The typhoon with international name “Bualoi” off the Pacific coast further intensified yesterday but remains less likely to directly affect any part of the Philippines.
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration weather specialist Meno Mendoza said Bualoi was estimated 2,265 kilometers east of Northern Luzon yesterday.
From packing maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 190 kph last Tuesday, Bualoi further intensified with maximum winds of 185 kph and gusts of up to 230 kph yesterday and remains as a typhoon.
Mendoza said Bualoi still has a minimal chance of entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
Meanwhile, the shallow low-pressure area at 1,320 kms east of Northern Luzon is also not expected to affect any part of the Philippines and could possibly dissipate by tomorrow, Mendoza said.
The whole country will have fair weather in the next few days due to the absence of weather disturbance.
Mendoza said the northeasterly surface wind flow prevails over Northern Luzon.
Ilocos region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley may experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to strong winds coming from the northeast.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will likely have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms.
PAGASA warned that the occurrence of severe thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening could possibly trigger flash floods in low-lying areas or landslides in mountainous regions. (Ellalyn V. Ruiz)
