Tropical Depression Auring nears Taiwan, expected to weaken

A low-pressure area (LPA 6b) has intensified into Tropical Depression Auring, located 295 kilometers north of Itbayat, Batanes.

As of 10 p.m. Thursday, Auring had maximum sustained winds of 45 kph and gustiness of up to 55 kph.

The tropical depression is moving north-northwest at 15 kph.

Auring is forecast to make landfall in Taiwan by Friday early morning.

Rapid weakening is expected due to land interaction, and Auring may be downgraded to a low pressure area by Friday.

Pagasa expects Auring to be outside the Philippine area of responsibility by Friday night.

No tropical cyclone wind signals have been raised, but Batanes and Cagayan provinces are expected to receive 50 to 100 millimeters of rain from Thursday night to Friday evening.

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