Typhoon Betty further weakens over Sea East of Batanes

The center of the eye of Typhoon Betty was estimated based on all available data 350 km East of Basco, Batanes, Pagasa reported on its 5 am weather bulletin.

It has maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 190 km/h.

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Wind Signals in some areas of Luzon have been lifted. Minor to moderate impacts caused by gale-force winds remain possible within the areas where Wind Signal No. 2 is hoisted. Minimal to minor impacts from strong winds (i.e., strong breeze to near gale strength) are also possible within any of the areas where Wind Signal No.1 is currently in effect.

The enhanced Southwest Monsoon and outer periphery of the typhoon circulation will also bring occasional gusts in the next 24 hours over Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Aurora, Quezon, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, Romblon, Northern Samar, and the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region and Ilocos Norte that are not under any Wind Signal.

Under the influence of Typhoon BETTY and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, a marine gale warning remains in effect over the seaboards of Northern Luzon, eastern seaboards of Central Luzon, the seaboards of Southern Luzon, and the seaboards of Visayas.

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Typhoon Betty further weakens over Sea East of Batanes

Although slight acceleration remains a possibility in the next 12 hours, Typhoon BETTY is forecast to generally move slowly between today and tomorrow as it turns more northward over the waters east of Batanes. Afterwards, the typhoon will gradually accelerate north northeastward on Thursday and northeastward on Friday, bringing its center over the waters southeast of the Ryukyu Islands. Typhoon BETTY may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday.

This typhoon is forecast to steadily weaken over the next five days due to cooler ocean waters (caused by upwelling of cooler waters in its wake), dry air intrusion, and increasing vertical wind shear. BETTY may be downgraded into a severe tropical storm on late Thursday or early Friday and into a tropical storm on late Friday or early Saturday. However, given the extent of the effect of dry air intrusion on the typhoon, a faster weakening rate within the forecast period is not ruled out.

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