Brewing cyclone monitored outside PAR
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, Oct. 6 lifted all tropical cyclone wind warnings issued due to typhoon Jenny (international name: Koinu), as it no longer directly affected any part of the country.
In its final bulletin for Jenny, PAGASA last spotted the center of the eye of the typhoon 385 kilometers (km) west-northwest of Itbayat, Batanes.
It left the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 5.
“Typhoon Jenny is less likely to directly bring heavy rainfall over the country throughout the forecast period. Furthermore, the effect of the typhoon on the southwest monsoon (habagat) has weakened, although the western section of Luzon may still experience some rain showers,” PAGASA said.
Improved weather
Meanwhile, the trough or extension of Jenny may still bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Ilocos Norte, Batanes, and Babuyan Islands.
Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to habagat may also affect Metro Manila, Zambales. Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan.
The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.
New LPA
PAGASA is also monitoring a low pressure area (LPA) outside the PAR that may develop into a tropical cyclone in the next few days.
Weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio said the LPA was located 1,950 km east of Luzon.
It is moving westward and may enter the PAR by weekend, he pointed out.
The next tropical cyclone name on PAGASA’s list is “Kabayan.”
