Super Typhoon Rosal further weakens; to exit PAR Friday or Saturday

MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Rosal (international name: Champi) further weakened on Thursday morning, said the state weather bureau, as it continued to move northwestward over the Philippine Sea.

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest typhoon bulletin, Rosal was last spotted 400 kilometers (km) east of Basco, Batanes as of 11 a.m.

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As of writing, Rosal now carries maximum sustained wind speeds of 185 km per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 230 kph (from Thursday early morning’s 195 kph and 240 kph, respectively).

Pagasa said the super typhoon is forecast to continue weakening before being downgraded into typhoon category within the day.

It is then forecast to continue moving northwestward until Friday morning and will be closest to Extreme Northern Luzon between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

Rosal will eventually exit the Philippine area of responsibility sometime between Friday evening or Saturday morning.

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Despite continuing to weaken, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.2 (or where winds greater than 62 kph and up to 88 kph are expected to be experienced in at least 24 hours) remains hoisted over Batanes and the northeastern portion of Babuyan Islands.

Meanwhile, Signal No. 1 remains raised over the following Luzon areas:

• The rest of Babuyan Islands
• Mainland Cagayan
• The eastern portion of Isabela (Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan, Santa Maria, Cabagan, Delfin Albano, Santo Tomas, Tumauini, San Pablo, Ilagan City, San Mariano, Dinapigue)
• Ilocos Norte
• Apaya