Inday weakens into a typhoon, Signal No. 1 remains over 12 areas

Super Typhoon Inday weakens into a typhoon as it continues to move west northwestward as Signal No. 1 is hoisted over 12 areas, according to the latest Tropical Cyclone Bulletin posted by PAGASA.

As of 4 a.m., the center of the eye of Typhoon Inday was estimated at 925 kilometers east of Northern Luzon packing maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 215 km/h, and central pressure of 940 hPa with strong to typhoon-force winds extend outwards up to 870 km from the center.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 is hoisted over the following areas:

• Batanes
• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• Isabela
• the northeastern portion of Quirino (Maddela)
• Apayao
• the northern portion of Abra (Tineg, Lagayan, Danglas, San Juan, Lagangilang, Licuan-Baay, Malibcong, Lacub, Daguioman, Dolores, La Paz)
• Kalinga
• the eastern portion of Mountain Province (Natonin, Paracelis)
• the eastern portion of Ifugao (Aguinaldo, Alfonso Lista)
• Ilocos Norte
• the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran)
• the northern and central portions of Catanduanes (Pandan, Caramoran, Bagamanoc, Panganiban, Viga, Gigmoto, Baras, San Miguel)

Heavy Rainfall Outlook

Tropical Cyclone INDAY and Southwest Monsoon heavy rainfall outlook due to Tropical Cyclone Inday with 50-100 mm in Batanes.

Heavy rainfall outlook due to Southwest Monsoon is moderate to heavy 50-100 mm, Occidental Mindoro, Antique, and Negros Occidental.

Severe Winds

Minimal to minor impacts from strong winds are possible within any of the areas under Wind Signal No. 1.

The highest Wind Signal that may be hoisted throughout the passage of INDAY is Wind Signal No. 2.

The enhanced Southwest Monsoon and the periphery of Typhoon INDAY will bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas (especially in coastal and upland areas exposed to winds) today until Saturday (11 July).

Hazards affecting coastal waters

A Gale Warning is in effect over the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon, and the eastern seaboard of Visayas.

Sea travel is risky for all types or tonnage of vessels. All mariners must remain in port or, if underway, seek shelter or safe harbor as soon as possible until winds and waves subside.

Track and Intensity Outlook

Typhoon Inday is forecast to move northwestward while remaining over the Philippine Sea and may pass closest to Extreme Northern Luzon between Friday evening and Saturday morning then move toward the southern islands of Japan and may make landfall or pass close over the northern coast of Taiwan.

The state weather bureau said Inday will then exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Saturday and make landfall over the eastern coast of mainland China by Sunday, July 12, 2026.

"Inday is forecast to gradually weaken but will remain as a typhoon until it exits the PAR. It will then weaken into a severe tropical storm after moving further inland over mainland China. As Inday moves over the sea east of Taiwan, a faster weakening trend is not ruled out due to increasingly unfavorable environment," PAGASA reported. — BAP, GMA News