Hanna slows down while southwest monsoon continues to dump rain over Luzon
Track of Typhoon Hanna, whose international name is Haikui. (Photo courtesy of Pagasa)
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Hanna (international name: Haikui) decelerated even as it further intensified while passing through north-northeast of Batanes, the state weather bureau said.
In its 11 a.m. cyclone advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Hanna slowed down from 20 kilometers per hour (kph) to 10 kph while moving toward the coast of Southern Taiwan.
Hanna was last monitored 220 kilometers north-northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, carrying maximum sustained winds of 155 kph with gustiness of up to 190 kph, Pagasa also said.
Due to the typhoon’s slight increase in strength, the state weather bureau cautioned that wind signals will remain hoisted in Batanes and Babuyan Islands, which are forecast to experience heavy rainfall for the rest of the day.
Pagasa also noted that Hanna will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon, which is locally known as habagat. Hence, rains will persist over the western portion of Luzon and Antique in the next three days.
The southwest monsoon is likewise anticipated to bring windy conditions in Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Nueva Vizcaya, Zambales, Pampanga, Bataan, Aurora, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), Mimaropa (Mindoro Oriental and Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan), Bicol Region, Western Visayas, and the northern portion of Eastern Visayas.
The looming effects of the typhoon-boosted southwest monsoon also prompted Pagasa to hoist a gale warning over the northern and western seaboards of Luzon; eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon; portions of seaboards of Northern Quezon; southern seaboard of Southern Luzon; and western seaboard of Visayas.
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The state weather bureau said Hanna is forecast to land on Southern Taiwan’s eastern coast by Sunday as the typhoon may possibly leave the Philippine area of responsibility by late Sunday evening or Monday morning.
Pagasa noted Hanna is expected to hit the coast of Guangdong or Fujian, China, on Tuesday (September 5) as a severe tropical storm.
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