Ada slows down as 4 Bicol areas under Signal No. 2

Tropical Storm Ada has decelerated over the coastal waters of Pandan, Catanduanes while maintaining its strength, PAGASA said in its 8 p.m. Saturday bulletin.

Under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 are the following areas:

• the eastern portion of Camarines Norte (Vinzons, San Lorenzo Ruiz, San Vicente, Talisay, Basud, Mercedes, Daet, Paracale)
• the eastern and central portions of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Ocampo, Goa, Lagonoy, Milaor, Nabua, Buhi, Caramoan, Baao, Cabusao, Bato, Camaligan, Pili, Sipocot, Tigaon, Pamplona, Garchitorena, Iriga City, San Fernando, Magarao, Minalabac, Balatan, Libmanan, Naga City, Calabanga, Bombon, Bula, Canaman, Pasacao, Sagñay, San Jose, Presentacion, Gainza, Lupi)
• Albay
• Catanduanes

Signal No. 1 was hoisted over the following areas:

• the southeastern portion of Isabela (Dinapigue, Palanan)
• Aurora
• the eastern portion of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, Lopez, Calauag, Buenavista, San Narciso, San Andres, San Francisco, Mulanay, Catanauan, General Luna, Macalelon, Gumaca, Pitogo, Unisan, Atimonan, Plaridel, Agdangan, Padre Burgos, Quezon, Alabat, Perez, General Nakar, Infanta, Real, Mauban) including Polillo Islands
• Marinduque
• the eastern portion of Romblon (Cajidiocan, Magdiwang, San Fernando)
• the rest of Camarines Norte
• the rest of Camarines Sur
• Sorsogon
• Masbate
• Northern Samar
• the northern and central portions of Eastern Samar (Can-Avid, Maslog, San Policarpo, Dolores, Jipapad, Oras, Arteche)
• the northern and central portions of Samar (San Jorge, Matuguinao, Almagro, Calbayog City, Jiabong, Pagsanghan, City of Catbalogan, Gandara, Motiong, Santo Niño, Tagapul-An, San Jose de Buan, Santa Margarita, Tarangnan, Paranas)

At 7 p.m., Ada was packing maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h near the center with gustiness of up to 105 km/h. It was moving northwestward at 15 km/h.

"Ada will move generally northwestward today before slowly turning northward to northeastward tomorrow (January 18). From tomorrow onwards, Ada is forecast to follow a looping track over the sea east of Luzon," PAGASA said.

"This tropical cyclone will then weaken into a tropical depression by Tuesday (January 20) afternoon or evening due to the effects of the surge of the Northeast Monsoon." —VBL, GMA Integrated News