Typhoon ‘Aghon’ slightly weakened on Tuesday morning as it continues to move northeastward away from Luzon, prompting the state weather bureau to lift all tropical cyclone wind signals it earlier raised over the affected areas during the height of its strike.
“With the lifting of all hoisted wind signals, possible impacts from severe winds of AGHON within the forecast period are becoming unlikely,” said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in its 5:00 AM advisory on May 28.
As such, the typhoon is unlikely to bring a significant amount of rainfall within the next three days. PAGASA, however, noted that moderate to heavy rains may be experienced over Western Visayas and the western portion of Central and Southern Luzon attributed to the southwesterly windflow.
The state weather bureau sees the typhoon moving generally northeastward at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h) over the Philippine Sea for the rest of the forecast period and exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Wednesday afternoon or evening.
“AGHON will likely maintain its strength until tomorrow before entering a period of weakening on Wednesday as it begins to interact with the mid-latitude environment and undergo post-tropical transition. However, an earlier weakening trend is not ruled out,” PAGASA said.
The typhoon had maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 160 km/h based on the latest monitoring. Its eye was last spotted at 315 km east of Tuguegarao City in Cagayan.
