TD Crising to make landfall Friday, may intensify into severe tropical storm

Tropical Depression Crising is anticipated to make landfall in mainland Cagayan or Babuyan Islands by Friday afternoon or evening.

As of Thursday night, Crising was located 460 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora.

The tropical depression has maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near its center with gusts reaching up to 70 kph.

Crising is expected to intensify into a tropical storm by Friday morning.

Further intensification to a severe tropical storm by Saturday morning or afternoon is also forecast.

Following landfall, Crising is projected to cross Northern Luzon before exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Saturday afternoon.

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