MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Man-yi continues to move northwestward as it approaches the eastern boundary of the Philippine area of responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said yesterday.
As of 11 a.m. yesterday, the eye of Typhoon Man-yi was estimated, based on available data, at 1,255 kilometers east of Southern Luzon, which is still outside Philippine territory.
The typhoon packs maximum sustained winds of 145 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 180 kph as it moves northwest at 25 kph.
“Typhoon Man-yi has no direct effect on any part of the country at the moment. However, it may enter the Philippine area of responsibility today and will be named Tomas,” the PAGASA bulletin noted.
The international name Man-yi was contributed by Hong Kong and is the name of a strait (now a reservoir).
PAGASA also said that the northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. As a result, the Cagayan Valley region and the provinces of Ilocos Norte and Apayao will have cloudy skies with light rains.
The northeast monsoon will also bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains over the rest of the Cordillera Administrative region and the Ilocos region.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers brought by localized thunderstorms.