Batanes and a portion of Cagayan are still under signal No. 2 as Typhoon Betty slows down east of Batanes, PAGASA said Monday.
In its 11 AM advisory, the state weather bureau said the following areas are under Tropical cyclone Wind Signal No. 2:
- Batanes
- the northeastern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga) including the Babuyan Islands
Meanwhile, the TCWS No. 1 is raised over the following areas:
- The rest of mainland Cagayan
- Isabela
- Apayao
- Ilocos Norte
- Abra
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- the northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Baler)
- Quirino
- the northeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Quezon, Solano, Bagabag, Diadi, Villaverde, Bayombong, Ambaguio)
- the northern portion of Catanduanes (Caramoran, Viga, Gigmoto, Panganiban, Bagamanoc, Pandan)
- the northeastern portion of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Garchitorena, Lagonoy, Tinambac, Siruma)
- Pollilo Islands
- the northern portion of Camarines Norte (Vinzons, Paracale, Jose Panganiban, Capalonga, Talisay, Daet, Mercedes, Basud)
- the northern and central portions of Ilocos Sur (Gregorio del Pilar, Magsingal, San Esteban, Banayoyo, Cervantes, Burgos, Santiago, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Sinait, Sigay, San Ildefonso, Galimuyod, Quirino, City of Vigan, San Emilio, Cabugao, Caoayan, San Juan, Santa, Bantay, Santo Domingo, Santa Maria, Narvacan, Salcedo, City of Candon)
According to PAGASA, Betty was last seen at 470 km east of Aparri, Cagayan, or 475 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan packing maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour (kp/h), gustiness of up to 190 km/h, and a central pressure of 950 hPa. It has decelerated to 15 km/h as it moved northwestward.
Betty will move generally northwestward slowly on Monday and may become slow-moving or almost stationary from Tuesday to Wednesday while over the waters east of Batanes.
The typhoon is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday, according to PAGASA
