Signal No. 1 up in Batanes, Babuyan as ‘Hanna,’ LPA enhance southwest monsoon
Credit to Author: DIVINA NOVA JOY DELA CRUZ| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 01:27:22 +0000
SIGNAL NO. 1 was raised over Batanes and Babuyan Islands on Wednesday morning due to severe tropical storm “Hanna,” the state-run weather bureau said.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) spotted Hanna at 610 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes. It has slightly strengthened, carrying maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of 135 kph. It was moving in a west-northwest direction, maintaining a speed of 10 kph.
Another low pressure area (LPA), last spotted at 270 kilometers west of Dagupan City, was enhancing the southwest monsoon.