‘Tino’ out of PAR, but brace for ‘Uwan’ this weekend

Metro Manila, Philippines - Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) early Thursday morning, Nov. 6, but the country would have to brace for a super typhoon coming this weekend.

In its 5 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said “Tino” left the PAR at 12:30 a.m., and was last seen packing maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 190 kph.

Signal No. 1 was still raised over Kalayaan Islands in the West Philippine Sea as “Tino” was expected to bring rains with gusty winds to the area.

PAGASA forecast the trough of the typhoon, the northeast monsoon or amihan, shear line, and localized thunderstorms will bring cloudy skies with rains to the country.

Super Typhoon Uwan

As early as Friday evening, PAGASA may raise wind signals over the eastern portion of Luzon and parts of Samar provinces in anticipation of another life-threatening weather disturbance.

The tropical cyclone, last seen 1,715 km east of northeastern Mindanao, intensified into a tropical storm early Thursday morning and was given an international name “Fung-wong.”

The tropical storm will be locally called “Uwan” once it enters the PAR on late Friday evening or Saturday.

In its latest forecast, PAGASA said the tropical storm will intensify into a super typhoon on Saturday and may trigger the issuance of storm surge warnings.

“Potentially life-threatening stormy conditions may occur over Northern Luzon and portions of Central Luzon on Monday (10 November) and Tuesday (11 November),” it said.

“There is also a potential for high storm surge risk and related coastal flooding, especially in Northern Luzon and the east coast of Central Luzon,” it added.