MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:01 p.m.) — Typhoon Trami has entered the Philippine area of responsibility on Sunday afternoon and was named "Paeng."
As of 4 p.m., the eye of Typhoon Paeng (international name: Trami) was located 1,290 km east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. It is packing maximum winds of 125 kph and gustiness of up to 155 kph, PAGASA said in an advisory at 5 p.m. Sunday.
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"Paeng" packs maximum sustained winds of 125 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 155 kph.
The state weather bureau said the typhoon is not likely to make landfall in any part of the country.
Forced evacuations to be enforced in Cordillera
"Paeng" is moving west at 20 kph. It is expected to affect extreme northern Luzon—Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands—around Friday, PAGASA said.
It added that there is a possible hoisting of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals over extreme northern Luzon by Thursday or Friday.
The Office of the Civil Defense in Cordillera Saturday said it would implement forced evacuation in the event of heavy rainfall brought by the incoming typhoon.
“We will strictly implement forced evacuation with the local governments, we have learned our lesson,” it said.
Cordillera was heavily battered by the previous Typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkhut), which was touted as the strongest typhoon to hit the world this year. Landslides killed at least 60 in the gold mining village of Itogon, Benguet.
Meanwhile, PAGASA said the country is also being affected by the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone. Palawan is expected to have scattered rain showers and thunderstorms while Metro Manila and Luzon are forecast to experience fair weather and occasional rains brought by localized standard storms.