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Typhoon Yutu weakened on Thursday evening as it continues to approach the Philippine area of responsibility.

PAGASA weather forecaster Gener Quitlong said the typhoon was last spotted 2,230 kilometers east of Central Luzon (outside PAR) as of 8 p.m.

It is now packing maximum sustained winds of 185 km per hour from 210 kph at 4 p.m, and gusts of up to 225 kph from 260 kph.

The typhoon, which will be named Rosita, is forecast to enter PAR by Saturday morning if it continues to move west at 15 kph.

According to ABS-CBN resident meteorologist Nilo Millanes, Yutu is considered as a "violent typhoon" by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

A violent typhoon is the highest category on the agency’s scale, with its strength of 215 kph near the center and gustiness of 305 kph

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), meanwhile, categorized Yutu as a supertyphoon, with a strength of 270 kph and gusts reaching up to 325 kph.

Yutu slammed into US Western Pacific territories on Wednesday. It was the second major typhoon to hit the islands after Mangkhut struck in September, bringing strong winds and rains that caused damage in Hong Kong and Macau and triggered landslides that killed dozens in the Philippines.

Millanes said the probability of the typhoon to make landfall in Northern Cagayan, Philippines is low as of posting time due to the wide spread in the forecast tracks after the 72-hour forecast time.

SOURCE: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/26/18/yutu-weakens-ahead-of-philippine-entry

'Yutu' weakens ahead of Philippine entry


Rainy days are almost here.

The state weather bureau on Wednesday declared the start of the southwest monsoon, but it doesn’t mean the rainy season is finally here.

“When you say start of the southwest monsoon, it doesn’t necessarily mean onset ng rainy season, kumbaga panimula ng pag-uulan na nararanasan (it only means the start of rainy days),” said Robert Sawi, chief weather forecaster of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.

The onset of the rainy season would only come when the “full-blown” monsoon is here.

The rainy season is declared when five of the eight main weather stations have at least 25 mm amount of rainfall in a span of days, with at least 1 mm of rain for three consecutive days, said Analiza Solis, officer in charge of Pagasa’s climatology division.

Only three stations have met the criteria so far.

“It is expected that during the remaining days of May light to moderate rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms will prevail.

However, it may be followed by short dry period called monsoon break. Occasional to frequent rains and thunderstorms in most parts of Luzon and Visayas will be experienced in the coming months due to southwest monsoon activity,” Pagasa said in a separate statement.

The weather bureau also predicts 17 to 20 typhoons to hit the country this year, according to Pagasa weather division head Esperanza Cayanan.

Last year, 14 typhoons struck the Philippines. IDL/Inquirer.net

SOURCE: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/899150/pagasa-says-rainy-days-are-coming

PAGASA says rainy days are coming

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