Typhoon Aghon intensifies over Philippine Sea

Typhoon Aghon (internationally named Ewiniar) intensified again over the Philippine Sea early Monday, May 27, with its maximum sustained winds now at 130 kilometers per hour and gustiness easing to 160 km/h.

As of Monday morning, the typhoon's center was estimated to be 90 kilometers east-southeast of Baler, Aurora, moving north-northeast at 10 km/h with PAGASA projecting continued intensification over the next two days before Aghon starts weakening mid or late Wednesday, May 29.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 remains active for Aurora and the northern portion of Quezon (Infanta, General Nakar) including Polillo Islands, while Signal No. 1 is raised in multiple provinces as listed by PAGASA, with no areas under Signal No. 3 as of Monday morning.

PAGASA warns that gale warnings are issued over coastal waters of Aurora, Quezon, Marinduque; southern Batangas; and northern Camarines Norte, cautioning against sea travel for small seacraft due to moderate to rough seas in the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon and the seaboard of Bicol.

Classes have been suspended in several areas due to Typhoon Aghon, with moderate to heavy rain expected on Monday particularly in Isabela, Aurora, Polillo Islands, Occidental Mindoro, Calamian Islands, Cuyo Islands, Antique, and Aklan.