Philippine tropical cyclones

Typhoon Kristine exits PAR

Acor Arceo

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Typhoon Kristine exits PAR

Image from PAGASA

Typhoon Kristine (Haishen) does not approach land and leaves a day after entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility

Typhoon Kristine (Haishen) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 6 pm on Saturday, September 5, just a day after its entry.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Kristine is already 1,080 kilometers northeast of extreme Northern Luzon.

The typhoon is moving north northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h).

PAGASA said it is likely to pass close to Amami Islands and Tokara Islands in Japan’s Ryukyu archipelago between Sunday noon and evening, September 6. After that, it may head for the sea off the west coast of the Japanese island of Kyushu and the Korean Peninsula.

As it left PAR, Kristine had maximum winds of 185 km/h and gustiness of up to 230 km/h.

“This typhoon is forecast to maintain its current intensity within the next 24 hours before gradually weakening while moving closer towards mainland Japan,” PAGASA said.

Kristine did not make landfall in the Philippines, only staying near the PAR’s northeastern boundary. No tropical cyclone wind signals were raised and it did not trigger rain. (READ: FAST FACTS: Tropical cyclones, rainfall advisories)

But PAGASA raised a gale warning for the seaboards of Batanes and Cagayan, including the Babuyan Islands, due to rough to very rough seas. Travel is risky as waves could reach 2.8 to 4.5 meters high.

For the eastern seaboards of Luzon, except for those under a gale warning, there will be moderate to rough seas. PAGASA advised small vessels to take precautionary measures as waves may be 1.2 to 2.8 meters high.

Forecast track of Typhoon Kristine (Haishen) as of September 5, 2020, 11 pm.
Image from PAGASA

Kristine was the Philippines’ 11th tropical cyclone for 2020, and the 1st for September.

An average of 20 tropical cyclones form within or enter PAR each year. Only around half of these make landfall. (READ: LIST: PAGASA’s names for tropical cyclones in 2020)

PAGASA gave the following estimates for the number of tropical cyclones inside PAR in the next 6 months:

  • September 2020 – 2 or 3
  • October 2020 – 2 or 3
  • November 2020 – 1 or 2
  • December 2020 – 1 or 2
  • January 2021 – 1 or 2
  • February 2021 – 0 or 1

PAGASA declared the start of the rainy season on June 12. – Rappler.com

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Acor Arceo

Acor Arceo is the head of copy and editorial standards at Rappler. Trained in both online and TV newsrooms, Acor ensures consistency in editorial standards across all sections and also supervises Rappler’s coverage of disasters.