Typhoon Choi-Wan to bring rain across Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

A typhoon outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility is expected to bring rain across most of Luzon, parts of Visayas, and all of Mindanao, according to Pagasa on Sunday. Weather specialist Grace Castañeda-Carpio said the trough of Typhoon Choi-Wan will cause scattered rain showers in Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, Central Visayas, Leyte, Southern Leyte, and the entire Mindanao. As of 3 p.m. Sunday, Choi-Wan was located 2,610 kilometers east of extreme northern Luzon, moving northward at 15 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h and gustiness of 215 km/h. Luzon is forecast to have cloudy skies with isolated or sudden downpours on Monday, while Visayas and Mindanao will experience scattered rains.