Tropical Depression 'Huaning' develops northeast of Batanes, no immediate threat

Tropical Depression 'Huaning' developed inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 2 am on Monday, August 18.

As of Tuesday morning, Huaning was located about 650 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat in Batanes with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h and gusts up to 70 km/h.

While it continues to move northward slowly, no tropical cyclone wind signals are currently hoisted, and the depression is still unlikely to directly impact any part of the country within the next 24 hours.

Moderate seas are expected over the seaboards of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, Lubang Island, and Palawan on Tuesday.

PAGASA advised small vessels to take precautionary measures or avoid sailing in these waters due to up to moderate seas.

The trough of Huaning will bring scattered rains and thunderstorms across the Ilocos Region, Zambales, Bataan, and parts of Southern Luzon, with potential for flash floods or landslides.

Huaning is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Tuesday morning and pass near or over Japan's Ryukyu Islands within the day.