'Huaning' slightly intensifies, still unlikely to affect PH

(Image grabbed from PAGASA)

MANILA –Tropical Depression Huaning slightly intensified, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph, the weather bureau said in its 11 a.m. bulletin on Monday.

The cyclone was located 535 km. east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes as of 10 a.m.

No tropical cyclone wind signal is hoisted and Huaning is still unlikely to directly affect the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

Huaning is unlikely to affect the sea condition of the country's coastal waters, PAGASA added.

Meanwhile, intensification into a tropical storm is not ruled out.

Huaning is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility late Monday or early Tuesday. (PNA)

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