Typhoon Verbena weakens, exits PAR, still brings gusty winds to Luzon

Typhoon Verbena has weakened and is slowly moving west-southwest outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, according to PAGASA.

As of Thursday evening, the typhoon's center was located 270 kilometers northwest of Pag-asa Island, Palawan.

Verbena currently has maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h and gusts up to 150 km/h, with strong to typhoon-force winds extending up to 550 km from its center.

PAGASA has not raised any wind signal warnings.

Despite the typhoon's weakening, a surge of the Northeast Monsoon and Verbena's periphery will cause gusty conditions in several northern and western Luzon areas, including Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos provinces, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan.

A Gale Warning has been issued for the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the western seaboard of Southern Luzon, with advisories for mariners to exercise caution or avoid sailing.