The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) stated that the typhoon Pepito still carries strong winds of up to 185 kilometers per hour near its center, with gusts reaching up to 305 kilometers per hour, moving towards the northwest at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour.
The typhoon first made landfall in Panganiban, Catanduanes in the Bicol Region around 9:40 PM last November 16, Saturday.
After its landfall in Aurora today, Sunday, it is now crossing the northern part of Central Luzon and southern part of Northern Luzon, traversing the mountainous regions of Sierra Madre, Caraballo, and Cordillera Central until tonight.
PAGASA estimates that Typhoon Pepito will exit Luzon's landmass tonight or early morning, November 18, 2024.
The weakened Typhoon Pepito will continue moving towards the west northwest and will exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tomorrow morning or noon, November 18.
Outside the PAR, Typhoon Pepito will proceed west or west southwest on Tuesday, November 19, and its movement will be influenced by the incoming surge of northeasterly winds. It will further weaken as it moves into the West Philippine Sea.
Currently under Signal Number 5 this Sunday are:
• Central portion of Aurora (Dipaculao, Baler, Dinalungan, Maria Aurora, Casiguran, San Luis)
• Southern portion of Quirino (Nagtipunan)
• Southern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castañeda, Dupax del Norte, Dupax del Sur, Kasibu, Aritao, Bambang)
Signal Number 4 in:
• Remaining parts of Aurora
• Remaining parts of Nueva Vizcaya
• Remaining parts of Quirino
• Southern part of Ifugao (Kiangan, Lamut, Tinoc, Asipulo, Lagawe)
• Benguet
• Southern part of Ilocos Sur (Alilem, Sugpon, Suyo, Santa Cruz, Tagudin)
• La Union
• Eastern part of Pangasinan (Sison, Tayug, Binalonan, San Manuel, Asingan, San Quintin, Santa Maria, Natividad, San Nicolas, Balungao, Pozorrubio, Laoac, San Jacinto, San Fabian, Manaoag, City of Urdaneta, Rosales, Umingan, Mangaldan, Mapandan, Villasis, Santo Tomas)
• Northern part of Nueva Ecija (Gabaldon, Laur, Bongabon, Pantabangan, Rizal, General Mamerto Natividad, Lupao, San Jose City, Llanera, Carranglan, Science City of Muñoz, Talugtug, Cuyapo).
Signal Number 3 in:
• Southern part of Isabela (San Agustin, Jones, Echague, San Guillermo, Angadanan, Alicia, San Mateo, Ramon, San Isidro, City of Santiago, Cordon, Dinapigue, Roxas, Aurora, Cabatuan, City of Cauayan, Luna, San Mariano, Benito Soliven, Naguilian, Reina Mercedes, San Manuel, Burgos)
• Remaining parts of Ifugao
• Mountain Province
• Southern part of Kalinga (Pasil, Tanudan, Lubuagan, Tinglayan)
• Southern part of Abra (Tubo, Luba, Pilar, Villaviciosa, San Isidro, Pidigan, Langiden, San Quintin, Bangued, Manabo, Boliney, Peñarrubia, Bucloc, Sallapadan, Bucay)
• Remaining parts of Ilocos Sur
• Remaining parts of Pangasinan
• North and southern part of Tarlac (Paniqui, La Paz, Moncada, City of Tarlac, Gerona, Pura, San Clemente, Santa Ignacia, Victoria, Camiling, Concepcion, Ramos, San Manuel, Anao)
• Remaining parts of Nueva Ecija
• Northern part of Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel)
• Northern part of Quezon (
