Typhoon Bavi (international name), which is likely to intensify into a super typhoon, could enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) next week and enhance the southwest monsoon, according to the state weather bureau on Friday.
“It is possible that by Tuesday or Wednesday, it will enter PAR,” Obet Baddrina, weather specialist at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), said in a 5:00 a.m. briefing in Filipino.
He noted that upon its entry, it will be assigned the local name Inday, the country’s ninth tropical cyclone this year.
Typhoon Bavi was last located about 3,400 kilometers east of the country’s landmass and is expected to continue moving westward toward Taiwan.
Mr. Baddrina said the storm may enhance the southwest monsoon next week, affecting large parts of Luzon and the Visayas.
It may also prompt the hoisting of tropical cyclone wind signals in some areas.
“So, it’s possible that the southwest monsoon will be enhanced next week, triggering rainy conditions from Wednesday to Friday,” he said.
PAGASA urged the public to continue monitoring updates on the potential super typhoon, which is expected to enter PAR next week. — Edg Adrian A. Eva
