Super Typhoon Julian (Krathon), once a powerful typhoon, weakened into a low pressure area (LPA) at 8 a.m. on Friday, October 4, and completely exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on the second and last time
As of 10 a.m. Friday, the LPA formerly Julian was located 480 kilometers north of Itbayat, Batanes, near Neihu District in Taiwan. It is leaving PAR, moving north at a speed of 45 kilometers per hour.
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), "The remnant circulation of Julian is expected to join the frontal system" over Taiwan.
On Friday, moderate to rough waves will continue along the coasts of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, and Ilocos Norte, with wave heights of up to 3 meters. The affected areas also include the rest of the coast of the Ilocos Region and Zambales (with waves up to 2.5 meters), as well as the northern coast of mainland Cagayan, Bataan, and various western coastal parts of Palawan and Lubang Island, if where the waves can reach up to 2 meters. Small vessels are advised not to go out to sea.
Julian is the Philippines' 10th tropical cyclone this 2024 and the sixth in the month of September alone. It started as an LPA within the PAR on September 27, first exited on October 1, and re-entered on October 3.
Although it did not make landfall in the Philippines, it came very close to Batanes and Babuyan Islands at the end of September. It made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday, October 3.
At its peak, Julian had maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h, prompting the raising of Signal No. 4 in Batanes and some parts of the Babuyan Islands. The typhoon also caused moderate to heavy rains in Northern and some parts of Central Luzon.
The rain in the country on Friday was due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)—a region near the equator where trade winds from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres meet—and easterlies, warm winds coming from the Pacific.
The ITCZ is responsible for rains and thunderstorms in Bicol, Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula. Meanwhile, easterlies are also expected to bring isolated rain showers or thunderstorms to the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon. The rest of the country may also experience isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the ITCZ.
