MANILA, Philippines – The center of the eye of Typhoon Julian (Krathon) has re-entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), state weather bureau PAGASA announced Thursday, October 3.
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| At 8:00 AM today (October 3), the center of the eye of Typhoon Julian re-entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). PAGASA |
As 'Julian' returned to PAR at 8:00 a.m., PAGASA advised to monitor updates of the weather disturbance.
At 8:00 a.m. today, the center of the eye of Typhoon 'Julian' was estimated based on all available data at 245 km Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes.
'Julian' has maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 165 km/h. It is moving slowly at east northeast.
PAGASA also raised tropical cyclone wind signal (TCWS) No. 1 in Batanes.
'Julian' is forecast to make landfall over southwestern Taiwan this afternoon.
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 (which is related to upwelling of cooler waters caused by its slow movement for nearly two days), JULIAN is forecast to continue weakening.
Despite its re-entry in the PAR region, no direct effect is anticipated over the country except for Batanes, which is relatively close to Taiwan.
After landfall over southwestern Taiwan, Julian is forecast to move erratically over Taiwan while rapidly weakening due to land interaction. This tropical cyclone is forecast to become a remnant low over Taiwan tomorrow (October 4).
— The Summit Express
