AS Super Typhoon Julian left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) — but threatened to re-enter on Wednesday — only Signal No. 1 is in effect, but more Luzon areas are covered, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Tuesday.
Areas under the storm signal were Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, the northern and western portions of Pangasinan (Lingayen, City of Alaminos, Anda, San Fabian, Mangaldan, Burgos, Dagupan City, Bolinao, Sual, Labrador, Bani, Pozorrubio, Mabini, Binmaley, San Jacinto, Bugallon, Infanta, Agno, Calasiao, Dasol and Sison), Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Batanes, and Cagayan, including Babuyan Islands.
Also under Signal No. 1 were the northern and western portions of Isabela (Cabagan, Tumauini, Ilagan City, Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Alicia, San Mateo, Aurora, Quezon, Ramon, Naguilian, Roxas, Luna, City of Cauayan, Angadanan, City of Santiago, Reina Mercedes, San Manuel, Cabatuan, Quirino, Gamu, San Isidro, Mallig, Cordon, Burgos, Maconacon, San Pablo, Santa Maria and Benito Soliven), and the northwestern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Diadi, Bagabag, Quezon, Solano, Villaverde, Ambaguio, Bayombong, Bambang and Kayapa).
In its 5 p.m. advisory, Pagasa said that Julian was estimated to be 245 kilometers (km) west of Itbayat, Batanes, while moving north-northwestward slowly.
It packed maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 240 kph.
Forecast to curve back toward the sea southwest of Taiwan until Wednesday morning, Julian will make landfall along the southwestern coast of Taiwan Wednesday afternoon.
After its feared reentry on Wednesday, the super typhoon would eventually exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday evening or early Friday morning, the weather bureau said.
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