Pagasa: ‘Paolo’ may make landfall over Isabela or Aurora
Tropical Storm “Paolo” (international name: Matmo) is forecast to bring heavy rains to Isabela, Quirino and Aurora until Friday afternoon.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that as of 4 p.m. on Thursday, Paolo was located approximately 480 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon, moving west-northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour (kph).
It had maximum sustained winds of 85 kph and gusts of up to 105 kph.
Pagasa said that Paolo may make landfall over southern Isabela or northern Aurora on Friday morning. It will then emerge over the West Philippine Sea in the afternoon and exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Saturday morning.
In its 5 p.m. advisory, Pagasa also reported the following rainfall forecast from Thursday to Friday afternoon (100 to 200 mm) in Cagayan, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya and Ecija.
For Apayao, Abra, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Tarlac, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Catanduanes, the rainfall forecast will be from 50 to 100 mm.
Additionally, the trough of the cyclone was forecast to bring scattered rains over Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, Eastern Visayas and Western Visayas.
Signal No. 2
Pagasa hoisted Tropical Cyclone Signal (TCWS) no. 2 over Isabela and the northern portions of the following provinces: Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya,
Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Aurora.
On the other hand, TCWS no. 1 was raised in Cagayan, the rest of Quirino, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Abra, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, the northern portion of Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, the rest of Aurora, the northern portion of Bulacan, the northern portion of Pampanga, the northern portion of Quezon including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, the northern portion of Camarines Sur and Catanduanes.
