At 2:00 PM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA 12b) located outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) intensified into a Tropical Depression. According to PAGASA’s 3:00 PM bulletin, the Tropical Depression was situated approximately 900 km southwest of southwestern Luzon, at coordinates 3.8°N, 113.2°E. It carries maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h and gustiness … Read more
The center of Typhoon “Julian” (international name: Krathon) was located approximately 80 kilometers west of Basco, Batanes. The typhoon’s eye was detected at coordinates 20.5°N, 121.2°E. With maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h near the center and gusts reaching up to 215 km/h, Typhoon Julian continues to move in a west-northwestward direction at a speed … Read more
Synopsis: The Southwest Monsoon is currently affecting Northern Luzon. A tropical cyclone, Severe Tropical Storm Ampil (2407), remains outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as of 3:00 PM today. It is located 2,045 kilometers east-northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, at 26.9°N, 140.8°E, with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h near the center and gusts … Read more