Kiyapo intensifies as it exits PAR; Signal No. 1 in 5 N. Luzon areas
Typhoon Kiyapo has intensified and exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility, though tropical cyclone wind signals remain in effect for parts of Northern Luzon. The state weather bureau continues to monitor the storm alongside the ongoing impact of the southwest monsoon.
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MANILA, Philippines - Severe Tropical Storm Kiyapo (international name: Noul) has intensified into a typhoon as it exited the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) early Saturday morning, according to the state weather bureau.
In its early morning bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that Kiyapo exited PAR at around 3 a.m.
It was last spotted some 320 kilometers (km.) west of Basco, Batanes, with a maximum wind speed of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of iup to 150 kph while moving west-northwest at 25 kph.
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