October 24, 2026 | 9:25am
Relative position of cyclone Rosal as of 5 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 as seen in a satellite-based rendering from PAGASA.
PAGASA
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Rosal is forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility Saturday morning, October 24 after making a counterclockwise loop over the sea east of Taiwan, PAGASA said.
In its 5 a.m. bulletin on October 24, the state weather bureau said Rosal had weakened slightly and was moving southwestward at 10 kilometers per hour.
As of 4 a.m., the center of the typhoon was estimated 420 kilometers north of Itbayat, Batanes.
Rosal had maximum sustained winds of 150 kph near the center, gusts of up to 185 kph and a central pressure of 955 hectopascals.
Strong to typhoon-force winds extended as far as 850 kilometers from its center.
Batanes under Signal No. 1
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 remained in effect over Batanes, where strong winds of 39 to 61 kph may be experienced.
PAGASA said minimal to minor impacts from strong winds are possible in areas under Signal No. 1.
The periphery of Rosal may also bring strong to gale-force gusts Saturday over the Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Aurora, northern Quezon, Polillo Islands, Bicol Region, Romblon, Capiz, Iloilo and Negros Occidental.
Strong to gale-force gusts may affect Batanes and the Babuyan Islands on Sunday.
Dangerous seas over Northern Luzon
A gale warning remained in effect over the seaboards of Northern Luzon.
Very rough seas with waves reaching as high as 5.5 meters are forecast over the seaboards of Batanes, while waves may reach 4.5 meters along the northern seaboard of the Babuyan Islands.
PAGASA warned that sea travel is risky for vessels of all types and tonnage in these areas.
Rough seas are also forecast over several coastal waters of Northern Luzon, with waves ranging from 3 to 4 meters in parts of the Babuyan Islands, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Isabela, northern Aurora and Catanduanes.
Mariners of small sea vessels, including motorbancas, were advised not to venture out under these conditions.
Rosal to weaken further
PAGASA forecasts the typhoon will leave PAR Saturday morning and head toward the East China Sea.
It is then expectef to gradually accelerate north-northeastward after completing its loop east of Taiwan.
Rosal is also forecast to gradually weaken over the next 12 hours before weakening more rapidly over the East China Sea.
It may be downgraded to a severe tropical storm by Sunday, PAGASA said.