By Only Itbayat in Batanes was placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 as Typhoon Inday (international name Bavi) approached Sakishima Islands in Southern Japan on Saturday morning, the state weather bureau said.
In the 5 a.m. weather bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Inday was last seen 500 kilometers northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. It decelerated as it moved northwestward from 25 kilometers per hour (kph) to 20 kph.
It maintained its strength as it was still carrying maximum wind speed of 140 kph and gustiness of up to 170 kp. Pagasa then noted that Inday will remain as a typhoon within the next 12 hours before it weakens into a severe tropical storm upon moving further inland over mainland China.
