Northern Luzon on path of supertyphoon
Philippines News Agency - October 17, 2016
By Catherine J. Teves
COMMUNITIES in Northern Luzon risk experiencing the brunt of the typhoon with the international name Haima, which could intensify into a supertyphoon and make landfall there this week, the state weather bureau said.
“We are not discounting such possibility so communities there must already prepare accordingly,†weather forecaster Meno Mendoza of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
He noted that Haima, that will be named Typhoon Lawin when it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), is heading toward the country, moving over Pacific waters where it continues to draw the energy needed to intensify.
Citing the latest available data, Mendoza said Haima will enter PAR on Monday afternoon, move Northwestward and make landfall on Thursday in Cagayan province.
Haima is forecast to move across the northern section of Northern Luzon and head toward the Ilocos area, he continued.
The onslaught of Haima will likely affect the Batanes group of islands, as well as the Babuyan Islands, he added.
“Aside from heavy rainfall, Haima will likely fan storm surges in Cagayan’s eastern coast,†Mendoza said.
Winds of 220 kilometers per hour or more are also possible if Haima intensifies into a supertyphoon.
Landslides are likely, as well, since soil in some Northern Luzon areas might be saturated already due to the heavy rainfall dumped by Typhoon Karen there last week.
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