Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Tropical storm Butchoy is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.
At 4 p.m. today, the center of the storm was located at 2,060 kilometers east of Mindanao, with maximum sustaned winds of 65 kph (kilometers per hour) near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph.
Butchoy is forecast to move northwest at 7 kph.
PAGASA weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said one to three tropical cyclones might affect the country this July.
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The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JWTC) said tropical storm Butchoy (international name: Nepartak) may become a major typhoon by Thursday morning.
Both the JTWC and the Japan Meterological Agency advised that the storm is a threat to Taiwan and the Ryuku Islands.
While a landfall is unlikely at this time, both agencies said Batanes should also monitor the storm.
For Monday’s forecast, PAGASA said cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally heavy rains will prevail over Bicol region and the provinces of Samar.
Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms will be experienced over Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Central Luzon, Northern Mindanao, the rest of the Visayas, and the provinces of Pangasinan and Tarlac.
