Paolo exits PAR; Signal No. 1 in 7 areas

Severe Tropical Storm Paolo has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), PAGASA said in its 5 a.m. Saturday bulletin.

At 4 a.m., Paolo was spotted 295 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, packing maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 135 km/h.

It was moving west northwestward at 20 km/h.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over the following areas:

• the western portion of Abra (Danglas, Bangued, Langiden, San Quintin, Pidigan, San Isidro, Pilar, Villaviciosa, Peñarrubia, Manabo, Luba, Tayum, La Paz, Lagayan, Tubo, Bucay, Dolores, San Juan, Lagangilang) 
• the western portion of Benguet (Bakun, Kibungan, Kapangan, Sablan, Tuba, Mankayan, Tublay, La Trinidad, Baguio City)
• the southern portion of Ilocos Norte (Nueva Era, Banna, Badoc, Pinili, City of Batac, Paoay, Marcos, Currimao) 
• Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• the western and central portions of Pangasinan (Bolinao, Bani, Agno, Burgos, Dasol, Mabini, Infanta, Bugallon, Labrador, Sual, City of Alaminos, Lingayen, Aguilar, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo, San Carlos City, Binmaley, Dagupan City, Calasiao, Basista, Bayambang, San Fabian, San Jacinto, Mangaldan, Mapandan, Santa Barbara, Malasiqui, Alcala, Bautista, Santo Tomas, Villasis, City of Urdaneta, Manaoag, Laoac, Pozorrubio, Sison)
• the northern portion of Zambales (Iba, Candelaria, Palauig, Santa Cruz, Masinloc)

"Paolo will continue moving west northwestward towards southern China. While moving over the West Philippine Sea, Paolo will re-intensify into a typhoon this morning or afternoon," PAGASA said.

In the next 24 hours, Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms because of the trough of Paolo.

Localized thunderstorms are expected for the rest of the country.

Winds will be moderate to strong along with moderate to rough coastal waters in the northern and western sections of Northern Luzon.

Light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters are forecast for the rest of the country. —VBL, GMA Integrated News