PAGASA – Auring Turns North-Northwestward, Head Towards Eastern Samar
PAGASA – PAGASA recently said that tropical depression Auring has turned north-northwestward and is now heading towards Eastern Samar.
The 8 AM Severe Weather Bulletin from the state weather bureau says that Auring may likely make landfall over Eastern Samar in the next 6 to 12 hours as a tropical depression.
As of 7 AM, it was last spotted at about 205 km East Northeast of Maasin City, Southern Leyte or 85 km East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.
It is still packed with packed with maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 55 kilometers per hour. The weather disturbance is now moving North Northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is currently hoisted over the following areas, based on the report:
- Luzon
- Sorsogon
- Masbate
- including Ticao and Burias Islands
- Albay
- Catanduanes
- the eastern portion of Camarines Sur
- Caramoan
- Presentacion
- Sagnay
- Buhi
- Iriga City
- Nabua
- Bato
- Balatan
- Visayas
- Northern Samar
- Eastern Samar
- Samar
- Biliran
- Leyte
- Southern Leyte
- the northern portion of Cebu
- Balamban
- Cebu City
- Mandaue City
- Lapu-Lapu City
- Consolacion
- Liloan
- Compostela
- Asturias
- Danao City
- Carmen
- Catmon
- Sogod
- Tuburan
- Borbon
- San Remigio
- Tabuelan
- Tabogon
- Bogo City
- Medellin
- Daanbantayan
- including Bantayan and Camotes Islands
- the northern portion of Negros Occidental
- Enrique B. Magalona
- Victorias City
- Manapla
- Cadiz City
- Sagay City
- Toboso
- Escalante City
- Calatrava
- the eastern portion of Capiz
- Cuartero
- Dumarao
- Ma-Ayon
- Pontevedra
- Panay
- President Roxas
- Panitan
- Dao
- Pilar
- the eastern portion of Iloilo
- Lemery
- Ajuy
- Sara
- Concepcion
- San Dionisio
- Batad
- Estancia
- Balasan
- Carles
- San Rafael
- Passi City
- Barotac Viejo
- Banate
- San Enrique
- Mindanao
- Dinagat Islands
- Surigao del Norte
The said areas will face winds of 30-60 kilometers per hour or intermittent rains within 36 hours.
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