Typhoon Ferdie enters PH
Typhoon Ferdie, with international name Meranti, entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) Sunday morning, the state weather forecasting agency said.
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather forecaster Aldzar Aurelio said Ferdie, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up 150 kph, entered the country at around 11am.
Ferdie was last spotted at 1,280 km east of Casiguran, Aurora and forecasted to move west northwest at 22 kph.
Aurelio said there is a possibility that the typhoon will make a landfall over Batanes area.
It is expected to affect Northern Luzon, Visayas and Metro Manila by Tuesday where isolated rains and thunderstorms will be experienced during the afternoon or evening due to enhance southwest monsoon.
No tropical cyclone warning signal has been raised.
It is expected to exit PAR by late morning or afternoon of Wednesday.
At the same time, the state weather bureau said the low pressure area spotted at west northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan was already outside PAR while the low pressure area spotted at east southeast of Surigao del Sur already dissipated. Ella Dionisio
