Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 has been hoisted over the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Camiguin Island) as Super Typhoon Egay maintains its strength and is expected to make landfall or pass very close to the Babuyan Islands-northeastern mainland Cagayan area between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, PAGASA said Tuesday.

In its latest bulletin, the state weather bureau raised the following Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) in several areas in the country:

Signal No. 5

• The eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Camiguin Island)

Signal No. 4

• The northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana and Gonzaga)
• The rest of Babuyan Island

Signal No. 2

• The rest of Isabela
• Northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao)
• Quirino
• The rest of Kalinga
• Northeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Quezon, Diadi, Bagabag, Ambaguio, Villaverde, Solano, Bayombong)
• The rest of Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• Abra
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Northern portion of Benguet (Bakun, Mankayan, Buguias, Kabayan, Kibungan, Atok)
• Northern portion of La Union (Bangar, Sudipen, Luna, Balaoan, Santol)

Signal No. 1

• Quezon including Pollilo Islands
• The rest of Aurora
• The rest of Nueva Vizcaya
• The rest of Benguet
• The rest of La Union
• Nueva Ecija
• Pangasinan
• Tarlac
• Zambales
• Bulacan
• Pampanga
• Bataan
• Marinduque
• Cavite
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Laguna
• Batangas
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Albay
• Catanduanes

According to PAGASA, Egay may make landfall or pass very close to the Babuyan Islands-northeastern mainland Cagayan area between late Thursday evening and Wednesday morning. Due to a slight northward or southward shift in this segment of the track, Egay may also make landfall or close approach over northern mainland Cagayan or Batanes.

It was moving northwestward at 20 km/h.

It is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday morning, according to PAGASA.