TD Querubin maintains strength, brings rains to Visayas, Mindanao

Tropical Depression Querubin maintained its strength with 45 km/h sustained winds and 55 km/h gusts.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was raised over Surigao del Sur, replacing the previous alert over Davao Oriental.

Querubin is forecast to move generally north-northeastward over the waters east of Mindanao and is expected to weaken into a remnant low-pressure area (LPA) within the next 24 hours.

Once it becomes a remnant LPA on Thursday, it is expected to cross Mindanao, Sulu Sea, and Palawan.

PAGASA is not ruling out the remnant LPA's possible redevelopment into a tropical depression once it reaches the West Philippine Sea.

Querubin and the shear line were expected to bring heavy to intense rainfall (100-200 mm) over Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.

Moderate to heavy rains (50-100 mm) were also forecast for the Bicol Region, Quezon, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Cebu, Bohol, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Misamis Oriental, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, and Davao del Norte.

PAGASA warned that Querubin's interaction with the shear line could bring heavy rainfall to the Visayas and Mindanao.