The province of Batanes remains under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 as Typhoon Betty further weakens while moving slowly over the province, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday.
In its <a href="https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_betty.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5 AM weather bulletin</a>, PAGASA said the eye of Typhoon Betty was last seen 320 kilometer East of Itbayat, Batanes with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 150 km/h, and central pressure of 970 hPa.
It is moving North northwestward and is expected to move further northeastward on Thursday evening or Friday morning.&nbsp;
According to the state weather bureau, Signal No. 1 is still hoisted in the following areas in Luzon:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Cagayan including Babuyan Islands&nbsp;</li>
<li>The northern and eastern portions of Isabela (Santo Tomas, Santa Maria, Quezon, San Mariano, Dinapigue,</li>
<li>&nbsp;Delfin Albano, San Pablo, Ilagan City, Benito Soliven, Tumauini, Cabagan, Palanan, Quirino, Divilacan, Gamu, Maconacon, Naguilian, Mallig)</li>
<li>The eastern portion of Ilocos Norte (Piddig, Bangui, Vintar, Marcos, Pagudpud, Banna, Adams, Carasi, Dingras, Solsona, Dumalneg, Nueva Era)</li>
<li>Apayao</li>
<li>The northern portion of Kalinga (City of Tabuk, Balbalan, Pinukpuk, Rizal)</li>
<li>The northeastern portion of Abra (Tineg, Lacub, Malibcong)</li>
</ul>
PAGASA said Betty may be downgraded to a severe tropical storm on Wednesday evening or tomorrow morning and may be further downgraded to a tropical storm by Friday.
Typhoon Betty is forecasted to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday evening or Friday morning.&nbsp;
"Outside the PAR, the tropical cyclone will pass very close or make landfall in the vicinity of central Ryukyu Islands by mid-Friday&nbsp; (e.g., Okinawa Is.)," it said.

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Typhoon Betty further weakens; Signal no. 2 still up in Batanes