Typhoon Cempaka to enter PAR as northeast monsoon drenches Luzon

Typhoon Cempaka (international name) is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Monday morning as the northeast monsoon brings rains over Luzon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Cempaka was last located 1,440 kilometers east-northeast of extreme northern Luzon, PAGASA said in its 5:00 a.m. press briefing. It carried maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 150 kph.

“This typhoon is not expected to affect or make landfall in any part of the country,” Aldczar D. Aurelio, PAGASA weather specialist, said during the press briefing in Filipino.

Once it enters PAR, the weather disturbance will be given the local name Samuel, the country’s 19th tropical cyclone this year.

However, it is also likely to exit PAR within the day as it is expected to recurve and move away from the area.

Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon is expected to bring rains over Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Aurora, and Quezon.

PAGASA warned of possible flooding and landslides in the affected areas due to moderate to occasionally heavy rains.

Isolated light rains due to the northeast monsoon are expected in Metro Manila, the Ilocos Region, the rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the rest of Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and CALABARZON.

No significant impacts are expected in these areas.

The rest of the country is expected to experience rains brought by the easterlies, which could also pose a risk of flooding and landslides. — Edg Adrian A. Eva