MANILA — Tropical cyclone Falcon may develop into a super typhoon and continue to stir monsoon rains in the next 3 days, state weather bureau PAGASA said on Tuesday.

In a 5 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said typhoon Falcon was last sighted 925 kilometers east northeast of extreme northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour and 215 kph gusts.

Moving northwest at 15 kph, Falcon is expected to leave the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Tuesday. But it will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon, which would bring occasional to monsoon rains over the western portion of Luzon in the next three days, the weather agency said.

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"Hindi pa rin natin niru-rule out yung possibility na ito ay mag-intensify pa at maging isang super typhoon," PAGASA weather specialist Grace Castañeda said in a 5 a.m. livestream.

"Dahil nga sa malaking radius nito or sakop nitong bagyong Falcon, hindi po natin niru-rule out yung possibility na kapag mas lumapit ito sa timog ng Okinawa islands [sa Japan], maaaring mahagip ng malalakas na hangin iyong area ng Batanes," she added.

(We are not ruling the possibility that it may intensify into a super typhoon. Because of its radius or the size of the area it covers, its strong winds may reach Batanes.)

PAGASA said it could raise wind signal no. 1 over Batanes.

The enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) is also projected to bring gusty conditions over the following areas:

• Monday and Tuesday: Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Abra, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, the central and southern portions of Aurora, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, and most of Ilocos Region, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, and Western Visayas
• Wednesday: Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Region, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, the western portion of Northern Samar, and most of Cordillera Administrative Region and Western Visayas
• Thursday: Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Northern Samar, and Western Visayas

Small boats were advised to take precautions over the northern, western and southern seaboards of Luzon.

"If inexperienced or operating ill-equipped vessels, avoid navigating in these conditions," PAGASA said.

Check the ABS-CBN Weather Center for more updates.

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