I. SITUATION OVERVIEW
Typhoon (TY) "LANDO" with International Name "KOPPU" has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in the afternoon of 14 October 2015.
At about 1:00 AM, 18 October 2015, TY "LANDO" has made landfall over Casiguran, Aurora and has remained almost stationary. "LANDO" weakened to a Severe Tropical Storm (STS) as it exited the landmass of !locos Norte at 10:00 PM, 19 October 2015.
Tropical Storm "LANDO" has weakend slightly as it continues its slow approach to Calayan and Babuyan group of islands.
At 4:00 PM, the center of STS "LANDO" was located at 90 km West of Calayan, Cagayan with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It is forecasted to move Northeast at 4 kph. Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) No. 2 is raised in locos Norte, 'locos Sur, Apayao, Abra, Batanes, Northern Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan group of Islands; PSWS No. I is hoisted in La Union, Pangasinan, Kalinga, Mt. Province, lfugao, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela, and the rest of Cagayan.
Stormy weather is expected over the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Apayao, Batanes, northern Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan Group of Islands. Rains with gusty winds will prevail over Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela and the rest of the regions of Ilocos, of Cordillera and of Cagayan. Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains will be experienced over Metro Manila and the rest of Central Luzon. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms will prevail over the rest of the country.
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northwest to west will prevail over the rest of Luzon and coming from the southwest over Visayas and Mindanao with moderate to rough seas.