Typhoon Hanna (international name: Haiku). Picture of Pagasa
UPDATED 12:20 p.m. September 4, 2023 to reflect the latest cyclone bulletin which removed the wind signal over Batanes.
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Hanna (international name: Haiku) has moved out of the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR) but will still strengthen the southwest monsoon, the state meteorological agency said on Monday.
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) notice posted at 8:43 a.m. on Facebook, Hanna left PAR at 8 a.m. In its last cyclone bulletin issued at 11 a.m. on September 4, Pagasa lifted the wind signal issued over Batanes.
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE: At 8:00 a.m. today, Typhoon #Hanna leaves the Philippines area of responsibility. The final tropical cyclone bulletin will be issued later at 11:00 a.m. DOST-PAGASA
posted by Dost_pagasa Sunday, September 3, 2023
Hanna landed in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan for the second time at 4 a.m. Monday. Pagasa said in its 11 a.m. update that the typhoon was already 360 kilometers northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (km/h) near the center with gusts of up to 165 km/h. It was moving north-northwest at a speed of 15 km/h.
Pagasa added that the Hanna-enhanced southwest monsoon, locally called habagat, could bring rainy and windy conditions to many parts of the Philippines, especially the western part of Luzon, until Wednesday, September 6.
Hanna could weaken into a severe tropical storm ‘due to prolonged interaction with Taiwan’s rugged terrain’ and could become a ‘residual depression’ by Wednesday or Thursday evening as it moves further east. inside China, he added.
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