Tropical Storm Ofel reenters PAR, moves toward Taiwan

Updated Sat, November 16, 2024 at 7:35 AM Published Fri, November 15, 2024 at 11:41 PM

Tropical Storm Ofel (international name: Usagi) reentered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday night, November 15, 2024.

As of 4 a.m. Saturday, November 16, Ofel was located 240 kilometers northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph and gusts of up to 90 kph.

The storm is moving slowly north-northeast and is expected to further weaken as it moves toward Taiwan.

Ofel had reentered PAR at 10 p.m. on Friday, November 15, just several hours after exiting.

Tropical cyclone wind signals were all gradually lifted on Friday.

PAGASA predicts that Ofel will likely diminish into a "remnant low" by Sunday, November 17, or even earlier, due to unfavorable environmental conditions and interaction with Taiwan's mountainous terrain.

Ofel is forecast to pass through southern Taiwan and emerge over the sea east of Taiwan by early Sunday morning.

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