23 AREAS UNDER SIGNAL 1

Auring heads northwest; rain expected over Caraga, east Visayas

Tropical Storm Auring (international name Dujuan) weakened slightly even as it began to move northwestwards, PAGASA announced Saturday in its 5 p.m. severe weather bulletin.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was raised over the following areas where strong to gale-force winds could be expected:

• The southeastern portion of Masbate (Cataingan, Cawayan, Dimasalang, Esperanza, Palanas, Pio V. Corpuz, Placer)
• Northern Samar
• Eastern Samar
• Samar, Biliran
• Leyte
• Southern Leyte
• Cebu
• Negros Oriental
• Bohol
• Siquijor
• The northern portion of Negros Occidental (Bacolod City, Bago City, Cadiz City, Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona, Escalante City, Manapla, Murcia, Sagay City, Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos City, Silay City, Talisay City, Toboso, Victorias City)
• Dinagat Islands
• Surigao del Norte
• Surigao del Sur
• Agusan del Norte
• Agusan del Sur
• Davao Oriental
• Davao de Oro
• Davao del Norte

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• Davao City
• Camiguin
• Misamis Oriental
• Bukidnon

The rest of Visayas, Bicol Region, CALABARZON, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, Romblon, and the northern portion of Palawan (including Calamian, Cuyo, and Kalayaan Islands) will also experience strong to gale-force winds.

At 4 p.m. on Saturday, Auring was 440 kilometers east-southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph.

The storm was moving northwestward at 15 kph.

Auring was forecast to make landfall over the Dinagat-Homonhon-Leyte area sometime Sunday night or early Monday morning.

Auring was also likely to weaken into a tropical depression before landfall.

Hazards affecting land

Until Saturday night, light to moderate with, at times, heavy rains may prevail over Caraga and the Eastern Visayas.

Meanwhile, moderate to heavy rains were expected over the Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, and Eastern Visayas as well as light to moderate with, at times, heavy rains over Northern Mindanao, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Quezon, and the rest of Visayas and Caraga on Sunday.

“Under these conditions, scattered to widespread flooding (including flash floods) and rain-induced landslides are likely during heavy or prolonged rainfall,” PAGASA said.

Hazards affecting coastal waters

Rough thigh seas will, meanwhile, prevail over the seaboards of areas under Signal 1 in the next 24 hours.

Rough to very rough seas are also expected over the eastern and southern seaboards of Southern Luzon and the remaining seaboards of the Visayas as well as rough seas over the northern and western seaboards of Mindanao and the remaining seaboards of Luzon.

PAGASA cautioned against sea travel for all types of vessels.

The remaining seaboards will experience moderate to rough seas.

“Mariners of small seacrafts are advised to take precautionary measures when venturing out to sea. Inexperienced mariners should avoid navigating in these conditions,” said PAGASA. — DVM, GMA News