3 areas under Signal no. 4 due to Typhoon Tino —PAGASA

At least three areas in the country were under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 as Typhoon Tino maintains its strength while moving westward over the Philippine sea.

In its 2 p.m. advisory, state weather bureau PAGASA said TCWS No. 4 is hoisted over the following areas in Mindanao:

• Dinagat Islands
• Siargao
• Bucas Grande Islands

The following areas are under TCWS No. 3: 

Visayas

• southern portion of Eastern Samar (Guiuan, Mercedes, Lawaan, Balangiga, Giporlos, Quinapondan, Salcedo)
• southern portion of Samar (Marabut)
• central and southern portions of Leyte (Tanauan, Palo, Tabontabon, Isabel, Merida, Palompon, Ormoc City, Dagami, Pastrana, Burauen, Albuera, Macarthur, La Paz, Mayorga, Dulag, Julita, Tolosa, Abuyog, Javier, City of Baybay, Mahaplag, Inopacan, Hilongos, Hindang, Bato, Matalom)
• Southern Leyte
• central portions of Cebu (Borbon, Sogod, Catmon, Carmen, Danao City, Compostela, Liloan, Lapu-Lapu City, Cordova, Consolacion, Mandaue City, Cebu City, Asturias, Balamban, Tuburan, Tabuelan, Tabogon, City of Talisay) including Camotes Islands
• eastern portion of Bohol (Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, Bien Unido, Ubay, Trinidad, Talibon, San Miguel, Mabini, Getafe, Buenavista, Inabanga, Danao, Dagohoy, Guindulman, Pilar, Alicia, Candijay, Anda, Jagna, Duero, Sierra Bullones, Carmen, Sagbayan, Clarin)

Mindanao

• the rest of Surigao del Norte.

PAGASA also raised TCWS No. 2 over the following areas:

Luzon

• The southern portion of Masbate (Esperanza, Pio V. Corpuz, Placer)

Visayas

• The central portion of Eastern Samar (Can-Avid, City of Borongan, Taft, Llorente, Maydolong, Balangkayan, Sulat, San Julian, General Macarthur, Hernani)
• central portion of Samar (San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Villareal, Zumarraga, Pinabacdao, Talalora, Jiabong, City of Catbalogan, Motiong, Calbiga, Daram, Paranas, Basey, Hinabangan, Santo Niño, Almagro, Tarangnan)
• rest of Leyte
• Biliran
• rest of Bohol
• rest of Cebu including Bantayan Islands
• northern and central portions of Negros Oriental (Tayasan, Manjuyod, City of Tanjay, Bais City, Mabinay, Bindoy, Ayungon, Jimalalud, City of Guihulngan, La Libertad, Canlaon City, Vallehermoso, Sibulan, San Jose, Amlan, Pamplona, City of Bayawan, Basay, Valencia, Dumaguete City, Bacong)
• Negros Occidental
• Siquijor
• Guimaras
• Capiz
• Iloilo
• southern portion of Aklan (Madalag, Libacao, Balete, Altavas, Batan, Banga, New Washington)
• central and southern portions of Antique (Patnongon, Sibalom, Barbaza, Valderrama, Hamtic, San Jose, Bugasong, Culasi, Tibiao, Anini-Y, San Remigio, Belison, Tobias Fornier, Laua-An)

Mindanao

• The northern portion of Surigao del Sur (Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen, Lanuza, Cortes, Tago, San Miguel, Marihatag, Cagwait, Bayabas, City of Tandag)
• northern portion of Agusan del Sur (Sibagat)
• northern portion of Agusan del Norte (Kitcharao, Jabonga, Santiago, Tubay, City of Cabadbaran, Remedios T. Romualdez, Magallanes), and Camiguin

Meanwhile, the following areas are under TCWS No. 1:

Luzon

• Albay
• Sorsogon
• the rest of Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands
• the southern portion of Quezon (San Francisco, San Andres)
• the southern portion of Marinduque (Torrijos, Buenavista, Gasan, Boac)
• Romblon
• the central and southern portions of Oriental Mindoro (Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas, Mansalay, Bulalacao, Gloria, Pinamalayan, Socorro, Pola, Victoria)
• the central and southern portions of Occidental Mindoro (San Jose, Rizal, Calintaan, Magsaysay, Sablayan, Santa Cruz)
• the northern portion of Palawan (El Nido, Taytay, Dumaran, Araceli, San Vicente, Roxas) including Calamian Islands, Cuyo Islands, and Cagayancillo Islands

Visayas

• Northern Samar
• the rest of Eastern Samar
• the rest of Samar
• the rest of Negros Oriental
• the rest of Aklan
• the rest of Antique including Caluya Islands

Mindanao

• The rest of Surigao del Sur
• the central portion of Agusan del Sur (City of Bayugan, Prosperidad, Esperanza, San Luis, Talacogon, San Francisco, Rosario)
• the rest of Agusan del Norte, Misamis Oriental
• the northern portion of Bukidnon (Baungon, Malitbog, Impasug-Ong, Libona, Manolo Fortich, Sumilao)
• the northern portion of Misamis Occidental (Baliangao, Plaridel, Sapang Dalaga, Calamba, Lopez Jaena, Concepcion, Oroquieta City, Aloran)
• the northern portion of Zamboanga del Norte (Sibutad, Rizal, Dipolog City, Manukan, Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, Katipunan, Polanco, Dapitan City, Piñan, La Libertad, Mutia, Jose Dalman)

The center of the eye of Tino was last seen at 235 kilometers east southeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, according to PAGASA.  It is moving westward at 25 km/h while packing maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 150 km/h, and central pressure of 975 hPa.

Gale warning

Meanwhile, PAGASA said a gale warning is in effect over the eastern seaboards of Visayas and Mindanao, and the eastern and southern seaboards of Southern Luzon due to Tino.

The bureau warned against sea travel, saying it is risky for all types or tonnage of vessels.

”All mariners must remain in port or, if underway, seek shelter or safe harbor as soon as possible until winds and waves subside,” it added.

Forecast track

PAGASA said Tino is seen to move generally westward for the next 24 hours and may make its initial landfall over the vicinity of the southern portion of Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, or Dinagat Islands on Monday evening or early morning of Tuesday, November 4.

Afterwards, Tino will traverse Visayas and northern Palawan before emerging over the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday, November 5. It may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Thursday, November 6.—AOL, GMA Integrated News