MANILA, Philippines — As Tropical Depression Bising gains slight strength, the national meteorological agency has raised TCWS #1 across parts of northern Luzon including the west side of Babuyan group of islands plus portions of far-western Ilocos Norte and northwest section of Ilocos Sur province.
According to a bulletin released at 11 o'clock this morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported that the eye of Typhoon Bising was situated approximately 28 kilometers northwest-by-west from Calayan, Cagayan.
It features maximum sustained wind speeds of 55 kilometers per hour (km/h) around the center, with gusts reaching as high as 70 km/h.
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Bising continues heading west at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.
"Tropical Depression Bising is expected to keep heading mostly northwest at a slow pace over the next 12 hours and might leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) later today," according to PAGASA.
Later, the tropical depression is observed shifting toward the northeast over the waters located west of northernmost Luzon.
Nonetheless, Pagasa mentioned that another entry into the western edge of the PAR remains possible as early as Sunday morning, July 6, with a potential exit once more via the northern border by Monday, July 7.
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"The predicted path remains very uncertain, and a potential southern deviation leading to the raising of Wind Signal No. 2 in Batanes and Babuyan Islands cannot be excluded," stated Pagasa.
"Bising is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm by tomorrow and could become even stronger as it travels across the waters south of Taiwan," it stated.
The national meteorological agency reported that regions placed under Typhoon Wind Alert Level 1 could face "slight to moderate effects from powerful gusts" over the coming day and a half.
Regions placed under Alert Level I:
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Northwestern part of the Babuyan Islands
- Calayan Island
- Dalupiri Island
The western area of Ilocos Norte
- Pagudpud
- Bangui
- Burgos
- Pasuquin
- Dumalneg
- Bacarra
- Laoag City
- Paoay
- Currimao
- Badoc
- Pinili
The northern part of Ilocos Sur
- Caoayan
- City of Vigan
- Santa Catalina
- San Vicente
- Santo Domingo
- Magsingal
- San Juan
- Cabugao
- Sinait
- San Ildefonso
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