Typhoon Jenny, which has an international name Koinu, maintained its strength and is accelerating west northwestward towards Taiwan.
This is based on the latest bulletin of Pagasa at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.
The location of the center of the eye of Typhoon Jenny was estimated at 210 kilometers northeast of Itbayat, Batanes.
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Typhoon Jenny packs maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometer per hour (km/h) near the center, gustiness of up to 185 km/h, and central pressure of 955 hPa.
Signal No. 3 is raised in the northern portion of Batanes (Itbayat), the bulletin said.
Signal no. 2 is in effect at the rest of Batanes and the northern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., Calayan Is.).
Signal no. 1, meanwhile, is raised over the following areas:
The rest of Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Lal-Lo, Camalaniugan, Pamplona, Claveria, Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, Allacapan, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Lasam, Gattaran), the northern portion of Apayao (Calanasan, Pudtol, Luna, Santa Marcela, Flora), and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte (Piddig, Bangui, Vintar, Burgos, Pagudpud, Bacarra, Adams, Pasuquin, Carasi, Dumalneg, Laoag City).
Typhoon Jenny is forecast to move westward for the remainder of the forecast period. On the track forecast, the typhoon will make landfall over the southern portion of Taiwan on Thursday morning.