagery that it is continuing to move
00:06towards the eastern section of the central zone.
00:09And earlier this morning, the super-typhoon Pepito
00:12was located 120 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora.
00:18Pepito still has strong winds, reaching up to 185 kilometers per hour
00:23and the wind speed is up to 230 kilometers per hour.
00:27This is moving in the direction of the northwest at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour.
00:31So we can see here in the radar image of our Baler station
00:36that it is continuing to move towards the aurora,
00:40the center or the eye of the storm Pepito.
00:43And aside from that, the wide area where it is possible for it to bring rain
00:47will still be affected.
00:49Previously, in some parts of the eastern Visayas and Bicol region,
00:53today, we are expecting it to be in many parts of the northern and central zone
00:57and some parts of the southern zone area.
01:00So what are we expecting because of the storm Pepito?
01:03Let's start with the wind signals that are high at this time.
01:07We still have Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5
01:11here in the eastern section of Pulilo Island.
01:15That is highlighted in purple.
01:17Meanwhile, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4, highlighted in red,
01:21in the area of Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya,
01:24here in the southern portion of Ipugao,
01:27southern portion of Benguet, southern portion of La Union,
01:30eastern portion of Pangasinan,
01:32here in the eastern portion of Nueva Ecija,
01:35here in the northern portion of Quezon,
01:37together with the remaining part of Pulilo Island
01:40and in the area of Calaguas Island.
01:43Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 is highlighted in orange.
01:48This is the southern portion of Isabela,
01:51the remaining part of Ipugao,
01:53here in the mountain province,
01:54southern portion of Abra,
01:56in Ilocosur,
01:57in the remaining part of Benguet,
01:59remaining part of La Union,
02:01remaining part of Pangasinan,
02:03here in the northern portion of Zambales area.
02:07Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 is also highlighted here in Tarlac,
02:11remaining part of Nueva Ecija,
02:13northern portion of Pampanga,
02:15northern portion of Bulacan,
02:17northern portion of Rizal,
02:18eastern portion of Laguna,
02:20Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 in the central and eastern portion of Quezon,
02:23and in the western portion of Camarines Norte.
02:28Meanwhile, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 is highlighted in yellow.
02:31This is the remaining part of Isabela,
02:33southwestern portion of Mainland Cagayan,
02:36in Calinga,
02:37southern portion of Apayaw,
02:39in the remaining part of Abra,
02:40also in the area of Ilocos Norte,
02:43remaining part of Zambales,
02:44in Bumbataan,
02:46remaining part of Pampanga,
02:47remaining part of Bulacan,
02:49here in Metro Manila,
02:50Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 as well.
02:52Meanwhile, in the remaining part of Rizal,
02:54Cavite,
02:55remaining part of Laguna,
02:57remaining part of Quezon,
02:59remaining part of Camarines Norte,
03:01in the whole of Camarines Sur,
03:02and in the western portion of Catanduanes,
03:04we also have Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2.
03:07What is highlighted in light blue are the areas with Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1.
03:12Here in the remaining part of Mainland Cagayan,
03:14remaining part of Apayaw,
03:16in the area of Batangas,
03:17in the northern portion of Occidental Mindoro,
03:20together with Lubang Island,
03:22northern portion of Oriental Mindoro,
03:24in the northern portion of Romblon,
03:26in the area of Marinduque,
03:28in the northern portion of Masbate,
03:29together with Burias and Tikau Island,
03:32in Albay,
03:33in Sorsogon,
03:34and in the remaining part of Catanduanes.
03:37So while we were hoping for strong winds,
03:39in the areas with Wind Signals No. 5, 4, 3, 2,
03:44the strong winds can destroy houses made of light materials,
03:49old trees,
03:51power poles,
03:54billboards that haven't been flipped yet,
03:56the actual tarp,
03:58and many types of plants.
04:01So basically,
04:02the wind signal is about the strength of the wind that you can experience in your area.
04:07And as the storm approaches,
04:09our lead time shrinks.
04:11In the areas with Wind Signals No. 5 and 4,
04:15our lead time is less than 12 hours.
04:17In areas with No. 3,
04:19it's 18 hours.
04:21In areas with No. 2,
04:22it's less than 24 hours.
04:23And in areas with Wind Signal No. 1,
04:25it's less than 36 hours.
04:27Because the storm Pepito is approaching our landmass.
04:33Meanwhile, what are we hoping for when the storm moves?
04:36We'll see it at 8 a.m.
04:38It's here in the ocean,
04:40in the eastern part of the Quezon area.
04:42Adjacent to the eastern part of the Quezon area.
04:44And later tonight,
04:46we're hoping that it's possible that it's here
04:48in the area where the landmass of Central Luzon has passed,
04:52via the La Union area.
04:54So what we're hoping for the next landfall,
04:57today,
04:58is here in the province of Aurora.
05:00And then,
05:01later tonight,
05:02it's possible that the landmass has passed,
05:04we'll exit the landmass,
05:05via the La Union area.
05:07And it's possible that tomorrow morning,
05:10or in the afternoon,
05:11the northwestern boundary of our air responsibility will be fully exposed.
05:16Because we're hoping that the storm Pepito will move,
05:19in the middle of the day,
05:21until later tonight,
05:22until early tomorrow,
05:24this is what we're hoping for,
05:25a rainfall forecast.
