Ofel leaves PAR, heads for Vietnam

Updated FRI · OCT 16, 2020 · 7:10 AM

Tropical Depression Ofel left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) early Friday morning, October 16.

Ofel made landfall five times in the country on Wednesday, affecting Can-avid, Eastern Samar; Matnog, Sorsogon; Burias Island, Masbate; Torrijos, Marinduque; and San Juan, Batangas.

As of Friday morning, Ofel was 500 kilometers west of Iba, Zambales, moving northwest at 20 kph with maximum sustained winds of 45 kph.

PAGASA forecasts that Ofel will make landfall in the central part of Vietnam between Friday evening and early Saturday morning, where it is expected to weaken into a low-pressure area.

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