Typhoon Pablo's track based on Pagasa's projection
Typhoon ‘Pablo’ will make its fourth landfall on Sunday, the first storm to do so this year, based on data from the state weather bureau. In its 5 p.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that ‘Pablo’ was last spotted 230 km west of Sinait in Ilocos Sur and is now headed towards land. Earlier, Pagasa models and those from a majority of weather bureaus around the world projected that ‘Pablo’ will not hit land and instead graze western Luzon before heading out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Wednesday. But the latest bulletin showed that ‘Pablo’ has sped up to 17 kph from 7 kph and might make landfall over Ilocos Norte at 8 am on Sunday.
Pablo could cause major damage to the province as it packed maximum sustained winds reaching 130 kph and gustiness of up to 160 kph. This is relatively weaker, though, compared to when the typhoon ravaged Davao Oriental on Tuesday with howling winds that reached 175 kph. After Davao Oriental in Mindanao, 'Pablo' extended its track of devastation over Siquijor in Visayas and Northern Palawan, where it too made landfall. With its strength and position, 14 areas in Luzon have a storm signal warning:
Public Storm Warning Signal #2:
(Winds of 61-100 kph expected within the next 24 hours)
Luzon: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and La Union
Public Storm Warning Signal #1:
(Winds of 45-60kph expected within the next 36 hours)
Luzon: Cagayan, Calayan Group of Islands, Babuyan Group of Islands, Batanes Grp of Islands, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Mt Province, Benguet, Pangasinan and Zambales
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