‘Onyok’ now a typhoon — Pagasa
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:51:40 +0000
“ONYOK” (international name: Mitag) intensified into a typhoon on Sunday evening, the weather bureau said.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) spotted “Onyok” at 180 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes at 4 a.m. It was carrying maximum sustained winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph. It was moving in a northwest direction at a speed of 20 kph.
Batanes and Babuyan Islands remain under Signal No. 1. A gale warning is up in the northern coast of Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, and Quezon including Polilio Island.
On Monday, the trough of Onyok was expected to bring scattered light to moderate rain showers and isolated thunderstorms over Cagayan, Apayao and Ilocos provinces.
Pagasa weather specialist Meno Mendoza said Onyok was less likely to make landfall in any part of the country. It is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday evening, he said. DIVINA NOVA JOY DELA CRUZ