Tag: Mangkhut

Typhoon Mangkhut intensifies; PAGASA predicts wind speeds near Haiyan’s strength before it enters PHL Wednesday

  (Eagle News) — Super typhoon “Mangkhut” has further intensified as it continued to move westward towards Luzon, as forecasters predicted that the super typhoon could reach wind speeds nearing the intensity of supertyphoon Haiyan upon its expected entry into the country by tomorrow evening, Wednesday, Sept. 12. The eye of typhoon Mangkhut as of 4 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, was located based on all available data at 1,820 km East of Southern Luzon with […]

Potential super typhoon with international name “Mangkhut” to enter PHL by Wednesday

(Eagle News) — A potential super typhoon may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this week, according to the country’s weather bureau. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said severe tropical storm ” Mangkhut” was last spotted at 3,255 kilometers East if Southern Luzon (14.7°N, 149.8°E) still outside PAR as of 1:00 PM Monday with maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 135 kilometers per hour. […]