05:28So we'll see here,
05:30that this is the location we're looking for this morning.
05:33Later tonight,
05:35the landmass of our country has passed through the La Union area.
05:40And tomorrow morning,
05:41here in the eastern part of the Ilocos provinces.
05:44So,
05:45when it moves,
05:46we'll see that
05:48some places in the Central Northern Luzon,
05:51and even in the Southern Luzon area,
05:53we're still hoping for more than 200 mm of rain.
05:57That's a torrential.
05:58The incidence of heavy rainfall and landslides is wide,
06:02especially in low-lying areas,
06:05in flood-prone areas,
06:07in places near the mountains,
06:09there's a high chance of landslides.
06:13So we'll see,
06:14the areas highlighted in the intense torrential range,
06:17are the provinces of Ilocos Sur, Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya,
06:21Quirino, Aurora, and Quezon.
06:24Meanwhile,
06:25heavy to intense,
06:26in the areas highlighted in orange,
06:29Isabela,
06:30Mountain Province, Calinga, Abra.
06:32And of course,
06:34here in Nueva Vizcaya,
06:36some parts of Bulacan, Rizal, and Camarines Norte.
06:40Meanwhile, the areas highlighted in yellow,
06:42are moderate to heavy rains.
06:44Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Laguna,
06:46Bataan, Pampanga, Zambales, Tarlac.
06:49That's what we're hoping for,
06:50moderate to heavy rainfall.
06:52Now,
06:53what message do we want to give
06:55about rainfall?
06:57During the past few weeks,
06:59some parts of Northern, Central, and Southern Luzon
07:01have been affected by typhoons.
07:03It's possible that,
07:04even if it's moderate to heavy,
07:05there will be heavy rainfall in your areas.
07:08So,
07:09hopefully,
07:10during the time you're watching this live broadcast,
07:13you're already secured
07:15in designated evacuation centers,
07:17or in higher grounds.
07:20Especially our countrymen,
07:22here in low-lying areas,
07:24near the mountains,
07:25and coastal areas.
07:27So that we can avoid
07:29the dangers of flooding
07:31caused by typhoons.
07:36Meanwhile,
07:37strong winds,
07:38especially typhoons,
07:40can cause a storm surge.
07:43Here in Aurora, Camarines Norte,
07:45Pangasinan, and Quezon,
07:47more than 3 meters.
07:49That's highlighted in red.
07:51Those are the coastal areas
07:53that can be affected by a storm surge
07:55of more than 3 meters.
07:58Meanwhile,
07:59the coastal areas highlighted in orange,
08:02from 2.1 to 3 meters
08:04can be affected by a storm surge.
08:06Here in Albay,
08:08Batangas,
08:09Camarines Sur,
08:11Catanduanes,
08:12Cavite,
08:13Ilocosur,
08:14Isabela, La Union,
08:15Marinduque.
08:16In NCR,
08:17First and Fourth District,
08:18Pangasinan, Quezon,
08:19Sorsogon, and Zambales.
08:20So why are there so many
08:22places that can be affected by a storm surge?
08:24As we showed earlier,
08:26from today until later tonight,
08:28the center of the typhoon Cepepito
08:30is still here.
08:31Until tomorrow morning,
08:32it will be here.
08:33That's why we expect to see
08:35a lot of places affected by a storm surge.
08:37Or a flood.
08:39A big flood
08:41in coastal areas.
08:431 to 2 meters
08:45in several parts of Bataan,
08:47Bulacan, Ilocos Norte,
08:49NCR Third District,
08:50Pampanga, and several parts
08:52of Sorsogon area.
08:54So if we have projected
08:56high storm surges,
08:58these are the potential
09:00places
09:02that will be inundated
09:04or flood
09:06based on the projected storm surge
09:08height in your area.
09:10So let's go to the other area
09:12of Aurora.
09:13This is for guidance only.
09:15It might actually
09:17change.
09:19We can see here on the eastern coast
09:21of Aurora,
09:22there's a big chance of storm surges
09:24based on the expected height
09:26and the inundation projection.
09:28Or how far
09:30from the coastal area
09:32to the inner part of the coastal area
09:34the storm surges
09:36might reach.
09:40Now, the seas,
09:42usually, or generally
09:44in places with warning signals,
09:46we expect it to be
09:483.4 to 4 meters high.
09:50That's also because of the storm.
09:52So our gale warning
09:54is expected to be
09:563.4 to 14 meters
09:58offshore.
10:00So we have gale warnings
10:02for the seas
10:04around Catanduanes, Camarines Sur,
10:06Camarines Norte, Quezon,
10:08Pulilo Island, Isabela,
10:10on the eastern coast of Cagayan,
10:12here in the northern part, Ilocos Norte,
10:14Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan,
10:16Bataan, Metro Manila, Cavite, and Batangas.
10:18As much as possible,
10:20do not spread any type of sea vehicle
10:22in the seas, generally,
10:24of the northern, central, and some parts
10:26of the southern Luzon area.
10:28Let's wait for the storm to pass,
10:30before we resume
10:32our maritime activities
10:34here in the seas,
10:36around the Luzon area.
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