Tropical Storm Nakri entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Thursday afternoon, Oct. 9.
In its 12:40 p.m. update, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) announced that Tropical Storm Nakri – now locally named Quedan – is already inside PAR.
Pagasa said that Tropical Cyclone Bulletins for Quedan will be issued starting at 5 p.m. Before entering PAR, Quedan (international name: Nakri) was monitored 1,445 kilometers east of extreme northern Luzon, packing maximum winds of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) with gusts up to 90 kph.
It was moving northwest at 25 kph.
Pagasa had earlier noted that the storm posed no direct impact on the country. /apl/abc