A specialist from the state weather bureau pointed to the ridge of a high pressure area located north of the country as a factor behind the recent string of tropical cyclones to strike Northern Luzon.

The state weather bureau has placed several areas under Signal No. 2 as Typhoon Ofel makes its way to Northern Luzon.

Typhoon Nika (Toraji) is set to make landfall in Isabela or Aurora on Monday, November 11. Aside from Nika, PAGASA is now monitoring two new tropical cyclones outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) is predicted to generate a storm surge in low-lying areas of Northern Luzon, prompting the state weather bureau to raise a warning Wednesday morning. In an 8 a.

Typhoon Ofel as of 4:00 p.m. on November 13, 2024. Handout/DOST-PAGASAMANILA -- More areas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 as typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) threatens northern Luzon,