Super Typhoon Bavi May Enter PAR Tuesday, to be Named 'Inday'

Super Typhoon Bavi has slightly accelerated as it continues its westward to northwestward track over the Philippine Sea, and is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) between Tuesday evening and early Wednesday. Once inside PAR, the cyclone will be given the local name 'Inday' and is forecast to maintain its super typhoon strength as it moves over the Philippine Sea, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA. In its 11 p.m. tropical cyclone advisory on Monday, July 6, PAGASA reported that Bavi was located 1,950 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon, outside of PAR. The super typhoon was packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 250 kph, with a central pressure of 910 hPa. It was moving west-northwestward at 25 kph. Wind signals, rains. Despite a low chance of making landfall over Luzon, PAGASA indicated that tropical cyclone wind signals may be raised over the northern and eastern portions of northern Luzon as early as Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. The highest wind signal that may be hoisted during Bavi's passage is likely Signal No. 2 or Signal No. 3. The weather bureau also has not ruled out the possibility of raising wind signals over the eastern portions of southern Luzon and the Visayas due to uncertainties in the extent of the cyclone's strong winds. Meanwhile, gusty conditions are expected over most parts of the country between Tuesday and Wednesday due to the enhanced southwest monsoon, locally known as 'habagat'. PAGASA stated that this enhanced southwest monsoon, combined with the effects of Bavi, will also bring heavy rains over the northern and western portions of the country. Track. PAGASA forecasts Bavi to generally move west-northwestward before turning northwestward toward the Ryukyu Islands. The weather bureau predicts the cyclone will gradually weaken as it moves near extreme northern Luzon while approaching eastern Taiwan, although it is expected to remain a super typhoon upon entering PAR.