Tropical Storm Egay (international name: Doksuri) slightly intensified on Sunday and is expected to develop into a severe tropical storm, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.
At 4 a.m. Sunday, Egay's center was estimated to be located at 585 km east northeast of Virac, Catanduanes or 705 km east of Daet, Camarines Norte.
Egay has maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 105 km/h, and central pressure of 990 hPa.From Egay's center, strong to gale-force winds are extending outwards up to 460 km.The northern portion of Catanduanes will have 100 to 200 mm of rain on Monday. Camarines Norte, the northern portion of Camarines Sur, and the rest of Catanduanes meanwhile may expect 50-100 mm of rain.
On Tuesday, Babuyan Islands and the northern portion of mainland Cagayan may experience 100 to 200 mm of rain. Batanes, the rest of Cagayan, the northern portion of Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Abra, and the northern portion of Ilocos Sur on the other hand may have 50-100 mm of rain on Tuesday."Under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides are possible, especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazard as identified in hazard maps and in localities that experienced considerable amounts of rainfall for the past several days," it added.
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