The newest weather disturbance, Bagyong Ineng will enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Tuesday, August 8, 2015 according to the statement released by the country’s weather bureau, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Bagyong Ineng will enter PAR on Tuesday but it will not yet affect the country.
According to PAGASA’s weather bulletin as of 10:00 AM, Bagyong Ineng (international name Goni) was 2,050 kilometers east of Central Luzon, packing maximum winds of 140 kph and gustiness of up to 170 kph.
Bagyong Ineng (international name Goni) is moving at the speed of 20 kph and west northwest track. It is expected to cross PAR on Tuesday afternoon.
Although the typhoon will have no direct effect on any part of the country until Friday or Saturday, when it nears Northern Luzon, the country’s weather bureau advised the public to monitor succeeding weather bulletins for updates on the typhoon’s movement.
Clouds and rain currently over the archipelago are due to the intertropical convergence zone which is mostly affecting the Visayas and Mindanao.