State weather forecasters PAGASA Thursday afternoon raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 over three areas in Luzon as the slow-moving Typhoon Emong maintained its strength.

PAGASA’s 5 p.m. tropical cyclone bulletin said winds exceeding 118 km/h up to 184 km/h may be expected in the following areas in at least 12 hours:

the southwestern portion of Ilocos Sur (Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz, Tagudin)

the northwestern portion of La Union (Bangar, Luna, Balaoan, Bacnotan, San Juan, City of San Fernando, Bauang)

the extreme northwestern portion of Pangasinan (Agno, Bani, Bolinao, Anda, City of Alaminos)

Under Signal No. 3 are the following:

the rest of Ilocos Sur

the rest of La Union

the northern and western portions of Pangasinan (Burgos, Dasol, Mabini, Lingayen, Bugallon, Infanta, Labrador, Sual, Dagupan City, San Fabian, Binmaley)

the southern portion of Abra (San Quintin, Langiden, Manabo, Pidigan, Luba, Tubo, Villaviciosa, Pilar, Peñarrubia, San Isidro, Bangued, Danglas, La Paz, Tayum, Boliney, Sallapadan, Bucloc, Bucay, Dolores, Lagangilang, Licuan-Baay, Daguioman)

the western portion of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Sagada, Bauko)

the western portion of Benguet (Sablan, Kapangan, Mankayan, Tuba, Bakun, Kibungan)

Signal No. 2 was hoisted over these areas:

Ilocos Norte

the rest of Pangasinan

the rest of Abra

Apayao

Kalinga

the rest of Mountain Province

Ifugao

the rest of Benguet

Babuyan Islands

the northern and western portions of mainland Cagayan (Rizal, Santa Praxedes, Claveria, Sanchez-Mira, Pamplona, Abulug, Ballesteros, Aparri, Camalaniugan, Allacapan, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Lal-Lo, Lasam, Santo Niño, Piat, Tuao)

the western portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kayapa, Santa Fe, Ambaguio, Aritao, Bambang, Bayombong, Villaverde, Solano, Bagabag)

the northern portion of Zambales (Masinloc, Candelaria, Santa Cruz, Palauig, Iba)

Under Signal No. 1 are the following:

Batanes

the rest of Cagayan

the western and central portions of Isabela (Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Quezon, Mallig, Quirino, Roxas, San Manuel, Aurora, San Mateo, Ramon, Cordon, Burgos, Cabatuan, Cabagan, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Tumauini, Gamu, Luna, Maconacon, Alicia, San Mariano, Naguilian, San Guillermo, City of Cauayan, Echague, Ilagan City, Angadanan, Benito Soliven, City of Santiago, Reina Mercedes, San Agustin, Divilacan, San Isidro, Jones)

Quirino

the rest of Nueva Vizcaya

the rest of Zambales

Tarlac

the northern portion of Pampanga (Porac, Floridablanca, Angeles City, Mabalacat City, Magalang)

the western and central portions of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Lupao, Talugtug, Cuyapo, Nampicuan, Guimba, Science City of Muñoz, San Jose City, Pantabangan, Rizal, Llanera, Talavera, Santo Domingo, Quezon, Licab, Aliaga, Zaragoza, San Antonio, Jaen, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, General Mamerto Natividad, Palayan City, Bongabon, Laur)

At 4 p.m. Emong was spotted over the coastal waters of Burgos, Pangasinan, carrying maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 150 km/h.