Signal No. 1 may be raised over areas in Eastern Visayas on Tuesday —PAGASA

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 may be raised over portions of Eastern Visayas on Tuesday in anticipation of potentially strong winds that will be brought by Tropical Depression Ambo, state weather bureau PAGASA said Monday night.

In its 11 p.m. severe weather bulletin, PAGASA also said Ambo is expected to intensify into a tropical storm within the next 24 hours.

A tropical depression is a cyclone that packs maximum sustained winds of up to 61 kilometers per hour (kph), while a tropical storm has a maximum wind speed of 62 to 88 kph, according to PAGASA.

The eye of Ambo was last estimated to be 300 kilometers east-northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.

Ambo is moving northwest slowly with maximum sustained winds of up to 55 kph and gustiness of up to 70 kph.

Forecast weather conditions

The cyclone is expected to bring scattered light to moderate with at times heavy rainshowers during thunderstorms over Mindanao within the next 24 hours.

“Flooding and rain-induced landslides may occur in highly to very highly susceptible areas during heavy or prolonged rainfall,” the state weather bureau warned.

Meanwhile, moderate to rough seas should be expected over the eastern seaboards of Eastern Visayas and Caraga.

Fisherfolk and those with small seacrafts were advised not to venture out to these areas.

Forecast positions

By Tuesday evening, Ambo will be 295 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

By Wednesday evening, it will move to 155 kilometers east-northeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar.

By Thursday evening, it will be in the vicinity of Libon, Albay.

By Friday evening, Ambo will move to the vicinity of San Jose, Tarlac.

By Saturday evening, the cyclone will be 145 kilometers west-northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. —LDF, GMA News