Manila, Nov. 9 -- Typhoon Cempaka has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and was given the local name Samuel, but is forecast to unlikely affect the country's weather condition.

Samuel was last located 1,370 km east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, moving north northwest at 20 kph, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 11 a.m. bulletin on Monday.

It packs maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph.

No wind signal is hoisted amidst the weather disturbance.

However, the northeast monsoon will cause strong to gale-force gusts over most of Luzon and Visayas, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Cami...