Typhoon Samuel enters PAR
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Samuel is set to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) today, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
Based on the 4 p.m. weather satellite yesterday, the tropical cyclone, with international name Cempaka, was last located at 1,600 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon.
It was packing winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gusts of 150 kph while moving west-northwestward at 20 kph.
Samuel is expected to enter PAR early today but will not affect the country’s weather conditions or make landfall.
It is expected to recurve and exit PAR by tomorrow morning.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies.
Three areas will experience danger level heat index at 42 degrees Celsius: Catarman, Northern Samar; Borongan, Eastern Samar and Zamboanga City.
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