Tropical Storm Dindo exits PAR, Habagat brings rains to Batanes and Babuyan

Tropical Storm Dindo exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Monday morning, August 19, shortly after developing on Sunday evening, August 18.

Dindo intensified to maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour and gusts up to 80 kilometers per hour as it left PAR at 10 a.m., according to PAGASA's bulletin.

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to bring rains over Batanes and Babuyan Islands, causing moderate seas with waves up to two meters high in Extreme Northern Luzon.

No Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals have been raised as Dindo remains far from land, but mariners are advised to take precautionary measures while venturing out to sea due to strong winds extending outwards up to 320 kilometers from the storm's center.

Dindo is forecast to move over the East China Sea and Yellow Sea towards the Korean Peninsula through the next three days with no direct effect on the country's weather, remaining as a tropical storm within this period.