(Eagle News)–Tropical Storm “Ineng” has intensified into a severe tropical storm, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.
PAGASA said as of 4:00 a.m., the center of Severe Tropical Storm “Ineng” was estimated at 580 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, 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.
PAGASA said “Ineng” is moving north northwest at 20 kilometers per hour.
A tropical cyclone wind signal number 2 has been hoisted over Batanes, while a TCWS number 1 is in place over Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Northern Abra and Ilocos Norte.
Today, PAGASA said moderate to heavy rains may be experienced over Batanes, Cagayan (including Babuyan Group of Islands), Ilocos Norte and Apayao.
Light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains, on the other hand, may prevail over Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Cavite, Batangas, Mindoro Provinces, northern portions of Palawan (including Calamian and Cuyo Islands), and the rest of Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley.
Tomorrow, Aug. 24, moderate to heavy rains may be experienced over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes, Cagayan (including Babuyan Group of Islands), and Mindoro Provinces, while light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains may prevail over Central Luzon, Cavite, Batangas, northern portions of Palawan (including Calamian and Cuyo Islands), Aklan, Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, and the rest of Cagayan Valley.
“Ineng,” PAGASA said, remains less likely to make landfall over any part of the country, and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility between late evening on Saturday, Aug. 24, and early morning on Sunday, Aug. 25.
“Sea travel is risky over the seaboards of areas under TCWS and the eastern seaboards of Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, and Visayas due to potentially rough sea conditions,” PAGASA said.
