PAGASA Says Super Typhoon Julian Downgraded to Typhoon
PAGASA LATEST UPDATE – The state weather bureau reported that Typhoon Julian is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
On Wednesday (October 2, 2024), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration released the latest weather update in the country. Typhoon Julian will continue to affect the country’s weather conditions.
PAGASA reported that Julian has been downgraded to the typhoon category, packing maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour with gustiness of 205 kph. It was last located 280 km west-northwest of Itbayat, Batanes.
“Julian will continue to weaken due to a combination of incoming northeasterly wind flow over the East China Sea and Taiwan Strait and lower ocean heat content in its vicinity,” PAGASA said.
Typhoon Julian will bring rains with gusty winds over Batanes, Cagayan, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur.
Julian will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Central Luzon and the rest of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Ilocos Region.
“After landfall, Julian is forecast to move erratically over the landmass and coastal waters of Taiwan before emerging over the Taiwan Strait on Friday evening or Saturday early morning. Afterward, Julian will move southwestward over the Taiwan Strait and the waters south of mainland China,” PAGASA added.
The easterlies will bring similar weather conditions over the Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, and BARMM.
The localized thunderstorms will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over Metro Manila and the rest of the country.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was raised in the following areas:
- Batanes
- Babuyan Islands;
- The northern and western portions of Ilocos Norte
- The northwestern portion of mainland Cagayan
The weather agency has advised the residents in the affected areas to take precautionary measures for possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains and severe thunderstorms.