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Typhoon 'Kristine' enters Philippine area of responsibility

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<p>MANILA -- A typhoon has entered the Philippine area and could intensify this weekend, said the state weather bureau.</p><p>Typhoon Kristine (international name: Haishen) was 1,340 kilometers east off the northern tip of Luzon at 10 a.m., packing maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour and 160 kph gusts, said PAGASA.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">At 9AM today, Typhoon &quot;HAISHEN&quot; has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was named <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KristinePH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KristinePH</a>. Severe Weather Bulletins will be issued starting at 11AM today. <a href="https://t.co/OhPq3Olbu6">pic.twitter.com/OhPq3Olbu6</a></p>— PAGASA-DOST (@dost_pagasa) <a href="https://twitter.com/dost_pagasa/status/1301692107027968001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>While the country&#x27;s 11th storm this year might reach its peak intensity by Saturday or Sunday, it will &quot;remain far from the landmass,&quot; said the weather agency.</p><p>Kristine will head towards southern Japan and the Korean Peninsula after leaving the Philippine area early Sunday, PAGASA said.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/09/04/tca_haishen.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Another typhoon, Maysak, hit South and North Korea this week and caused a cattle ship carrying 39 Filipino crew to capsize off Japan.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/04/20/filipino-survivor-recounts-how-cattle-ship-capsized-off-japan-dozens-of-seafarers-still-missing">Filipino survivor recounts how cattle ship capsized off Japan; dozens of seafarers still missing</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/04/20/families-cry-for-info-on-missing-filipino-seamen">Families cry for info on missing Filipino seamen</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/04/20/man-found-unresponsive-after-ship-sank-in-typhoon-off-japan">Man found unresponsive after ship sank in typhoon off Japan</a></li></ul><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/27/20/rainy-weather-ahead-la-nia-likely-in-september-or-october-says-pagasa" target="_blank">La Niña</a>, a weather pattern characterized by more frequent rains than typical, has a 60-percent chance of emerging in the Philippines in September or October and could last until 2021, the weather bureau earlier said.</p><p>Around 7 to 10 storms may form in the Philippine area until February next year, said PAGASA.</p><div><em>For more updates, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/weather" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Weather Center</a>.</em></div>

<p>A typhoon has entered the Philippine area and could intensify this weekend, said the state weather bureau.</p>

A typhoon has entered the Philippine area and could intensify this weekend, said the state weather bureau.