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Carina weakens into severe tropical storm over China; fewer areas see monsoon rain
Severe Tropical Storm Carina is enhancing the southwest monsoon, bringing moderate to heavy rains to western Luzon.
Carina weakened into a severe tropical storm over southeastern China on Thursday evening, July 25, after leaving the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) earlier that morning.
The storm was last located 630 kilometers north-northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, moving northwest at 15 km/h.
Its maximum sustained winds are now 110 kph, with gustiness up to 185 kph.
Carina reached its peak intensity as a super typhoon with 185 kph winds while inside PAR.
It made landfall in Taiwan and then in China, but did not make landfall in the Philippines, though it still affected parts of Northern Luzon.
All tropical cyclone wind signals were lifted by 11 pm on Thursday, with Signal No. 2 being the highest raised.
A gale warning remains in effect for the coastal waters of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and northwestern Cagayan.
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Typhoon Carina (international name Gaemi), while not making landfall in the Philippines, has enhanced the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, bringing moderate to intense rains over western Luzon, including Metro Manila.
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Tropical Storm Carina, internationally named Gaemi, remains almost stationary over the Philippine Sea, enhancing the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat).
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Typhoon Carina, internationally known as Gaemi, exited the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday morning, July 25.
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Severe tropical storm Carina has intensified into a typhoon and is forecast to maintain its strength until it exits the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday.
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Severe Tropical Storm Carina intensified into a typhoon offshore with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and gusts up to 150 kph, with rapid intensification remaining likely.
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