"Nando" has intensified into a super typhoon.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are now under Signal No. 2:

Luzon:
Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the northern and eastern portions of Isabela (San Mariano, Ilagan City, Tumauini, Cabagan, Palanan, Divilacan, Maconacon, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Quezon), Apayao, the eastern portion of Kalinga (Rizal, City of Tabuk, Pinukpuk), and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte (Vintar, Carasi, Adams, Dumalneg, Pagudpud, Bangui, Burgos, Pasuquin)

The following, meanwhile, are under Signal No. 1:

Luzon:
The rest of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, the rest of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, the northern portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig), the northern and central portions of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Lupao, San Jose City, Pantabangan, Bongabon, Laur, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Rizal, Llanera, Talavera, Science City of Muñoz, Santo Domingo, Talugtug, Palayan City, Cuyapo, Nampicuan, Guimba, Licab, Quezon, Aliaga, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, Zaragoza, Jaen, San Leonardo, General Tinio, Peñaranda), the northern and central portions of Tarlac (San Jose, City of Tarlac, La Paz, Victoria, Gerona, Paniqui, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, Ramos, Pura, Camiling, San Clemente, Mayantoc, Santa Ignacia), and Aurora

PAGASA said the center of the eye of the super typhoon was so far estimated 535 km east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.

"Nando" is packing maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h near the center and has a gustiness of up to 230 km/h.

It is moving westward at 15 km/h.

The weather bureau said the southwest monsoon and the trough of "Nando" will bring strong to gale-force gusts over Metro Manila, Central Luzon (areas not under wind signal), CALABARZON, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Caraga, Davao Occidental, and Davao Oriental today.

Tomorrow, Metro Manila, Central Luzon (areas not under wind signal), CALABARZON, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, SOCCSKSARGEN, Davao Occidental, and Davao Oriental will experience the same conditions.

A gale warning is in effect over the northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Luzon.

According to the weather bureau, the super typhoon may make landfall over Batanes or Babuyan Islands by tomorrow afternoon or evening.

It may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility early Tuesday.