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Typhoon Falcon to exit PAR Aug. 1, but 'habagat' rains may persist
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Typhoon Falcon to exit PAR Aug. 1, but 'habagat' rains may persist
Typhoon Falcon to exit PAR Aug. 1, but 'habagat' rains may persist
Published Jul 31, 2023 01:02 am
Typhoon Falcon (international name: Khanun) may leave the country’s area of responsibility on Tuesday, Aug. 1 but it may continue to strengthen the effect of the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” which will bring rains over the next three days, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
In its 5 a.m. bulletin on Monday, July 31, PAGASA last located the center of the eye of the typhoon 1,070 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon.
(PAGASA)
It is moving north-northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (kph) and continues to strengthen, with maximum sustained winds of 150 kph near the center and gusts of up to 185 kph. If it maintains its current speed and track, Falcon will be outside the country’s area of responsibility by Tuesday morning or afternoon, PAGASA said. Despite the typhoon moving away from the country, it may continue to enhance the effect of the southwest monsoon that will induce occasional heavy rains in western Luzon for the next three days. READ: [https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/30/falcon-intensifies-into-typhoon-still-enhances-habagat](https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/30/falcon-intensifies-into-typhoon-still-enhances-habagat) In the next 24 hours, scattered to widespread heavy rains may continue to affect Zambales and Bataan, while occasional moderate to heavy rains may persist in Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, and Occidental Mindoro. With the exception of Bicol Region, the rest of Luzon and Western Visayas may experience scattered monsoon rain showers and thunderstorms. Bicol Region may have scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the trough or extension of typhoon Falcon. “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. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers or localized thunderstorms.
(PAGASA)
It is moving north-northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (kph) and continues to strengthen, with maximum sustained winds of 150 kph near the center and gusts of up to 185 kph. If it maintains its current speed and track, Falcon will be outside the country’s area of responsibility by Tuesday morning or afternoon, PAGASA said. Despite the typhoon moving away from the country, it may continue to enhance the effect of the southwest monsoon that will induce occasional heavy rains in western Luzon for the next three days. READ: [https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/30/falcon-intensifies-into-typhoon-still-enhances-habagat](https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/30/falcon-intensifies-into-typhoon-still-enhances-habagat) In the next 24 hours, scattered to widespread heavy rains may continue to affect Zambales and Bataan, while occasional moderate to heavy rains may persist in Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, and Occidental Mindoro. With the exception of Bicol Region, the rest of Luzon and Western Visayas may experience scattered monsoon rain showers and thunderstorms. Bicol Region may have scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the trough or extension of typhoon Falcon. “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. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers or localized thunderstorms.