MANILA - Weather disturbance Paeng (international name: Nalgae) has further intensified as it nears Catanduanes, state weather bureau said early Saturday.

In its 2 a.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said Paeng, now a severe tropical storm, was over the coastal waters of Virac, Catanduanes as of 1 a.m., packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hours, with gusts of up to 130 kph.

It is moving west northwest at 30 kph and is expected to make landfall in the vicinity of Albay-Camarines Sur in the next 6 hours.

PAGASA raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3, where storm-force winds are expected in the next 18 hours, over the following areas:

• Catanduanes
• Camarines Norte
• Northern portion of Camarines Sur (Ragay, Lupi, Sipocot, Libmanan, Cabusao, Magarao, Calabanga, Tinambac, Siruma, Goa, Tigaon, San Jose, Lagonoy, Garchitorena, Presentacion, Caramoan, Saglay, Ocampo, Pili, Bombon, Naga City, Del Gallego, Canaman, Camaligan, Milaor, Gainza, Pamplona)
• Extreme eastern portion of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Guinayangan)

Signal no. 2 was raised in the following areas, where 62 to 88 kph winds are expected in at least 24 hours.

Luzon

• Metro Manila
• Cavite
• Batangas
• Laguna
• Rizal
• Bulacan
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands
• Rest of Camarines Sur
• Marinduque
• Rest of Quezon including Pollilo Islands
• southern portion of Aurora (San Luis, Baler, Dingalan, Maria Aurora)
• Central and southern portions of Nueva Ecija (City of Gapan, San Leonardo, Santo Domingo, Rizal, San Isidro, Laur, Zaragoza, Llanera, Aliaga, Palayan City, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Cabanatuan City, Quezon, San Antonio, General Tinio, Santa Rosa, Pe, Jaen, Licab, Bongabon, Cabiao, Talavera)
• Central and southern portions of Tarlac (La Paz, City of Tarlac, San Jose, Gerona, Mayantoc, Pura, Bamban, Capas, Santa Ignacia, Victoria, Concepcion)
• Pampanga
• Bataan
• Central and southern portions of Zambales (Masinloc, Palauig, Iba, Botolan, Cabangan, San Marcelino, Subic, Olongapo City, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Narciso, San Felipe)
• Northern and central portions of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Baco, City of Calapan, Naujan, Victoria, Pola, Socorro, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas)
• Northern and central portions of Occidental Mindoro (Sablayan, Santa Cruz, Mamburao, Abra de Ilog, Paluan) including Lubang Islands
• Romblon

Visayas

• Northern Samar
• Northern portion of Eastern Samar (Jipapad, Arteche, Oras, San Policarpo, Maslog, Can-Avid, Dolores), Northern portion of Samar (Paranas, Motiong, City of Catbalogan, Tarangnan, San Jorge, Jiabong, San Jose de Buan, Matuguinao, Gandara, Calbayog City, Santa Margarita, Pagsanghan, Santo Nino, Almagro, Tagapul-An)

Meanwhile, Signal No. 1 was hoisted in the following areas:

Luzon

• Central and southern portions of Isabela (San Agustin, Jones, City of Santiago, Cordon, Echague, Dinapigue, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Angadanan, City of Cauayan, Benito Soliven, Ramon, San Isidro, Alicia, San Mateo, Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian, Palanan, Aurora, Burgos, San Manuel, Gamu, Ilagan City, Divilacan, Roxas, Quirino, Mallig)
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Quirino
• Benguet
• Ifugao
• Mountain Province
• Southern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sugpon, Cervantes, Alilem, Suyo, Tagudin, Santa Cruz, Sigay, Quirino, Gregorio del Pilar, Salcedo, Santa Lucia)
• La Union
• Rest of Aurora
• Rest of Nueva Ecija
• Rest of Zambales
• Pangasinan
• Rest of Tarlac
• Rest of Oriental Mindoro,
• Rest of Occidental Mindoro
• Northern portion of Palawan (El Nido, Taytay) including Calamian and Cuyo Islands

Visayas

• Rest of Samar
• Rest of Eastern Samar
• Biliran
• Leyte
• Southern Leyte
• Cebu including Bantayan and Camotes Islands
• Bohol
• Negros Occidental
• Negros Oriental
• Guimaras
• Aklan
• Antique
• Capiz
• Iloilo
• Siquijor
• Rest of Leyte

Mindanao

• Dinagat Islands
• Surigao del Norte including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands
• Northern portion of Surigao del Sur (Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen, Lanuza, Cortes, City of Tandag, Bayabas, Cagwait, San Miguel, Tago, Marihatag, San Agustin, Lianga, Barobo)
• Agusan del Norte
• Northeastern portion of Agusan del Sur (Sibagat, Esperanza, City of Bayugan, Prosperidad)
• Camiguin
• Misamis Oriental

Heavy to intense with at times torrential rains are likely over Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Quezon including Pollilo Islands, Marinduque, Romblon, Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro Saturday morning, while moderate to heavy with at times intense rains may prevail over Metro Manila, Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, Aurora, Bulacan, Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo Islands, Northern Samar, Negros Oriental, Cebu, and the rest of CALABARZON and Eastern Visayas.

Light to moderate with at times heavy rains are also possible over Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bataan, and the rest of Visayas.

From Saturday morning to night, heavy to intense with at times torrential rains are possible over Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, and Oriental Mindoro.

Moderate to heavy with at times intense rains are also possible over mainland Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Western Visayas, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Bataan, Romblon, the northern portion of Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo Islands, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur, while light to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible over Ilocos Region and the rest of Central Luzon, Bicol Region, and Visayas.

After making landfall, Paeng will traverse the Bicol peninsula by Saturday noon before crossing the Calabarzon-Metro Manila area by Saturday afternoon to evening.

After emerging over Manila Bay, Paeng may briefly pass very close or over the Bataan peninsula-souther Zambales area from late Saturday to early Sunday morning.

Interaction with the Luzon landmass may cause Paeng to weaken into a tropical storm within 24 hours.

Paeng has spawned floods and landslides in parts of the Philippines before it reached Luzon. At least 42 people died as heavy rain lashed Mindanao, the military said Friday night.

• At least 42 dead in Maguindanao floods, landslides: military

Paeng could also unleash storm surges as high as 2 meters in some coastal areas in Luzon and Visayas, the state weather bureau also warned.

• Paeng may make landfall twice; signal no. 3 possible in some areas: PAGASA

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier listed the following areas in the storm's path.

For more updates, visit the ABS-CBN weather center.

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