Karding threatens Nueva Ecija; several Luzon areas under Signal No. 4

Typhoon Karding continues to lash several areas in Luzon with torrential rains and fierce winds as it moves in the vicinity of Nueva Ecija, according to PAGASA.

The 11 p.m. bulletin of the state weather bureau said the center of the eye of Karding was in San Leonardo town.  It has a maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 215 km/h and central pressure of 935 hPa.

Heavy to intense with at times torrential rains will be felt until Monday. September 26 over the northern portion of Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Laguna, Rizal, and the northern portion of Quezon including Polillo Islands.

Moderate to heavy with at times intense rains are expected over the southern portion of Metro Manila, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, central portion of Quezon, and the northern portion of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro.

Cagayan, rest of Cordillera Administrative Region, rest of Quezon, and the rest of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro will have light to moderate with at times heavy rains.

Signal No. 4 is hosted in the following areas in Luzon:

• The central and southern portion of Nueva Ecija (Llanera, Cuyapo, Talugtug, Science City of Muñoz, Rizal, Bongabon, Laur, Gabaldon, Nampicuan, Guimba, Santo Domingo, Talavera, General Mamerto Natividad, Palayan City, General Tinio, City of Gapan, Peñaranda, Santa Rosa, Cabanatuan City, Aliaga, Quezon, Licab, Zaragoza, Jaen, San Leonardo, San Isidro, San Antonio, Cabiao)
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• The northern and central portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig, Iba, Botolan, Cabangan, San Felipe, San Marcelino, San Narciso)
• The southern portion of Pangasinan (Bautista, Alcala, Bayambang, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo, Aguilar, Bugallon, Infanta, Dasol, Burgos, Mabini, Labrador)

Signal No. 3:

• Metro Manila
• The southern and central portion of Aurora (Baler, Maria Aurora, San Luis, Dingalan)
• The rest of Nueva Ecija, Bataan
• The rest of Zambales
• The rest of Pangasinan
• The northern portion of Rizal (Rodriguez, San Mateo, Cainta, City of Antipolo, Taytay, Angono, Teresa, Tanay, Baras, Morong)
• The extreme northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar)

Signal No. 2:

• The rest of Aurora, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Benguet, La Union, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna
• The rest of Rizal
• The northern and central portion of Quezon (Real, Infanta, Mauban, San Antonio, Tiaong, Dolores, Candelaria, Sariaya, Lucena City, City of Tayabas, Lucban, Sampaloc, Mauban, Atimonan, Pagbilao, Guinayangan, Tagkawayan, Calauag, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Unisan, Plaridel, Gumaca, Lopez, Pitogo, Macalelon, General Luna, Buenavista, Catanauan) including Polillo Islands
• The western portion of Camarines Norte (Santa Elena, Capalonga, Jose Panganiban, Labo, Paracale, Vinzons) including Calaguas Islands

Signal No. 1:

• Isabela
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Kalinga
• Abra
• Ilocos Sur
• The rest of Quezon
• The northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Abra de Ilog, Mamburao, Santa Cruz) including Lubang Islands
• The northern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Baco, City of Calapan, Naujan, Victoria, Pola, Socorro, Pinamalayan)
• Marinduque
• The rest of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Burias Island

Typhoon category

Karding made landfall in the vicinity of Dingalan, Aurora at 8:20 p.m. today as a typhoon-category cyclone, PAGASA said.

It is forecast to track westward or west northwestward across Central Luzon in the coming hours and emerge over the West Philippine Sea via the coastal waters of Zambales or Pangasinan Monday early morning.

Afterwards, the typhoon will continue tracking generally westward over the West Philippine Sea towards Vietnam for the remainder of the forecast period.

PAGASA said Karding is forecast to continue weakening during its traverse of Luzon although it is highly likely that the tropical cyclone will remain a typhoon while crossing the landmass. Re-intensification is forecast to occur once the typhoon is over the West Philippine Sea.—LDF, GMA News