By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet
Typhoon Domeng (international name: Jangmi) maintains its strength as it continues to hover over the Philippine Sea east of Batanes, according to PAGASA’s 11:00 a.m. bulletin.
Domeng was last located 645 km east of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and gustiness of up to 150 kph as it moves north-northwestward at 15 kph.
While no weather signals were hoisted in any part of the country, the trough of the tropical cyclone is expected to bring rains over Central and Northern Luzon, on top of enhancing southwest monsoon that would affect other parts of Luzon and the western section of Visayas and Mindanao.
Likewise, while the state weather bureau has not issued any gale warning advisories, fisherfolk and owners of small marine vessels are advised to exercise caution due to wavy seas in the following areas:
• Up to 3.5 m: The seaboard of Batanes; the eastern seaboards of Babuyan Islands and mainland Cagayan.
• Up to 3.0 m: The seaboard of Isabela; the northern seaboard of Babuyan Islands.
• Up to 2.5 m: The remaining seaboards of Cagayan; the northern and eastern seaboards of Polillo Islands and Catanduanes; the northeastern seaboard of Aurora; the northern seaboard of Camarines Norte.
• Up to 2.0 m: The remaining seaboards of Aurora; the northern seaboards of Ilocos Norte and Camarines Sur; the northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Samar; the eastern seaboards of southern Palawan, Sorsogon, Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands, and Davao Oriental; the southern seaboard of Kalayaan Islands.
PAGASA, meanwhile, noted that Domeng will remain on its north-northwestward trajectory before changing course towards southern Japan for the remainder of the forecast period, with little possibility of making landfall over the Philippine landmass.
The weather system is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility Monday morning or afternoon and may intensify further as it remains over the Philippine Sea.
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