Typhoon Karen exits PAR as 'Lawin' approaches

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Karen left the Philippine area of responsibility early on Monday as another typhoon, to be named "Lawin" is moving toward the country's vicinity.

In a 5 a.m. advisory, weather agency PAGASA said Karen was located 565 kilometers west Dagupan City, Pangasinan around 4 a.m., moving west northwest toward the area of Vietnam.

The weather bureau lifted all cyclone warning signals related to Karen as of Monday morning.

Metro Manila, meanwhile, is expected to have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms on Monday.

Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thundesrtorms will be experienced over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, La Union, Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Kalinga, Apayao, Abra, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya.

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will prevail over Aurora province.

New typhoon to enter PAR

Typoon Haima, to be renamed Lawin once inside the Philippines' area, was spotted over the Pacific east of the island of Luzon as of Monday morning.

It packs maximum sustained winds of 95 knots or 175 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center with gusts of up to 115 knots or 212 kph, according to the United States Navy's Joint Typhon Warning Center (JTWC).

Haima was tracking north westward at a pace of 27 kph early on Monday toward waters off Northern Luzon.

Forecast track of Typhoon Haima (to be given local name Lawin) as of 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016.

JTWC

The cyclone, while not expected to hit land, is expected to likely to winds of up to 268 kph on early Wednesday, the JTWC advisory noted.