Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 was raised in the southwestern portion of Luzon, including parts of the National Capital Region due to Tropical Storm Ramil on Sunday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
Ramil was last located at Lopez Bay in Alabat, Quezon, moving west-northwestward at 25 kilometers per hour (kph), the state weather bureau reported.
It also said that Ramil has maximum sustained winds of 65 kph, and gusts of up to 90 kph.
The TCWS no. 2 was hoisted in the following areas:
southeastern portion of Quirino
central and southern portions of Nueva Vizcaya
central and southern portions of Benguet
central and southern portions of La Union
Pangasinan
Aurora
Nueva Ecija
Bulacan
Tarlac
Pampanga
northern and central portions of Zambales
northern portion of Metro Manila (Caloocan City, Quezon City, City of Valenzuela, City of Marikina, City of Malabon, City of Navotas)
northern and central portions of Rizal
northern portion of Laguna
northern and eastern portions of Quezon including Pollilo Islands
Camarines Norte
northwestern portion of Camarines Sur
Meanwhile TCWS No. 1 was raised in the areas listed below:
LUZON
Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
Isabela
the rest of Quirino
the rest of Nueva Vizcaya
Apayao
Abra
Kalinga
Mountain Province
Ifugao
the rest of Benguet
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
the rest of La Union
the rest of Zambales
Bataan
the rest of Metro Manila
the rest of Quezon
the rest of Rizal
the rest of Laguna
Cavite
Batangas
Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands
Oriental Mindoro
Marinduque
Romblon
the rest of Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Albay
Sorsogon
northern and central portions of Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands
VISAYAS
Northern Samar
northern portion of Eastern Samar
northern portion of Samar
Pagasa said Ramil may make landfall in Quezon within the day, and will strongly affect a big portion of southern Luzon today.
Ramil will last fall in either Zambales or Bataan on Sunday afternoon or evening, before it exits the Philippine area of responsibility on Monday morning to afternoon, Pagasa added.