Pepito to bring heavy to torrential rains in some Luzon, Visayas areas
MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Manyi) is expected to bring heavy to torrential rainfall to some areas in Luzon and Visayas from Saturday evening to Monday evening, the state weather bureau said.
In its 8 p.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (Pagasa) said that “[f]orecast rainfall may be higher in mountainous and elevated areas.”
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Saturday night (November 16) to Sunday evening (November 17)
Intense to torrential rainfall (>200 millimeters)
These areas may experience widespread incidents of severe flooding and landslides:
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- Camarines Sur
- Camarines Norte
- Quezon
- Aurora
- Benguet
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- Nueva Ecija
- Pangasinan
Heavy to intense rainfall (100-200 mm)
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- La Union
- Tarlac
- Bulacan
- Pampanga
- Zambales
- Rizal
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Bataan
Moderate to heavy (50-100 mm)
Localized flooding and landslides are possible
- Northern Samar
- Masbate
- Metro Manila
- Cavite
- Laguna
- Marinduque
- Batangas
- Cagayan
- Isabela
- Ifugao
- Mountain Province
- Kalinga
- Abra
- Ilocos Sur
Sunday evening (November 17) to Monday evening (November 18)
Heavy to intense
- Benguet
- Ifugao
- Nueva Vizcaya
- La Union
- Pangasinan
- Moderate to heavy
- Zambales
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Ilocos Sur
- Quirino
- Nueva Ecija
- Tarlac
READ: Super Typhoon Pepito now approaching landfall in Catanduanes
Pagasa in its 8 p.m. weather bulletin said that Pepito was about to make a landfall along the eastern coast of Catanduanes. It was last located over the coastal waters of Gigmoto, Catanduanes, moving northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour (km/h).
It was still packing a maximum wind speed of 195 km/h and gustiness of up to 240 km/h.
