'Falcon' intensifies into typhoon, still enhancing 'habagat'
Published Jul 30, 2023 03:46 pm
Tropical cyclone Falcon (international name: Khanun) became a typhoon on Sunday evening, July 30, and is expected to continue to strengthen the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” causing more rains in western Luzon over the next three days, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
In its 11 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said Falcon was moving north-northwestward at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour (kph), while packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kph near the center and gusts of up to 170 kph.
Previously, it had maximum sustained winds of 110 kph near the center and gusts of up to 135 kph.
The center of the eye of the typhoon was estimated 1,090 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon as of 10 p.m.
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PAGASA said Falcon is still unlikely to make landfall, but it may intensify the effects of the habagat over the next three days. This could result in heavy to intense rains in the following areas until Tuesday, Aug. 1: Metro Manila, Cavite, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Bulacan, the northern part of Palawan, including the Calamian and Cuyo Islands, the Kalayaan Islands, Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro. Meanwhile, heavy rains may prevail over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday, Aug. 2. “Under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides are expected especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards as identified in hazard maps and in localities that experienced considerable amounts of rainfall for the past several days,” PAGASA warned. Falcon may continue to intensify over the Philippine Sea over the next three days, and may leave the country’s area of responsibility between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
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PAGASA said Falcon is still unlikely to make landfall, but it may intensify the effects of the habagat over the next three days. This could result in heavy to intense rains in the following areas until Tuesday, Aug. 1: Metro Manila, Cavite, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Bulacan, the northern part of Palawan, including the Calamian and Cuyo Islands, the Kalayaan Islands, Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro. Meanwhile, heavy rains may prevail over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday, Aug. 2. “Under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides are expected especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards as identified in hazard maps and in localities that experienced considerable amounts of rainfall for the past several days,” PAGASA warned. Falcon may continue to intensify over the Philippine Sea over the next three days, and may leave the country’s area of responsibility between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.