Batanes and the northeastern part of Babuyan Islands remain under Signal No. 2 on Thursday, Oct. 22, even as Super Typhoon "Rosal" further weakened over the Philippine Sea.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are also under Signal No. 1, with the center of "Rosal" located 400 km east of Basco, Batanes:
- rest of Babuyan Islands
-mainland Cagayan
- eastern portion of Isabela (Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan, Santa Maria, Cabagan, Delfin Abano, Santo Tomas, Tumauini, San Pablo, Ilagan City, San Mariano, Dinapigue)
- Ilocos Norte
- Apayao
The northeasterly windflow and the periphery of "Rosal" will also bring strong to gale-force gusts over most of Luzon and Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Northern Mindanao, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Sarangani, Davao Occidental and Davao Oriental today.
A gale warning is also in effect over the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon.
According to the weather bureau, "Rosal" is expected to move generally northwestward until tonight, and will begin to turn north northwestward by tomorrow morning "before recurving north northeastward by Saturday."
PAGASA said it is forecast to be closest to extreme Northern Luzon between this afternoon and Friday morning and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Friday evening or early Saturday morning.
