Exclusive - WARNING: 'Lawin' Expected To Be Stronger According To JTWC

Typhoon ‘Lawin’ or internationally known as ‘Haima’ is now a Super Typhoon according to the U.S. Naval  Observatory’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) who gave a warning last Tuesday night. 

‘Lawin’ is expected to gain more strength as said by the U.S. weather agency before it makes its landfall over the Northern part of the Philippines.

PAGASA PH’s weather bureau said on its latest advisory last Tuesday night said that it has yet to raise Lawin to a super typhoon status whereas there are some differences compared to JTWC.

According to PAGASA, Lawin strengthens over the past 24 hours and has the maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of 240 kph.

Its movement is west-northwest at 25kph.

Here are signal warnings according to PAGASA:

Signal No. 4:

Southern Cagayan

Isabela

Signal No. 3:

rest of Cagayan

Apayao

Ilocos Sur

Mt. Province

Ifugao

Quirino

Northern Aurora

Signal No. 2:

Calayan Group of Islands

La Union

Benguet

Nueva Vizaya

Nueva Ecija

Pangasinan

rest of Aurora

Tarlac

Signal No. 1:

Batanes Group of Islands

Zambales

Pampanga

Bulacan

Bataan

Northern Quezon, including Polillo Islands

Metro Manila

Rizal

Cavite

Laguna

Camarines Sur

Camarines Norte

Catanduanes

Northern Aurora

Source: TNP , ABS-CBN