Inday further weakens, habagat to drench parts of PH

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Inday further weakens, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 km per hour and gusts of up to 185 kph, the weather bureau said Friday.

It was located 620 km. east of Basco, Batanes as of 4 a.m., moving northwest at 20 kph., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

Gale-force winds will prevail in areas where wind signal no. 2 is hoisted: Batanes, the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., Didicas Is., Camiguin Is.) and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana).

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Strong winds will be experienced in areas under wind signal no. 1: the rest of Babuyan Islands, the rest of mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, the northern portion of Abra (Tineg, Lagayan, Danglas, San Juan, Lagangilang, Licuan-Baay, Malibcong, Lacub, Daguioman, Dolores, La Paz), Kalinga, the eastern portion of Mountain Province (Natonin, Paracelis), the eastern portion of Ifugao (Aguinaldo, Alfonso Lista), and Ilocos Norte.

PAGASA said most of the country will still experience strong to gale-force gusts caused by the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat and Inday’s periphery.

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Gale warning is in effect over the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon.

Meanwhile, Inday will bring heavy rains across Batanes.

Habagat will cause heavy to intense rains across Occidental Mindoro and Antique, and moderate to heavy rains in Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Palawan, Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Zamboanga del Sur, Lanao del Norte, and Lanao del Sur.

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Inday is forecast to remain as a typhoon and exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday.

PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel Servando told the Philippine News Agency that wind signal no. 1 may still be hoisted in Batanes even when Inday exits PAR.

He said Inday would enhance the habagat despite the cyclone’s downgrade into a typhoon. (PNA)

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