Dante makes second landfall over Masbate; Metro Manila, 29 other areas under Signal No. 1

The Tropical Storm Dante makes another landfall over Cataingan, Masbate, according to the Severe Weather Bulletin posted by PAGASA.

The center of Tropical Storm Dante was estimated based on all available data including those from Mactan and Iloilo Doppler Weather Radars over the western coastal waters of Balud, Masbate with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness up to 90 kphn, and central pressure of 1000 hPa and moving in the west northwestward direction at 25 kph.

Gale-force winds, the weather bureau added, extend outward up to 50 km from the center.

Moderate to heavy with at times intense rains over Romblon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, northern Negros Oriental, northern and central Cebu including Bantayan Islands.

Moderate to heavy rains over CALABARZON, Occidental Mindoro, Masbate, northern Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo Islands, and the rest of Negros Oriental and Cebu.

Light to moderate with at times heavy rains are also likely over Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Pangasinan, Benguet, and the rest of MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, and Visayas.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 is hoisted over the following areas:

LUZON

• the southern portion of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Sariaya, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Unisan, Atimonan, Plaridel, Gumaca, Pitogo, Lopez, Calauag, Guinayangan, Catanauan, General Luna, Macalelon, Buenavista, San Narciso, San Andres, San Francisco, Mulanay, Quezon, Perez, Alabat)
• the extreme southeastern portion of Batangas (San Juan, Lobo)
• Marinduque
• the central portion of Oriental Mindoro (City of Calapan, Naujan, Pola, Victoria, Socorro, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas)
• Romblon
• Masbate
• the western portion of Camarines Norte (Jose Panganiban, Labo, Paracale, Capalonga, Santa Elena)
• the western portion of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Sipocot, Libmanan, Pasacao, Pamplona, San Fernando)

VISAYAS

• the extreme northern portion of Capiz (Roxas City, Pilar, Ivisan, Panay, Sapi-An)
• the northern portion of Aklan (Batan, New Washington, Kalibo, Numancia, Nabas, Ibajay, Tangalan, Makato, Malay)
• the extreme northeastern portion of Iloilo (Balasan, Carles, Estancia, Batad)

TCWS No. 1 is raised over the following areas:

LUZON

• Abra
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• the eastern portion of Pangasinan (San Fabian, Mangaldan, Santa Barbara, Malasiqui, Basista, Bayambang, Bautista, Alcala, Santo Tomas, Rosales, Umingan, Balungao, City of Urdaneta, Asingan, Villasis, Santa Maria, Natividad, San Quintin, Tayug, San Nicolas, San Manuel, Binalonan, Laoac, Manaoag, Mapandan, San Jacinto, Pozorrubio, Sison, Dagupan City, Calasiao, San Carlos City, Urbiztondo, Mangatarem)
• the southern portion of Isabela (San Mateo, Alicia, Echague, Angadanan,
• Jones, San Agustin, San Isidro, City of Santiago, Ramon, Cordon)
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Quirino
• Aurora
• Nueva Ecija
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Laguna
• Cavite
• the rest of Batangas
• the rest of Quezon including Polillo Islands
• the rest of Camarines Norte
• the rest of Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• the rest of Oriental Mindoro
• Occidental Mindoro

VISAYAS

• the western portion of Northern Samar
• the western portion of Samar (Calbayog City, Santa Margarita, Gandara, San Jorge, Tarangnan, Pagsanghan, City of Catbalogan, Jiabong, Motiong, San Sebastian, Calbiga, Pinabacdao, Santa Rita, Villareal, Talalora, Daram, Zumarraga, Tagapul-An, Almagro, Santo Niño)
• Biliran
• the northern portion of Leyte (Babatngon, San Miguel, Barugo, Tunga, Carigara, Kananga, Matag-Ob, Palompon, Isabel, Merida, Ormoc City, Jaro, Tacloban City, Alangalang, Capoocan, Leyte, Villaba, Tabango, Calubian, San Isidro)
• the northern and central portions of Cebu (Pinamungahan, Toledo City, Cebu City, Minglanilla, City of Naga, City of Talisay, Cordova, LapuLapu City, Consolacion, Mandaue City, Liloan, Compostela, Balamban, Danao City, Asturias, Tuburan, Carmen, Catmon, Borbon, Sogod, Tabuelan, San Remigio, Tabogon, City of Bogo, Medellin, Daanbantayan) including Bantayan and Camotes Islands
• the northern portion of Negros Occidental (Moises Padilla, Hinigaran, La Castellana, San Enrique, La Carlota City, Valladolid, Pontevedra, Pulupandan, Bago City, San Carlos City, Salvador Benedicto, Murcia, Bacolod City, City of Talisay, Silay City, Enrique B. Magalona, City of Victorias, Manapla, Sagay City, Cadiz City, City of Escalante, Toboso, Calatrava)
• the extreme northern portion of Negros Oriental (Canlaon City, Vallehermoso)
• Guimaras
• the rest of Iloilo
• the rest of Capiz
• the rest of Aklan
• Antique

Sea travel is risky for inexperienced mariners as there will be rough to very rough seas over the seaboards of areas where TCWS No. 2 is in effect and the remaining seaboards of Bicol Region. Sea travel is risky for small seacrafts over these waters.

Moderate to rough seas over the seaboard of areas where TCWS No. 1 is in effect (apart from Catanduanes), the seaboards of Calamian and Cuyo Islands, the remaining seaboards of Visayas, the seaboards of Caraga, the eastern seaboard of Davao Oriental, and the northern seaboard of Northern Mindanao.

Dante will continue moving west northwestward and pass near or in the vicinity of Romblon and Marinduque in the next 12 hours before turning northwestward to north northwestward towards the southern Quezon-Batangas area, where it will make another landfall this afternoon or evening.

The Tropical Storm is forecast to maintain its strength until it makes landfall over mainland Luzon and weaken into a tropical depression Wednesday afternoon or evening. -- BAP, GMA News