Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said early morning on Tuesday that Bagyong Nona will carry heavy rains within the areas of Metro Manila even though the weather disturbance has somewhat weakened along with highest sustained winds of 140 kph and also gustiness as high as 170 kph.

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Bagyong Nona was going west at 15 kph as it brings extreme rain fall inside typhoon’s 250-km circumference. In the earlier statement of PAGASA, they mentioned that Metro Manila expect light to moderate however they switched the forecast to hefty rains within the Philippines capital.

Apart from Metro Manila, neighborhood areas of Rizal, Quezon, Batangas, Bulacan, Laguna are similarly will expect a similar level of rainfall. PAGASA announced to the general population that Public storm warning signal number 3 stayed hoisted over Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island Marinduque as well as Romblon.

On the other hand, public storm signal number 2 was elevated over Burias Islands, Southern Quezon, Batangas and Calamian Group of Islands.

For Signal No. 1, PAGASA raised it in the following areas Metro Manila, Masbate including Ticao Island, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Albay, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, Rizal, Northern Palawan, Bataan, Remainder of Quezon, Aklan, Capiz, Antique as well as in Iloilo.

Based on the latest hourly update of PAGASA the eye of Typhoon “NONA” was located according to all available data in the vicinity of Concepcion, Romblon (12.9°N, 121.7°E).