(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — Signal No. 1 is still hoisted over Batanes as Typhoon Hanna (international name: Haikui) slightly intensified while moving towards the sea east of Taiwan, the state weather bureau said Saturday.
According to the 11 a.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), minimal to minor impacts from strong winds are possible in Batanes.
Hanna is reported to have maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometer per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph.
Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon enhanced by Hanna and two other tropical cyclones (Saola and Kirogi) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) will continue to bring rains in parts of Luzon.
“Itong tatlong bagyo na ito ang nagpapa-iral sa ating southwest monsoon o hanging habagat na nagdudulot ng pag-ulan sa malaking bahagi ng Luzon at kanlurang bahagi ng Visayas,” weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said in a press briefing late Friday evening… Read More