MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Egay (Doksuri) made its second landfall in Dalupiri Island in Calayan, Cagayan, at 9:30 am on Wednesday, July 26, hours after its first landfall in Fuga Island in Aparri, also in Cagayan, at 3:10 am.

Egay was last spotted over the waters off Dalupiri Island, moving southwest at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h).

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 11 am bulletin on Wednesday that Egay may continue to exhibit a “wobbling motion” while in the vicinity of the Babuyan Islands in the next 6 hours. Both Dalupiri and Fuga are part of the Babuyan group.

Egay maintained its strength, with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h and gustiness of up to 240 km/h. At its peak, it was a super typhoon.

Tropical cyclone wind signals are still raised in the following areas as of 11 am on Wednesday:

Signal No. 4

Typhoon-force winds (118 to 184 km/h), significant to severe threat to life and property

• northern part of Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Claveria, Sanchez Mira, Pamplona, Abulug, Ballesteros, Aparri, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Camalaniugan, Santa Praxedes) including Babuyan Islands
• northern part of Apayao (Calanasan, Luna, Santa Marcela)
• northern part of Ilocos Norte (Burgos, Bangui, Dumalneg, Pagudpud, Adams, Pasuquin, Vintar, Bacarra)

Signal No. 3

Storm-force winds (89 to 117 km/h), moderate to significant threat to life and property

• Batanes
• rest of Cagayan
• rest of Apayao
• northern part of Kalinga (Rizal, Pinukpuk, Balbalan)
• northern part of Abra (Tineg, Lagayan, Lacub, Danglas, Bangued, La Paz, San Juan, Dolores, Tayum, Lagangilang, Malibcong, Licuan-Baay, Peñarrubia, Pidigan, Langiden, San Quintin, Bucay, San Isidro, Sallapadan)
• rest of Ilocos Norte
• northern part of Ilocos Sur (Magsingal, San Juan, Cabugao, Sinait, San Vicente, Santo Domingo, San Ildefonso, Bantay, Santa Catalina, Vigan City, Caoayan, Santa, Nagbukel, Narvacan)

Signal No. 2

Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to moderate threat to life and property

• Isabela
• rest of Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• rest of Abra
• rest of Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• northern and western parts of Pangasinan (Sison, San Jacinto, Pozorrubio, San Fabian, Dagupan City, Calasiao, Binmaley, Lingayen, Bugallon, Mabini, Labrador, Infanta, Dasol, Burgos, Agno, Alaminos City, Sual, Anda, Bolinao, Bani, San Manuel, Binalonan, Laoac, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Mapandan, Santa Barbara, San Nicolas)

Signal No. 1

Strong winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor threat to life and property

• Aurora
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• rest of Pangasinan
• Nueva Ecija
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Cavite
• Laguna
• northern part of Batangas (Talisay, Tanauan City, Santo Tomas, Balete, Malvar, Lipa City)
• northern and central parts of Quezon (Pitogo, Calauag, Infanta, Lopez, Guinayangan, Unisan, Plaridel, Quezon, Alabat, Padre Burgos, Mauban, General Nakar, Perez, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, Real, Tagkawayan, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Lucban, Sampaloc, Tayabas City, Dolores, Sariaya, Candelaria, Tiaong, San Antonio) including Polillo Islands
• Camarines Norte
• northern part of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Goa, Lagonoy, Caramoan, Cabusao, Sipocot, Garchitorena, Ragay, Del Gallego, Calabanga, Presentacion, Lupi)
• northern part of Catanduanes (Pandan, Bagamanoc, Panganiban, Viga, Caramoran)

“Violent, life-threatening conditions are expected to continue over Babuyan Islands, the northwestern portion of mainland Cagayan, and the northern portions of Apayao and Ilocos Norte in the next 6 hours,” PAGASA warned.

