Tropical Storm Ramon almost stationary over PH Sea

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Ramon remains stationary over the Philippine Sea, the state weather bureau said Saturday.

In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Ramon was last spotted at 440 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora.

Ramon is packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph.

The tropical storm is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Thursday morning.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 1  remains hoisted over the eastern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Lal-lo, Gattaran, Baggao and Peñablanca), the eastern portion of Isabela (Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan and Dinapigue)  and Northern Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran and Dinalungan).

Light to moderate with intermittent heavy rain may be experienced over the eastern portions of Cagayan and Isabela, Bicol Region, Samar Provinces and Romblon, Pagasa said.

Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon or “amihan” will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rain over the Ilocos Region and the rest of Cordillera.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain shower due to localized thunderstorms, Pagasa said.

Edited by MUF