Weakened ”Ambo” heads north-northwest over coast of Ilocos provinces

May 16, 2020

''Ambo'', which weakened to a tropical storm overnight is headed north-northwestward over the coast of Ilocos provinces, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Saturday.

In its 11 am bulletin, Pagasa said ''Ambo'', with winds of 65 kph and gusts of 100 kph was located 40 km northwest of Sinait, Ilocos Sur. It was moving north-northwest at 25 kph.

''Moderate to heavy rains over Cagayan Valley. Light to moderate with at times heavy rains over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the northern portions of Aurora and Zambales.,'' said Pagasa in its rainfall outlook.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.2 is raised over Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and Abra.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. is raised over Batanes, Cagayan, the western portion of Isabela (Sta, Maria, Sto. Tomas, Delfino Albano, San Pablo, Cabagan, Tumauini, Quirino, Mallig, Quezon, Roxas, San Manuel, Burgos, Gamu, Reina Mercedes, Luna, Aurora, Cabatuan, San Mateo, Ramon), the western portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Villaverde, Solano, Bayombong, Ambaguio, Bambang, Kayapa, Aritao, Santa Fe), Apayao, Kalinga, Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, La Union, and Pangasinan. DMS