Weather disturbance “Julian” grew into a severe tropical storm on Saturday and remains almost stationary but far from the country’s landmass, the state weather bureau said.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Julian is forecast to intensify and reach the typhoon category by Sunday.
Julian was last spotted 850 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City in Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 125 kph, according to PAGASA’s weather bulletin issued at 11 a.m.
It is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Monday evening.
No tropical cyclone wind signal was raised as PAGASA said Julian is less likely to directly cause high impact weather over the country.
Small seacraft are advised to take precautionary measures while venturing out to sea as the southwest monsoon is expected to bring moderate to rough seas over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon.
“Julian” will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over the Bicol Region and the provinces of Quezon, Aurora, Isabela, and Cagayan.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers brought by the southwest monsoon and localized thunderstorms.
Winds in Northern Luzon will be moderate to strong, headed southwest to west, causing moderate to rough coastal waters.
In the Visayas and the rest of Luzon, winds will be light to moderate, headed southwest to west, with slight to moderate coastal waters.
In Mindanao, winds will be light to moderate and headed south to southwest, resulting in slight to moderate coastal waters.
The temperature in Metro Manila will range from 26°C to 32°C; Baguio City, 16°C to 25°C; Metro Cebu, 25°C to 34°C; and Metro Davao, 24°C to 34°C.