This typhoon Butchoy according to the weather Bureau said , ” has moved farther away from the Philippines, but is expected to bring rains over the western sections of the Visayas and Mindanao in the coming days” According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration “Butchoy, packing maximum winds of 175 kph with gustiness of 210 kph, was hovering over the Philippine Sea some 790 km east northeast of Virac, Catanduanes”. It is moving to the north at 19 kilometer per hour, it;s forecast to be 990 km east of Aparri, Cagayan . Nathaniel Cruz, weather branch chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that It is on it’s way out. It is quite strong but it has no more effect on the archipelago. The PAGASA said also that “Southern Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with rainshowers today. The rainshowers will become more widespread in the western sections of the Visayas and Mindanao later in the day, including Panay island” According to Cruz it will experiencing thunderstorm in Metro Manila.
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