Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes as Ambo slightly accelerates moving north

State weather bureau PAGASA on Sunday said Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is still raised over Batanes as Tropical Depression Ambo slightly accelerated moving north.

In its 11 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said moderate to heavy rains are expected over Batanes, while light to moderate with at times heavy rains will pour over Babuyan Islands.

“Sea travel is risky especially for small seacrafts over the seaboards of areas under the Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1” PAGASA warned.

At 10:00 a.m. today, Ambo was located at 210 kilometers (km) northwest of Calayan, Cagayan with maximum sustained winds of 45 km per hour and gustiness of up to 55 km/h, moving North at 20 km/h.

PAGASA forecasted that Ambo will weaken into a low pressure area in the next 12 to 24 hours. —Joviland Rita/KG, GMA News