Kalayaan Islands under Signal No. 1 due to TD Romina

MANILA – Tropical Depression Romina was spotted over the coastal waters of Gomez Reef, Kalayaan, Palawan as of the 8 p.m. bulletin Sunday of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

Kalayaan Island Group was placed Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1, with maximum sustained winds at 55 km per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km per hour.

The highest wind signal which may be hoisted during the occurrence of Romina is No. 2.

Romina is forecast to turn northwestward or west northwestward within the forecast period.

On the forecast track, it may pass near the southern portion of the Kalayaan Islands area in the next 24 hours, briefly reach tropical storm category within the next 12 hours and weaken into a tropical depression for the rest of the forecast period.

Until Monday night, rainfall forecasts are:

Intense to torrential – Kalayaan Islands;

Heavy to intense – Rest of Palawan;

Moderate to heavy – Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, Northern Samar (PNA)

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