Weather Today – August 7, 2015 | #HANNAHPH to exit PAR tomorrow; another “bagyo” spotted

Typhoon Hanna, still within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), was located at 395 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes at 10:00AM today. It maintained its strength, packing winds of 165 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 200 kilometers per hour. Hanna is expected to move west-northwest at 20 kilometers per hour. PAGASA Weather Forecaster Benison Estareja says if its velocity does not change, it will possibly leave the PAR by Saturday noon.

As Hanna moves closer towards Batanes-Taiwan area, storm signals are still up over some parts of Northern Luzon. These include Batanes province and Itbayat under Signal Number 2 while Signal Number 1 is raised over Calayan and Babuyan group of islands, along with the Northern Cagayan.



Stormy weather will prevail over these areas. Despite the slim chance of landfall activity, Hanna continues to enhance the southwest monsoon or “habagat”. Monsoon rains will be dumped over Western Visayas, Palawan and Mindoro, where flash flood and landslide could occur.

Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, SOCCSKSARGEN, ARMM, Bicol Region, Cagayan Valley, Ilocos, Cordillera, the rest of Visayas and the provinces of Marinduque and Romblon will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms. The rest of the country including Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms.

Aside from the monsoon rains, habagat will also affect the sea condition over the northern and eastern seaboard of Luzon, seaboards of Palawan, southern seaboard of Southern Luzon, seaboards of Visayas and Mindanao. Sea travel remains risky for fishing boats and other small sea craft due to rough to very rough sea condition.



Meanwhile, another tropical depression was spotted outside the PAR. According to PAGASA Weather Forecaster Manny Mendoza, it was last located at approximately 2, 700 kilometers east of Luzon. As of now, it has a very slim chance of entering the boundary. However, all are still advised to monitor updates and further development.