Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 remains hoisted over some portion of mainland Cagayan as Super Typhoon Ofel is close to making landfall over the province on Thursday afternoon, PAGASA said. In its 11 a.
m. bulletin, PAGASA said Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals are raised in the following areas: Signal No. 5 Signal No.
4 Signal No. 3 Signal No. 2 Signal No.
1 LIVE BLOG: Updates on Super Typhoon Ofel Ofel was last spotted 135 kilometers northeast of Echague, Isabela moving west northwestward 15 kilometers per hour (kph). The super typhoon was packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph. Ofel is expected to make landfall along the eastern coast of Cagayan on Thursday afternoon and will make another landfall or passing close to Babuyan Islands.
“A weakening trend is expected for much of the forecast period due to increasing interaction with the landmass of Luzon and Taiwan, as well as the increasingly unfavorable environment over the Luzon Strait and the sea east of Taiwan,” PAGASA said. “However, landfall at or near super typhoon intensity is likely,” it added. —VAL, GMA Integrated News.
