(Update: as of 5 p.m. PAGASA bulletin)
Metro Manila under signal no. 1, along with 15 other provinces in Luzon, Visayas
(Eagle News) – Tropical storm Dante (international name Choi-wan) made six landfalls in the country, the latest was over Pola, Oriental Mindoro at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2.
The storm first made landfall over Sulat, Eastern Samar at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1; the second landfall was over Cataingan, Masbate at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, June 2; the third landfall over Balud, Masbate at 3:30 a.m.; the fourth landfall over Romblon, Romblon at 8 a.m., and in San Agustin, Romblon at 8:50 a.m. today.
PAGASA said that Dante “will move generally north northwestward or northwestward and may pass near or in the vicinity of the southwestern portion of Batangas before it makes another landfall over Bataan tonight. It will then traverse over Zambales and Pangasinan and will emerge over the West Philippine Sea tomorrow morning.”
Due to land interaction with the rugged terrain of mainland Luzon, “DANTE” is forecast to weaken into a tropical depression tonight or tomorrow morning and by Saturday, it will become a Low Pressure Area
The center of tropical storm Dante was estimated to be over the coastal waters of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro as of 4 p.m. It had maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center, and gusts of up to 90 km/h, and central pressure of 998 hPa. It is moving west northwest at 15 km/h.
-Areas under tropical cyclone wind signal-
In its 5 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA listed these areas under tropical cyclone warning signal no. 2:
-the northern and central portion of Oriental Mindoro (Roxas, Bongabong, San Teodoro,Puerto Galera, Baco, City of Calapan, Naujan, Victoria, Socorro, Pola, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud), the northern and central portion of Occidental Mindoro (Sablayan, Santa Cruz, Paluan, Mamburao, Abra de Ilog) including Lubang Islands,
-Batangas,
-Cavite,
-Bataan,
-the southwestern portion of Bulacan (Calumpit, Bulacan, City of Malolos, Paombong, Hagonoy),
-the western portion of Pampanga (Masantol, Macabebe, Sasmuan, Lubao, Floridablanca, Porac, Guagua, Santa Rita, Angeles City, Mabalacat City, Minalin, Bacolor),
-Zambales, the western portion of Tarlac (Bamban, Capas, San Jose, Mayantoc, Camiling, Santa Ignacia, San Clemente),and
-the western portion of Pangasinan (Bolinao, Anda, Bani, Agno, Burgos, Infanta, Dasol, City of Alaminos, Mabini, Sual, Labrador, Bugallon, Aguilar, Mangatarem,Bayambang, Urbiztondo, Basista, Malasiqui, San Carlos City, Santa Barbara, Mangaldan, Dagupan City, Calasiao, Binmaley, Lingayen)
The areas under signal no. 1 are:
-Marinduque,
-the western portion of Romblon (Romblon, San Agustin, Santa Maria, Odiongan, Alcantara, Looc, Ferrol, Santa Fe, San Jose, San Andres, Calatrava, Corcuera, Banton, Concepcion),
-the rest of Oriental Mindoro,
-the rest of Occidental Mindoro,
-the western portion of Quezon (Sampaloc, Lucban, City of Tayabas, Dolores, Tiaong, San Antonio, Candelaria, Sariaya, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Atimonan, Unisan, Plaridel),
-Laguna,
-Metro Manila,
-Rizal,
-the rest of Bulacan,
– the rest of Pampanga,
– the rest of Tarlac,
-the western portion of Nueva Ecija (Science City of Muñoz, Lupao, Cuyapo, Talugtug, Guimba, Nampicuan, Quezon, Licab, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, Aliaga, Zaragoza, Jaen, San Antonio, Cabiao, San Isidro, San Leonardo, City of Gapan, Peñaranda),
-the rest of Pangasinan, the southern portion of Benguet (Itogon, Tuba, Sablan, Baguio City, La Trinidad, Kapangan, Tublay),
-and La Union.
-In Visayas, signal no. 1 is placed over the northwestern portion of Antique (Caluya)
(Eagle News Service)