Goring batters Batanes, Signal no. 1 up in 4 areas

August 25 ------ Tropical storm Goring (Saola) has slightly intensified near Batanes Friday morning while another cyclone has been spotted near the Philippine area of responsibility. As of 4 a.m. Friday, Goring was estimated based on all available data at 220 km east southeast of Basco, Batanes with maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h near the center and gusts of up to 90 kph. The storm is moving southwestward slowly, weather bureau PAGASA said.

TCWS No.1 remains hoisted in the following areas:

• Batanes

• The eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., Camiguin Is.),

• The eastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Lal-Lo, Gattaran, Baggao, Peñablanca),

• Northeastern portion of Isabela (Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan)

Batanes, Babuyan Islands, and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan are forecast to receive 50-100 mm rainfall on Friday. The trough of tropical storm Goring will bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms in Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Ilocos Region, which could cause possible flooding or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains.

Meanwhile, another tropical cyclone has been spotted outside PAR. As of 3 a.m., Tropical storm Damrey was estimated at 3,065 kilometers east of Northern Luzon. Packing 65 kph winds and gusts of up to 80 kph, the storm is moving east northeast at 35 kilometers per hour.

Source: news.abs-cbn.com