The weather bureau also maintained its rainfall forecast for Egay, saying there could be more floods and landslides on Wednesday as the typhoon continues to trigger rain:

• Above 200 millimeters (mm): northwestern part of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, northern part of Apayao, Abra, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur
• 100-200 mm: Batanes, northeastern and central parts of Cagayan, rest of Apayao, western part of Kalinga, western part of Mountain Province, Benguet, La Union
• 50-100 mm: rest of Cagayan, western part of Nueva Vizcaya, rest of Kalinga, rest of Mountain Province, western part of Ifugao, Pangasinan, Zambales

There remains a high risk of storm surges which may cause floods in the low-lying and exposed coastal areas of the following provinces:

• Batanes
• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• portions of Isabela
• Ilocos Norte
• portions of Ilocos Sur

“Maximum surge heights may exceed 3 meters in most of the warning areas,” PAGASA said.

For coastal waters, the gale warning released at 5 am on Wednesday is still in effect:

• seaboards of Northern Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela) – rough to very high, with waves 3.7 to 12.1 meters high
• eastern seaboard of Central Luzon (Aurora) – rough to high, with waves 3.1 to 9 meters high
• western seaboards of Central Luzon and Southern Luzon, western seaboard of Visayas (Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan including Kalayaan, Calamian, Cuyo, and Cagayancillo islands, Negros Occidental, Guimaras, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Antique) – rough to very rough, with waves 2.8 to 4.5 meters high
• southern and eastern seaboards of Southern Luzon (Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Marinduque, Romblon, Masbate including Ticao and Burias islands, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, and Sorsogon) – rough to very rough, with waves 2.8 to 4.5 meters high
• central and eastern seaboards of Visayas (Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Siquijor) – rough to very rough, with waves 2.8 to 4.5 meters high

Travel is risky for all vessels in areas with rough to high or very high seas, while travel is risky for small vessels in rough to very rough seas.

Egay might also cause moderate to rough seas in coastal waters along the seaboards of the Visayas and the northern and eastern seaboards of Mindanao that are not covered by the gale warning. Small vessels should take precautionary measures as waves may be 2 to 3 meters high.

Meanwhile, Egay is still enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat, which continues to affect the Visayas, Mindanao, and the western part of Southern Luzon on Wednesday. Rain is heaviest in these areas:

Wednesday, July 26

• 100-200 mm: Occidental Mindoro
• 50-100 mm: Western Visayas, northern part of Palawan including Cuyo, Calamian, and Kalayaan islands, Antique

Thursday, July 27

• 100-200 mm: Occidental Mindoro
• 50-100 mm: Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Batangas, northern part of Palawan including Cuyo, Calamian, Kalayaan, and Cagayancillo islands

Friday, July 28

• 50-100 mm: La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, northern part of Palawan including Cuyo, Calamian, and Kalayaan islands

Floods and landslides remain likely in areas affected by the enhanced southwest monsoon.

Gusty conditions, still due to the enhanced southwest monsoon, may persist in these areas as well:

Wednesday, July 26

• Luzon, Visayas

Thursday, July 27

• Luzon, Western Visayas

Friday, July 28

• Batanes, Ilocos Region, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, southern part of Quezon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas

After passing the Babuyan Islands, Egay may turn northwest or north northwest and pass over the waters south and southwest of Taiwan, which is within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

The typhoon could leave PAR on Thursday morning, July 27, then cross the Taiwan Strait and make landfall in Fujian, China, on Friday morning, July 28.

PAGASA also said Egay may weaken, “although the rate of weakening will not be rapid due to [a] slightly favorable environment offsetting the impact of land interaction with the rugged terrain of Northern Luzon and Taiwan.”

But once Egay makes landfall in Fujian and moves inland over mainland China, “a more rapid weakening is expected,” added the weather bureau. The tropical cyclone might degenerate into a remnant low by Saturday, July 29.

Egay is the Philippines’ fifth tropical cyclone for 2023 and the second for July. PAGASA earlier estimated that two to four tropical cyclones would form inside or enter PAR during the month. – Rappler.com