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Wind signals still up in north Luzon as 'Jenny' exits PAR

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="RAMMB/US NOAA/Himawari-8 imagery" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/10/05/20231005-jenny-exits-par.jpg"/><figcaption><em>RAMMB/US NOAA/Himawari-8 imagery</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Tropical cyclone wind signals remain hoisted over northern Luzon provinces Thursday even as Typhoon Jenny (international name: Koinu) exited the Philippine area of responsibility, the state weather bureau said.</p><p>PAGASA said Jenny, which earlier made landfall over southern Taiwan, has exited PAR as of 3 p.m. </p><p>Jenny, spotted 275 kilometers west northwest of Itbayat town in Batanes at 4 p.m., was packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour and up to 170 kph gusts, PAGASA said in its 5 p.m. bulletin. </p><p>Signal number 2 was hoisted over Itbayat, Batanes, which may experience gale-force winds within 24 hours.</p><p>Signal number 1 was likewise raised over the following areas and warned of slight damage in some weak houses in 36 hours.</p><div> </div><ul>	<li>The rest of Batanes</li>	<li>Babuyan Islands</li>	<li>Northern portion of Apayao (Calanasan, Luna)</li>	<li>Northwestern portion of Cagayan (Pamplona, Sanchez-Mira, Claveria, Santa Praxedes, Abulug)</li>	<li>Northern portion of Ilocos Norte (Pagudpud, Adams, Dumalneg, Bangui, Burgos, Pasuquin, Vintar)</li></ul><div><strong>HEAVY RAINFALL</strong></div><p>From Thursday to Friday afternoon, the weather agency said 100-200 mm (4 to 8 inches) of rainfall could hit Batanes.</p><p>PAGASA noted that forecast rainfall is &quot;generally higher&quot; in mountainous areas and that flooding and landslides are possible.</p><div><strong>MONSOON RAINS</strong></div><p>The typhoon is also expected to continue enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat.</p><p>PAGASA said the habagat could stir occasional rains over the western portions of Luzon in the next three days. </p><p>Metro Manila, central Luzon, Calabarzon and Mimaropa may experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms within the next 24 hours due to the habagat.</p><p>The rest of the country, meanwhile, may experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms also due to habagat and localized thunderstorms.</p><p>PAGASA said Jenny will continue to move westward slowly over Taiwan Strait and the coastal waters of southeastern China.</p><p>Meanwhile, a new low pressure area has developed 1,840 km east of Eastern Visayas outside the PAR. The weather disturbance may enter the PAR this weekend and develop into a tropical cyclone early next week. </p><p>It will be locally named Kabayan if it enters PAR. - with reports from Ariel Rojas, ABS-CBN News</p><p>For more updates, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/weather">ABS-CBN weather center</a>. </p><p>RELATED VIDEO</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QF29VI99LyA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Tropical cyclone wind signals remain hoisted over northern Luzon provinces Thursday even as Typhoon Jenny exited the Philippine area of responsibility.