Update 2: Typhoon Pedring to make landfall in Aurora

Projected track of Typhoon Pedring (Nesat) based on data from
the US Navy/Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

ALBAY, Philippines - Typhoon Pedring (international name Nesat) will make landfall early Tuesday morning in Casiguran, Aurora, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

Public Storm Signal No. 3 has been hoisted over Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Northern Quezon, including Polillo Island, Aurora, Quirino, and Isabela.

The areas are expected to experience winds of 101-185 kilometers per hour in at least 18 hours, PAGASA said.

Metro Manila, meanwhile, has been placed under Public Storm Signal No. 2. The other areas where Public Storm Signal No 2 has been hoisted as of 5 p.m. Monday are Albay, Burias Island, Sorsogon, rest of Quezon, Rizal, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Benguet, Mt. Province, Kalinga, and Cagayan.

Public Storm Signal No. 1 is now raised over Ticao Island, Masbate, Marinduque, Batangas, Cavite, Bataan, Pampanga, Zambales, Tarlac, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Apayao, and the Calayan and Babuyan group of islands.

"Pedring" has slightly intensified as it makes its way toward land, according to PAGASA.

It has maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph.

It was 260 km east southeast of Casiguran, Aurora as of 4 p.m. and will be near Baguio City Tuesday afternoon.

"Residents in low lying and mountainous areas under public storm warning signals are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides. Likewise, those living in coastal areas are alerted against big waves or storm surges generated by this tropical cyclone," PAGASA said in its latest weather advisory.

The weather bureau said the estimated rainfall amount from "Pedring" is from 15 to 25 mm per hour within the typhoon's 650 km diameter.

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