(DOST-PAGASA)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Super typhoon Karding (international name: Noru) intensified further before noon Sunday and prompted state meteorologists to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 over parts of Quezon province.
The TCWS No.5 over Polillo Island and the extreme northern portion of Quezon (the northern and central portions of General Nakar, and the northeastern portion of Infanta).聽
Metro Manila and other parts of Southern and Central Luzon are under Signal No. 3.聽 Signal No. 4 is up over other parts of Central and Southern Luzon.
These areas will experience a 鈥渧ery intense typhoon鈥� with very strong winds, Pagasa warned.聽
鈥淜arding鈥� was spotted before noon some 175 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center with gustiness of up to 240 kph.
Signal No. 4 is up over the following areas as of 11:00 a.m.
- Calaguas Islands
- Southern portion of Aurora (San Luis, Dingalan, Baler, Maria Aurora)
- Northern portion of Quezon (the rest of General Nakar, the rest of Infanta, Real)
- Southeastern portion of Nueva Ecija (Gabaldon, General Tinio, City of Gapan, Pe帽aranda)
- Eastern and central portions of Bulacan (Do帽a Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray, San Miguel, San Ildefonso, San Rafael, Angat, City of San Jose del Monte)
- Northeastern portion of Rizal (Rodriguez, City of Antipolo, Tanay, San Mateo, Baras)
- Extreme northern portion of Laguna (Famy, Siniloan, Santa Maria, Pangil)
聽Signal No. 3 is up over the following areas as of 11:00 a.m.
- Central portion of Aurora (Dipaculao)
- Southeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castaneda, Dupax del Sur, Dupax del Norte)
- Rest of Nueva Ecija
- Tarlac
- Rest of Bulacan
- Pampanga
- Zambales
- Bataan
- Pangasinan
- Metro Manila
- Rest of Rizal
- Northern and central portions of Laguna (Mabitac, Pakil, Paete, Kalayaan, Lumban, Cavinti, Pagsanjan, Luisiana, Majayjay, Magdalena, Santa Cruz, Pila, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Victoria, Rizal, City of San Pedro, City of Bi帽an, City of Santa Rosa, Cabuyao City, City of Calamba, Los Ba帽os, Bay, Calauan)
- Northeastern portion of Cavite (Bacoor City, Imus City, Kawit, City of Dasmari帽as, Carmona, Gen. Mariano Alvarez, City of General Trias, Rosario, Silang)
- Rest of the northern portion of Quezon (Infanta, Real, General Nakar, Mauban)
- Northern portion of Camarines Norte (Vinzons, Paracale, Jose Panganiban, Capalonga)
Signal No. 2 is up over the following areas as of 11:00 a.m.
- Southern portion of Isabela (Dinapigue, San Guillermo, Echague, San Agustin, Jones)
- Quirino
- Rest of Nueva Vizcaya
- Benguet
- La Union
- Rest of Aurora
- Rest of Cavite
- Batangas
- Rest of Laguna
- Central portions of Quezon (Calauag, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, Sampaloc, Lucban, City of Tayabas, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Padre Burgos, Atimonan, Agdangan, Unisan, Plaridel, Gumaca, Lopez, Pitogo, Dolores, Candelaria, Sariaya, Tiaong, San Antonio, Macalelon, General Luna, Catanauan, Buenavista)
- Rest of Camarines Norte
- northern portion of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Sipocot, Libmanan, Pamplona, Pasacao, San Fernando, Pili, Minalabac, Ocampo, Tigaon, Cabusao, Magarao, Gainza, Canaman, Camaligan, Milaor, Naga City, Bombon, Calabanga, Tinambac, Siruma, Goa, Lagonoy, San Jose, Garchitorena, Presentacion, Caramoan, Sag帽ay)
- Catanduanes
Signal No. 1 is up over the following areas as of 11:00 a.m.
- Southern portion of Cagayan (Tuao, Solana, Enrile, Tuguegarao City, Iguig, Pe帽ablanca)
- Rest of Isabela
- Southern portion of Apayao (Conner)
- Kalinga
- Abra
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- Southern portion of Ilocos Norte (Nueva Era, Badoc, Pinili, Banna, City of Batac, Currimao, Paoay, Marcos)
- Ilocos Sur
- Rest of Quezon, the northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Abra de Ilog, Paluan, Mamburao, Santa Cruz) including Lubang Islands
- Northern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Baco, City of Calapan, Naujan, Victoria, Pola, Socorro, Pinamalayan)
- Marinduque
- Rest of Camarines Sur
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Burias Island
- Ticao Island