PAGASA not ruling out Julian landfall, super typhoon status

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Julian, which remains a tropical depression as of Friday evening, September 27, might make landfall in Batanes by Monday, September 30, as a typhoon

MANILA, Philippines – The weather bureau is now seeing potential landfall and possible super typhoon status for Tropical Depression Julian, which remained over the Philippine Sea on Friday evening, September 27.

In a briefing past 11 pm on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Julian was located 400 kilometers east southeast of Basco, Batanes, or 435 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan.

The tropical depression is moving south southwest at the same speed of 20 kilometers per hour (km/h).

So far, it continues to have maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h and gustiness of up to 70 km/h.

But PAGASA said Julian may strengthen into a tropical storm on Saturday morning, September 28, then into a severe tropical storm and subsequently a typhoon by Sunday, September 29.

“Rapid intensification is increasingly likely and the possibility of [Julian] reaching super typhoon category is not ruled out,” added the weather bureau.

Julian will keep following “a looping pat