I guess it is the most welcome word at the moment especially for those people in Bicol and in the North. Again, properties were heavily damaged by the wrath of the Category 5 super typhoon Pepito. It left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) around 12 noon today. We were at first under signal #3 then lowered to signal #2.
We were blessed and lucky that Metro Manila and Rizal just experienced continuous rain but not that strong. I am hoping it’s the last weather disturbance we had in our neck of the woods. Hanging Amihan or northeast monsoon is just around the corner. It’s rather late though in coming. Amihan is characterized by cool northeast wind, moderate temperatures and little or no rainfall. It usually occurs from October to late March and is caused by a cold, dry air mass that originates in Siberia. Amihan is the Tagalog term for wind or winter storm.
“Goodbye Pepito, may you be blown away as you approach the sea.”
This enhanced northeast wind surge is actually not favorable to the typhoon which has weakened as it left PAR.
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