MANILA - More areas in the country were placed under tropical cyclone signals as tropical storm Pepito continued to move across Luzon and over the Caraballo-Cordillera Mountains early Wednesday, state weather bureau PAGASA said.
In its 2 a.m advisory, PAGASA said Pepito was spotted 1 a.m. in the vicinity of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and 125 kph gusts while moving west-northwestward at 20 kph.
PAGASA said the tropical storm is forecast to move generally west-northwestward or westward over the Luzon landmass and emerge over the West Philippine Sea by Wednesday morning before leaving the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) Thursday morning or afternoon.
The state weather bureau said Pepito will likely maintain its strength while crossing Luzon but a slight weakening in its intensity remains a possibility.
The weather disturbance is expected to further intensify and will likely reach severe tropical storm category Thursday, said PAGASA.
Pepito will bring moderate to heavy rains over Central Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region, northern Quezon (including Polillo Islands), Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela, mainland Cagayan, La Union, and Pangasinan.
Light to moderate with at times heavy rains meanwhile will prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Bangsamoro.
PAGASA warned flooding (including flash floods) and rain-induced landslides may occur during heavy or prolonged rainfall in affected areas.
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