'Odette' slightly intensifies as it moves towards Kalayaan IslandsOdette was last seen 240 km West Northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, at 4:00 a.m.MANILA, Philippines — (Updated 11:15 a.m.) Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) is barrelling towards Kalayaan Islands after making another landfall in Palawan, state weather bureau PAGASA said Saturday morning. Odette, the strongest typhoon to batter the disaster-prone Philippines this year, was last seen 380 km West Northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan or 155 km East of Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan, at 10:00 a.m. The typhoon has slightly intensified with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 190 km/h, and a central pressure of 955 hectoPascals. Odette is heading west northward at 25 kph and is forecast to pass in the vicinity of Kalayaan Islands within the day. TrackSaturday evening: 150 km nornthwest of Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan (outside the PAR)Sunday morning: 395 km northwest of Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan (outside the PAR)Sunday evening: 575 km northwest of Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan (outside the PAR)Monday morning: 770 km north northwest of Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan or 1,065 km West of Northern Luzon (outside the PAR)Monday evening: 1,070 km west of extreme northern Luzon (outside the PAR)Tuesday morning: 940 km West of Extreme Northern Luzon (outside the PAR)— with a report from Agence France-Presse

Source: Philippine Star December 18, 2021 06:20 UTC