MANILA  — Some local government units (LGUs) have decided to suspend classes on Thursday, November 14 due to typhoon Ofel.

Classes at all levels in the following areas have been suspended:

• Quirino
• Cagayan (suspension effective until lifted)
• Abra
• - Lacub
• - Licuan-Baay
• - Malibcong
• Isabela
• - Angadanan
• - Santiago (effective until Nov. 15)
• - Roxas

Classes from pre-school to high school are likewise suspended in the following areas:

• Aguinaldo, Ifugao (public schools only)
• Paracelis, Mountain Province
• Apayao

In its 11 p.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said Ofel was last located 355 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 150 kilometers per hour near the center, with gusts of up to 185 kph.

Signal No. 3 was hoisted over Santa Ana, Cagayan, which may experience storm-form winds which can cause moderate to significant threat to life and property.

READ: Signal No. 3 now up in Cagayan as ‘Ofel’ intensifies further

Signal No. 2 is also hoisted over the southern portion of Batanes, the rest of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the northern and eastern portions of Isabela, Apayao, and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte.

According to PAGASA, intense to torrential rains may affect Cagayan and Isabela until Thursday, which may cause widespread incidents of flooding and landslides.

Apayao and Kalinga may also experience heavy to intense rains, while moderate to heavy rains may persist over Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora.

There is also moderate to high risk of life-threatening storm surge of up to 3 meters in the next 48 hours over the low-lying or exposed coastal localities of Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, and northern Aurora.