Typhoon JULIAN (MAYSAK) StormWatch No. 04

Typhoon JULIAN (MAYSAK) has reached Category 2 status with winds of 175 km/hr and has accelerated rapidly towards the north, closer to Okinawa-Ryukyus Area. It will therefore move out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tonight.

*This typhoon will continue to slightly enhance the Southwesterly Surface Windflow (Weak Habagat) and bring some cloudy skies with isolated to scattered rain showers and thunderstorms across the western sections of Luzon and Visayas including MiMaRoPa and Sulu Archipelago.

• This tropical cyclone remains a non-threat to the Philippine Islands.
• TY JULIAN (MAYSAK) is expected to continue intensifying within the next 12 to 24 hours due to conducive atmospheric environment along the Philippine & East China Seas. It will become a Category 3 Typhoon (TY) this afternoon, and will reach Category 4 with winds of 220 km/hr by tomorrow morning (Sept 01). Kindly refer to our attached StormWatch Track for the forecast wind speeds of this cyclone.
• TY JULIAN (MAYSAK) is forecast to decelerate and turn north-northwestward during the next 24 hours, passing over the Ryukyus or just to the west of Okinawa, Japan by tomorrow morning (Sept 01) at approximately 7-8 AM Manila Time.
• Watch out for the last StormWatch on TD JULIAN which will be issued tomorrow afternoon, Sept 01.