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Julian may become a typhoon this weekend: PAGASA
Tropical Depression Julian, the 10th tropical cyclone this year, has intensified and is currently located 400 kilometers east southeast of Basco, Batanes.
Julian has sustained winds of 55 kph and gusts of up to 70 kph, and is moving southwestward at 20 kph over the Philippine Sea.
PAGASA has raised Wind Signal No. 1 over Babuyan Islands and eastern mainland Cagayan.
The tropical depression is expected to intensify and may become a typhoon by Sunday evening, potentially making landfall by Monday afternoon or evening as a typhoon.
Julian is forecast to dump up to intense rains in northern Luzon through midday Monday.
The cyclone will be closest to mainland Cagayan on Sunday and to Batanes on Monday.
Julian is not expected to induce monsoon rains similar to those enhanced by Typhoon Carina in July.
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