Tropical storm “Danas” (formerly “Bising”) may re-enter the Philippine area of responsibility by early Monday morning, the state weather bureau PAGASA said yesterday.
PAGASA said the reentry may be short and the typhoon is expected to exit PAR on Monday as well.
The state weather bureau said “Danas” is forecast to intensify into a severe tropical storm within the next 24 hours and may weaken by Tuesday as it interacts with the landmass of eastern China.
“Considering these developments, the public and disaster risk reduction and management offices concerned are advised to continue monitoring for updates related to this tropical cyclone,” PAGASA said.
As this developed, PAGASA deputy administrator Mar Villafuerte said the tropical cyclones that will enter the country this year will not be as severe as those recorded last year.
“It will not be as severe as last year where from October to November, in a span of one month, we had six consecutive typhoon and super typhoon categories,” Villafuerte said.
Science Secretary Renato Solidum said this was because the country is not suffering from La Niña this year, which is usually associated with above-normal rainfall conditions.
PAGASA earlier said the country may log 16 to 19 tropical cyclones this year.