Rosal further weakens; Signal No. 2 still up in Batanes, Babuyan Islands
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Rosal (international name: Champi) slightly weakened as it continued to move further away from the country on Friday morning, the state weather bureau said. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest typhoon bulletin, Rosal was last spotted 305 kilometers (km) northeast of Itbayat, Batanes.
Where: Philippines
Exact coordinates
philippines: 12.880, 121.770
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Awaiting deadline 65% Extratropical Transition and Dissipation
Typhoon Rosal continues its northeast trajectory, rapidly losing tropical characteristics as it interacts with cooler waters and higher wind shear. It officially transitions into an extratropical cyclone, ceasing to be a named tropical system and posing no further direct threat to the Philippines.
Watch for: Pagasa issues final tropical cyclone bulletin for Rosal, confirming extratropical transition · Weather bureau downgrades Rosal to a low-pressure area
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Awaiting deadline 20% Resurgence and Secondary Threat
After weakening, Rosal encounters favorable atmospheric conditions that allow it to re-intensify slightly before making a erratic turn. This renewed activity prompts the Philippine government to upgrade alert signals in eastern provinces, fearing a secondary wave of impacts or a rebound in intensity.
Watch for: Pagasa raises Typhoon Warning Signal No. 2 for additional provinces · Rosal’s maximum sustained winds increase by at least 10 km/h
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Awaiting deadline 10% Unexpected Landfall Re-entry
Due to an unexpected shift in steering winds, Rosal stalls and turns back southwestward toward the Batanes region. This counter-intuitive movement forces emergency services to re-activate evacuation protocols in areas that had already returned to normal operations.
Watch for: Government agencies order immediate evacuation of Batanes residents · Local news reports heavy rain returning to Itbayat and Basco
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Awaiting deadline 5% Rapid Degradation to Tropical Depression
Rosal rapidly disintegrates due to extreme dry air intrusion and vertical wind shear, degrading from a typhoon to a tropical depression within a day. The system loses its organized structure entirely, leaving only scattered showers behind as it moves away.
Watch for: Pagasa downgrades Rosal to a Tropical Depression · National Disaster Risk Reduction Council cancels all typhoon-related alerts
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