Tropical cyclone EgayPH is approaching severe tropical storm status and will continue to intensify rapidly over the next 72 hours, PAGASA said on Sunday, July 23. READ:
PAGASA, in its 5 a.m. bulletin, said Egay intensified slightly with maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 105 kph.
PAGASA said it may raise wind warnings in some areas of Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas on Sunday in anticipation of “strong breeze to near-gale” winds triggered by the approaching storm. “However, should a southward shift in the track occur, higher wind signals may be hoisted,” it added.Egay and the enhanced southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” may bring heavy to intense rains to some parts of the country over the next three days, PAGASA said.
Meanwhile, the habagat may bring heavy rains to Occidental Mindoro, the northern portion of Palawan including Cuyo and Calamian Islands, Western Visayas, and Negros Oriental until Tuesday.
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