Auring likely to weaken further ahead of expected landfall; Signal 1 up in several areas

Tropical Depression Auring is likely to weaken further ahead of its expected landfall over the Dinagat Islands-Eastern Samar-Leyte area within the next six to 12 hours on Monday, and to weaken "considerably" again once it does, PAGASA said.

In its 2 a.m. Severe Weather Bulletin, the state weather bureau said that Auring, which had weakened from a tropical storm to a tropical depression late Monday night, continues to move west-northwest towards the Dinagat Islands and Homonhon Island.

It will bring moderate to heavy rains over Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, and Camiguin; and light to moderate with at times heavy rains over Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, MIMAROPA, Quezon, and the rest of Visayas, Caraga, and Northern Mindanao, until the morning.

From the morning through late evening, meanwhile, Auring will bring moderate to heavy rains over Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Quezon, Marinduque, and Romblon, and light to moderate and at times heavy rains over Aurora, the rest of the Visayas, CALABARZON, and MIMAROPA.

PAGASA warned that flooding, including flash floods, and landslides are likely during prolonged or heavy rainfall in these areas.

However, it is increasingly likely that Auring will weaken ahead of landfall due to "persistent high vertical wind shear associated with the surge of the Northeast Monsoon," the weather bureau said.

Once it makes landfall, it is seen to weaken "considerably" again "due to significant terrain interaction and the increasing wind shear, leading to deterioration into a remnant low within 24 hours, possibly sooner."

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 (TWCS#1) has been raised over the following areas:

Luzon

• Sorsogon,
• Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands,
• Albay,
• Catanduanes,
• eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, Sagnay, Buhi, Iriga City, Nabua, Bato, Balatan)

Visayas

• Northern Samar,
• Eastern Samar,

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• Samar,
• Biliran,
• Leyte,
• Southern Leyte,
• Bohol,
• Cebu,
• Siquijor,
• the northern and eastern portions of Negros Oriental (Dumaguete City, Sibulan, San Jose, Amlan, Pamplona, Tanjay City, Bais City, Manjuyod, Bindoy, Ayungon, Tayasan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Guihulngan City, Canlaon City, Vallehermoso),
• the northern and central portions of Negros Occidental (Binalbagan, Isabela, Moises Padilla, La Castellana, La Carlota City, Bago City, Pontevedra, Hinigaran, San Enrique, Valladolid, Pulupandan, Murcia, San Carlos City, Bacolod City, Salvador Benedicto, Calatrava, Talisay City, Silay City, Enrique B. Magalona, Victorias City, Manapla, Cadiz City, Sagay City, Escalante City, Toboso),
• the eastern portion of Iloilo (Dumangas, Barotac Nuevo, Anilao, San Rafael, Barotac Viejo, Banate, Passi City, San Enrique, Dingle, Lemery, Ajuy, Sara, Concepcion, San Dionisio, Batad, Estancia, Balasan, Carles),
• the eastern portion of Capiz (Cuartero, Dumarao, Ma-Ayon, Pontevedra, Panay, President Roxas, Panitan, Dao, Pilar)

Mindanao

• Dinagat Islands,
• Surigao del Norte,
• the northern portion of Surigao del Sur (Lianga, Barobo, San Agustin, Marihatag, Cagwait, Bayabas, Tago, San Miguel, Tandag City, Cortes, Lanuza, Carmen, Madrid, Cantilan, Carrascal),
• Agusan del Norte,
• the northern portion of Agusan del Sur (Bayugan City, Prosperidad, Sibagat),
• the eastern portion of Misamis Oriental (Gingoog City, Magsaysay, Medina, Talisayan, Claveria, Balingasag, Lagonglong, Balingoan, Kinoguitan, Sugbongcogon, Binuangan, Salay),
• Camiguin

At 1:00 a.m. Monday, Auring's center was estimated 180 km East of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte moving west-northwestward at 15 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. — BM, GMA News