Tropical Storm Maymay maintains strength as Signal No. 2 stays over parts of Luzon

Tropical Storm Maymay has kept its strength as it moved in an east-northeast direction in waters east of Ilocos Sur, PAGASA said on Wednesday night.

According to its tropical cyclone bulletin at 8 p.m., PAGASA said Maymay was spotted at 115 km west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur with maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 90 km/h, and central pressure of 996 hPa.

It was moving east northeastward at 10 km/h and had strong to gale-force winds extending outwards up to 180 km from the center.

The following areas are under Signal No. 2:

• Ilocos Norte,
• Ilocos Sur,
• the northern and central portions of La Union (Luna, Caba, Santol, Bauang, City of San Fernando, San Juan, Bagulin, Aringay, Bangar, San Gabriel, Burgos, Naguilian, Bacnotan, Sudipen, Balaoan),
• the northwestern portion of Pangasinan (Anda, Bolinao, Bani),
• the western portion of Apayao (Conner, Kabugao, Calanasan),
• Abra,
• the western portion of Kalinga (Pasil, Tinglayan, Balbalan, Lubuagan),
• the western portion of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Bauko, Sagada, Sabangan, Bontoc, Sadanga),
• the northwestern portion of Benguet (Mankayan, Kapangan, Kibungan, Sablan, Bakun, La Trinidad, Tublay, Atok, Buguias), and
• the northwestern portion of Cagayan (Santa Praxedes, Claveria)

Signal No. 1 has been raised over the following areas:

• The rest of La Union,
• the rest of Pangasinan,
• the rest of Apayao,
• the rest of Kalinga,
• the rest of Mountain Province,
• Ifugao,
• the rest of Benguet,
• the southern portion of Babuyan Islands (Calayan Is., Dalupiri Is, Fuga Is., Camiguin Isl.),
• the rest of mainland Cagayan,
• Isabela,
• Quirino,
• Nueva Vizcaya,
• the northern portion of Zambales (Candelaria, Santa Cruz, Masinloc, Palauig),
• the northern portion of Tarlac (Mayantoc, San Clemente, Camiling, Santa Ignacia, Gerona, Paniqui, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, Ramos, Pura, Victoria),
• the northern portion of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Lupao, Cuyapo, Talugtug, Nampicuan, Guimba, Science City of Muñoz, San Jose City, Pantabangan, Bongabon, Rizal, Llanera, Talavera, Santo Domingo, General Mamerto Natividad, Quezon, Licab), and
• the northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Baler, San Luis, Maria Aurora)

–NB, GMA News