Mindulle strengthened from a severe tropical storm into a typhoon outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 8 am on Saturday, September 25.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said in its 11 am advisory on Saturday that Mindulle now has maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 150 km/h.As of Saturday morning, Mindulle was located 1,720 kilometers east of Northern Luzon, moving northwest at a slower pace of only 10 km/h.
PAGASA now sees the typhoon moving northwest or north northwest until Wednesday, September 29, before turning north northeast by Thursday, September 30.Based on its latest forecast track, the typhoon is projected to enter PAR on Tuesday, September 28, or on Wednesday.But it will remain far from Philippine landmass and it is unlikely to directly affect weather in the country.
PAGASA noted, however, that there is also an"increasing likelihood" of Mindulle not entering PAR at all. Updates will be given in succeeding advisories.
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