'Verbena' leaves PAR
by Jean Mangaluz · philstarMANILA, Philippines — "Verbena," which intensified into a typhoon as it moved away from the country, exited the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Thursday, November 27.
PAGASA said that as of 2:00 p.m., Verben is outside of the PAR and will now be referred to by its international name “Koto”.
As a typhoon, it is packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour, with gusts of 170 kph. It is currently moving west-northwestward at 15 kph.
Signal No. 1 is hoisted over Kalayaan Islands, which could experience wind speeds of up to 61 kph.
Despite Koto no longer being in the PAR, state meteorologists warned that the cyclone and the northeast monsoon can still create gusty conditions in Batanes, Cagayan, Apayao, Abra, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro and Palawan.
A gale warning is still in effect in the Northern Luzon seaboards and the Southern Luzon western seaboards.
PAGASA warned of strong waves in the following localities:
- Up to 7.0 meters: The seaboards of Kalayaan Islands
- Up to 5.0 meters: The seaboards of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte
- Up to 4.5 meters: The seaboard of Ilocos Sur; the northern seaboards of mainland Cagayan
- Up to 4 meters: The remaining seaboards of Ilocos Region.
- Up to 3.5 meters: The remaining seaboards of mainland Cagayan
- Up to 3 meters: The seaboards of Isabela and Zambales; the western seaboard of mainland Palawan
- Up to 2.5 meters: The seaboards of Aurora, northern mainland Quezon and Camarines Norte; the northern and eastern seaboards of Polillo Islands, Catanduanes, and Northern Samar; the northern seaboard of Camarines Sur; the eastern seaboards of Albay and Sorsogon; the western seaboard of Calamian Islands
- Up to 2 meters: The western seaboards of Bataan and Occidental Mindoro; the northern seaboard of Calamian Islands; the eastern seaboards of Eastern Samar and Dinagat Islands; the northern and eastern seaboards of Siargao-Bucas Grande Islands
In a separate weather advisory. PAGASA said that several areas will experience heavy rainfall due to the shear line.
From Thursday to Friday, Cagayan, Apayao and Isabela can experience up to 50 mm to 100 mm of rainfall.
“Forecast rainfall may be higher in mountainous and elevated areas. Moreover, impacts in some areas may be worsened by significant antecedent rainfall,” PAGASA said.