Inday weakens into typhoon; rains to drench parts of PH – Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical cyclone Inday, formerly Super Typhoon, weakens into a typhoon, but continues to bring rains over major parts of the country on Thursday, July 9, the state weather bureau said.

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Leanne Loreto said during its 5 a.m. weather advisory that Inday, located 925 kilometers east of Northern Luzon, still maintains typhoon strength.

“Although it (Inday) has weakened, the typhoon remains strong. As we can observe, many areas are still being affected by the wind fields and rain bands of Inday,” Loreto reported.

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Rains with gusty winds may prevail over Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Norte, Aurora, and Catanduanes due to the typhoon.

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Inday is also forecast to affect Eastern Visayas and the rest of Bicol Region, bringing gloomy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms.

Meanwhile, the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat, is likely to bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers over the following areas:

Mimaropa

Western Visayas

Negros Island Region

Zamboanga Peninsula

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Lanao del Norte

Sultan Kudarat

Sarangani

South Cotabato

The rest of Visayas and Mindanao are expected to experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with occasional rains due to habagat.

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As of 4 a.m., Inday packs maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 215 kilometers per hour, moving west northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over parts of Luzon, including in:

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Batanes

Cagayan (including Babuyan Islands)

Isabela

Northeastern portion of Quirino

Apayao

Northern portion of Abra

Kalinga

Eastern portion of Mountain Province

Eastern portion of Ifugao

Ilocos Norte

Northern portion of Aurora

Northern and central portions of Catanduanes

Meanwhile, strong to gale-force winds are affecting northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon, and the eastern seaboard of Visayas, according to Loreto.

READ: Luzon provinces brace for Inday impact

Inday is forecast to move northwestward while remaining over the Philippine Sea, and pass near extreme Northern Luzon by Friday evening, before exiting the country on Saturday, July 11.

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“Rainfall will intensify tomorrow due to the southwest monsoon. As the typhoon traverses the Philippine Sea, Inday will pull the monsoon winds toward Palawan and the Visayas,” Loreto said. /das