Signal 2 still up over 3 areas; Auring threatens E. Samar-Dinagat Is. group

Tropical Cycle Wind Signal No. 2 remained hoisted over the areas of Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands,  Surigao del Norte while Tropical Storm Auring was moving toward the Dinagat Islands-Eastern Samar area, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

In an 11 a.m. severe weather bulletin on Sunday, PAGASA said Signal No. 2 was still up in the following areas:

• central and southern portions of Eastern Samar (Sulat, Taft, San Julian, Borongan City, Maydolong, Balangkayan, Balangiga, Lawaan, Llorente, Hernani, General Macarthur, Quinapondan, Giporlos, Salcedo, Mercedes, Guiuan)
• Dinagat Islands
• Surigao del Norte including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands

Meanwhile, Signal No. 1 was hoisted over the following areas:

• Sorsogon
• Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands
• Albay
• Catanduanes
• eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, Sagnay, Buhi, Iriga City, Nabua, Bato, Balatan)
• Northern Samar
• rest of Eastern Samar
• Samar
• Biliran
• Leyte
• Southern Leyte
• Cebu
• Bohol
• Siquijor
• Negros Oriental,
• Northern and central portions of Negros Occidental
  • (Kabankalan City, Himamaylan City, Binalbagan, Isabela, Moises Padilla, Hinigaran, La Castellana, Pontevedra, San Enrique, La Carlota City, Pulupandan, Valladolid, Bago City, Murcia, Bacolod City, Talisay City, Silay City, Enrique B. Magalona, Victorias City, Manapla, Cadiz City, Sagay City, Escalante City, Toboso, Calatrava, San Carlos City, Salvador Benedicto),
• Eastern portion of Iloilo
  • (San Rafael, Barotac Viejo, Lemery, Ajuy, Sara, Concepcion, San Dionisio, Batad, Estancia, Balasan, Carles)
• Eastern portion of Capiz
  • (Roxas City, Panitan, Ma-Ayon, Cuartero, Dumarao, Panay, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Pilar)
• Surigao del Sur
• Agusan del Norte
• Agusan del Sur
• Davao Oriental
• Davao de Oro
• Davao del Norte
• Davao City
• Camiguin
• Misamis Oriental
• Bukidnon

According to PAGASA, Auring may initially make landfall over the Dinagat Islands and Eastern Samar-Leyte areas on Sunday evening or Monday early morning.

PAGASA said moderate to heavy rains are expected over Caraga, Eastern Visayas, Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, and Camiguin.

Light to moderate with at times heavy rains will be experienced over Zamboanga Peninsula, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, Quezon, and the rest of Visayas and Northern Mindanao.

Due to these, PAGASA warned of possible scattered flooding  including flash floods, and rain-induced during heavy or prolonged rainfall especially in areas that are prone to these hazards.

Adjacent or nearby areas may also have flooding even without rains due to surface runoff or swelling of river channels, PAGASA added.

According to PAGASA, the combined effects of the surge of the Northeast Monsoon and Auring will bring gale-force winds in areas under Signal No. 2 in the next 24 hours.

Meanwhile, strong breeze to near-gale conditions with occasionally higher gusts are expected over areas under Signal No. 1, as well as over CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Aurora, and the rest of Visayas and Bicol Region.

Rough to very rough seas of up to 5 meters are expected in areas under a TCWS, while the eastern seaboard of Luzon will experienced similar same sea condition  of up to 4.5 meters.

Also, rough seas of up to 4 are expected over the southern seaboard of Luzon including the eastern seaboard of Palawan, the remaining seaboards of Visayas, and the northern, eastern, and western seaboards of Mindanao.

“Sea travel is risky for all types of sea vessels over these waters,” PAGASA warned.

Moderate to rough seas of up to 3.0 m can be experienced over the remaining seaboards of the country.

“Mariners of small sea crafts are advised to take precautionary measures when venturing out to sea. Inexperienced mariners should avoid navigating in these conditions,” PAGASA said.

At 10 a.m., Auring was located at 335 kilometers East of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur with maximum sustained winds of 65 km per hour and gustiness of up to 80 km/h, moving almost stationary. —LBG, GMA News