(Eagle News)–Severe Tropical Storm “Ineng” has slightly accelerated as it moved in a north-northwest direction on Friday, Aug. 23.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m., the center of the tropical storm was estimated at 500 kilometers east northeast of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan or 510 km east of Calayan, Cagayan.
It is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 95 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kilometers per hour as it moved at 25 kilometers per hour.
“Ineng” is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility tomorrow evening.
Signal Number 2 remains hoisted over Batanes, PAGASA said, while Signal Number 1 was in place in Cagayan including the Babuyan Group of Islands, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Northern Abra and Ilocos Norte.
PAGASA said today, moderate to heavy rains will be experienced over Batanes, Cagayan (including Babuyan Islands), Ilocos Norte and Apayao.
Light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains, on the other hand, will affect Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Mindoro Provinces, northern portions of Palawan (including Calamian and Cuyo Islands), Aklan, Antique, and the rest of Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley.
On Saturday, Aug. 24, the weather bureau said moderate to heavy rains may prevail over Batanes and Babuyan Group of Islands.
Light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains may be experienced over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan, Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Mindoro Provinces and northern portions of Palawan (including Calamian and Cuyo Islands), PAGASA said.
As for sea travel, the weather bureau said this was “risky” over the seaboards of areas under signal alerts and the eastern seaboards of Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, and Visayas “due to potentially rough sea conditions.”
