As of 5:00 a.m. today, August 23, 2012 the eye of Typhoon "IGME" was located at 270 km North Northeast of Basco, Batanes (22.6°N 123.7°E) with maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph. It is forecast to move West slowly. Meanwhile, another Typhoon with international name "Bolaven" was located at 1,360 km east of Extreme Northern Luzon (19.5°N 136.5°E).
Batanes Group of Islands will experience rains with gusty winds and its coastal waters will be rough to very rough. The rest of the country will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the West to Southwest will prevail over the rest of Extreme Northern Luzon and coming from the Southwest over the rest of the country. The coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough.
In an updated advisory, PAGASA said the Batanes Islands were under Storm Signal No. 2.
The initial 5 p.m. update said Batanes was under Storm Signal No. 1.
PAGASA also said Typhoon Igme may still bring estimated rainfall of 10 to 20 mm per hour (moderate to heavy) within its 500-km diameter.
A state weather forecaster on Tuesday said chances of a "Fujiwhara effect," or the interaction between two weather disturbances, occurring inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) are slim.
The southwest monsoon (habagat) will get weak as Bolaven, which will be locally named Julian once it enters PAR, approaches the country.
"Mayroon pa rin epekto ang habagat pero 'di gaanong kalakas. Magkakaroon ng divergence ng hangin, magkahiwalay - mayroong papunta kay Igme, may papunta kay Julian. Pero paglabas ni Igme at paglapit ni Julian, lalakas na ulit ang habagat.
Meanwhile, PAGASA said storm warning signal number 1 remains up over Cagayan, and has been hoisted over Calayan, Babuyan and Batanes groups of islands.
It was moving northward at 11 kph. With this speed, Igme is expected to be 360 kms east northeast of Basco, Batanes on Thursday morning.
The typhoon will bring an estimated rainfall amount of between 10–25 mm per hour (moderate to heavy) within its 600-km diameter.
