Inday weakens to typhoon, enhanced habagat brings rains to Visayas

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Tropical cyclone Inday (international name: Bavi) has weakened into a typhoon as of early Thursday morning, July 9.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the typhoon remained a strong weather system capable of bringing rains and strong winds across parts of the country despite weakening.

As of 4 a.m. Thursday, Pagasa located the typhoon 925 kilometers east of Northern Luzon, moving west-northwest at 20 kilometers per hour.

It packed maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 215 km/h.

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Pagasa said the typhoon’s outer rainbands might affect the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas throughout the day.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 has also remained in effect over several areas in Northern Luzon.

Typhoon enhances habagat

Despite weakening, Inday has continued enhancing the southwest monsoon, or habagat, bringing scattered rains and thunderstorms over parts of the Visayas and other areas of the country.

The affected areas include MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, the Negros Island Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, Lanao del Norte, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, and Sarangani.

“Patuloy na pinapalakas at hinihila ni bagyong Inday ang habagat patungo sa Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao,” weather specialist Leanne Loreto said in Thursday’s forecast.

(Typhoon Inday continues to strengthen and pull the southwest monsoon toward Palawan, the Visayas, and Mindanao.)

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Pagasa also issued a general flood advisory for Eastern and Western Visayas due to light to moderate rainfall affecting rivers and other waterways today.

The bureau said the enhanced southwest monsoon and the typhoon’s outer circulation would bring strong to gale-force gusts over most parts of the country until Saturday, July 11.

Typhoon Inday’s track

Pagasa said Inday is forecast to move northwest while remaining over the Philippine Sea.

The typhoon may pass closest to extreme Northern Luzon between Friday evening and Saturday morning.

It will then move toward the southern islands of Japan and may make landfall or pass near the northern coast of Taiwan.

Inday is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday, July 11.

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