Signal No. 2 remains over 10 areas as Dante moves toward Batangas

Tropical Storm Dante was spotted early Wednesday night over the Verde Island passage and moving toward the southwestern coast of Batangas.

According to PAGASA's 8 p.m. severe weather bulletin, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 remained over the following areas:

• The northern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Naujan, Baco, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera, City of Calapan, Victoria)
• The northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Abra de Ilog, Mamburao, Santa Cruz) including Lubang Islands
• Batangas
• Cavite
• Bataan
• The southwestern portion of Bulacan (Calumpit, Bulacan, City of Malolos, Paombong, Hagonoy)
• The western portion of Pampanga  (Masantol, Macabebe, Sasmuan, Lubao, Floridablanca, Porac, Guagua, Santa Rita, Angeles City, Mabalacat City, Minalin, Bacolor)
• Zambales
• The western portion of Tarlac (Bamban, Capas, San Jose, Mayantoc, Camiling, Santa Ignacia, San Clemente)
• The western portion of Pangasinan (Bolinao, Anda, Bani, Agno, Burgos, Infanta, Dasol, City of Alaminos, Mabini, Sual, Labrador, Bugallon, Aguilar, Mangatarem, Bayambang, Urbiztondo, Basista, Malasiqui, San Carlos City, Santa Barbara, Mangaldan, Dagupan City, Calasiao, Binmaley, Lingayen)

Meanwhile, the following areas has been placed under TCWS No. 1:

• Marinduque
• The northern portion of Romblon (Banton, Conception)
• The rest of Oriental Mindoro
• The rest of Occidental Mindoro
• The western portion of Quezon (Sampaloc, Lucban, City of Tayabas, Dolores, Tiaong, San Antonio, Candelaria, Sariaya, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Atimonan, Unisan, Plaridel)
• Laguna
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• The rest of Bulacan
• The rest of Pampanga
• The rest of Tarlac
• The western portion of Nueva Ecija (Science City of Muñoz, Lupao, Cuyapo,
• Talugtug, Guimba, Nampicuan, Quezon, Licab, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, Aliaga, Zaragoza, Jaen, San Antonio, Cabiao, San Isidro, San Leonardo, City of Gapan, Peñaranda)
• The rest of Pangasinan
• The southern portion of Benguet (Itogon, Tuba, Sablan, Baguio City, La Trinidad, Kapangan, Tublay)
• La Union

At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, the center of Dante was last estimated over the coastal waters of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph.

It is moving northwestward at 20 kph.

PAGASA said that Dante is forecast to emerge over the West Philippine Sea on Thursday morning.

Dante is also expected to weaken into a tropical depression on Wednesday night or Thursday morning.

The next severe weather bulletin will be issued at 11 p.m. —NB, GMA News