Except for Batanes, the northeastern a part of Babuyan Islands can be below Sign No. 4 as of 11 pm on Sunday, September 29
MANILA, Philippines – Hurricane Julian (Krathon) continued to accentuate late Sunday night, September 29, with its most sustained winds growing from 140 kilometers per hour to 150 km/h.
The storm’s gustiness is now as much as 185 km/h from the earlier 170 km/h, primarily based on the 11 pm bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Companies Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday.
As of 10 pm, Julian was situated 125 kilometers southeast of Basco, Batanes, shifting west on the similar velocity of 15 km/h.
The storm remains to be projected to maneuver typically west northwest till Tuesday morning, October 1, over the Balintang and Bashi channels.
It might make landfall in Batanes, or move very near the province, on Monday morning or afternoon, September 30.
Then on Tuesday afternoon, it is going to be “sharply turning northward towards Taiwan,” the place it might additionally make landfall on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, October 2. Taiwan is throughout the Philippine Space of Accountability (PAR).
PAGASA additionally mentioned Julian might strengthen additional within the subsequent 48 hours, and presumably intensify into a brilliant storm earlier than hitting the southern a part of Taiwan. “On this case, Julian will move close to or over Batanes throughout its intensification interval,” added the climate bureau.
Except for Batanes, Babuyan Island — which belongs to the island group of the identical title — has been positioned below Sign No. 4. These are the areas below tropical cyclone wind indicators as of 11 pm on Sunday:
Sign No. 4
Hurricane-force winds (118 to 184 km/h), important to extreme menace to life and property
- Batanes
- northeastern a part of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Island)
Sign No. 3
Storm-force winds (89 to 117 km/h), average to important menace to life and property
Sign No. 2
Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to average menace to life and property
- mainland Cagayan
- Apayao
- Ilocos Norte
Sign No. 1
Sturdy winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor menace to life and property
- Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- Abra
- Kalinga
- Ifugao
- Mountain Province
- Benguet
- Isabela
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- northern and central components of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler, San Luis)
PAGASA added that “the wind move coming in the direction of the circulation” of the storm might convey sturdy to gale-force gusts to those areas:
Monday, September 30
- Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Romblon, Bicol
Tuesday, October 1
- Ilocos Area, Cordillera Administrative Area, northern and jap components of mainland Cagayan, jap a part of Isabela, Aurora, Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Romblon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes
In the meantime, the climate bureau up to date its rainfall forecast for Julian. The storm will proceed to set off rain in Northern Luzon within the coming days, particularly on Monday, when it might hit Batanes.
Sunday night, September 29, to Monday night, September 30
- Intense to torrential rain (above 200 millimeters): Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): mainland Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Apayao, Abra, Benguet
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, remainder of Cordillera Administrative Area
Monday night, September 30, to Tuesday night, October 1
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Ilocos Sur, Apayao, Abra
Tuesday night, October 1, to Wednesday night, October 2
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Batanes, Babuyan Islands
On Monday, different areas in Northern Luzon not talked about above might have rain with gusty winds from Julian.
The trough or extension of the storm can even set off scattered rain and thunderstorms in Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and far of Central Luzon.
The remainder of the nation, not affected by Julian, will proceed to have typically honest climate, with simply localized thunderstorms.
Batanes, Babuyan Islands, and the northern a part of mainland Cagayan nonetheless face a average to excessive threat of life-threatening storm surges within the subsequent 48 hours.
For coastal waters, excessive to very excessive seas are seen within the seaboards of Batanes (waves as much as 14 meters excessive) and the seaboards of Babuyan Islands (waves as much as 8 meters excessive). Journey is dangerous for all vessels.
Very tough sea situations are anticipated within the northern seaboard of Ilocos Norte (waves as much as 5.5 meters excessive) in addition to the northern seaboard of mainland Cagayan and the remaining seaboard of Ilocos Norte (waves as much as 5 meters excessive). Journey is dangerous for many varieties of vessels.
Average to tough sea situations will persist within the remaining seaboard of Cagayan and the seaboard of Ilocos Sur (waves as much as 4 meters excessive), the seaboard of Isabela (waves as much as 3.5 meters excessive), the seaboard of the northern a part of Aurora and the remaining seaboard of the Ilocos Area (waves as much as 3 meters excessive), and the remaining seaboard of Aurora and the northern and jap seaboards of Polillo Islands (waves as much as 2.5 meters excessive). Small vessels shouldn’t enterprise out to sea.
ALSO ON RAPPLER
After Julian’s potential landfall in Taiwan, it might flip north northeast and emerge over the waters east of Taiwan on Wednesday afternoon or night. Then it might velocity up north northeast over the East China Sea and depart PAR on Thursday, October 3.
Julian is the Philippines’ tenth tropical cyclone for 2024 and sixth tropical cyclone for September alone.
The opposite tropical cyclone that PAGASA has been monitoring, the tropical storm with the worldwide title Jebi, isn’t anticipated to enter PAR. – Rappler.com
