TROPICAL depression “Urduja” yesterday brought cloudy skies, scattered to widespread rainshowers and thunderstorms to Mindanao and other regions as it maintained its strength.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Urduja, which could intensify into a tropical storm this weekend, is moving towards the Bicol region.
Pagasa warned fisherfolk and those with small seacraft not to venture over the eastern seaboard of Caraga, eastern Visayas and Bicol because of rough coastal waters.
The state weather agency said Urduja was last observed at 455 kilometers east of Surigao City with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 65 kph.
It was forecast to move north northwest at 7 kph and was expected to intensify into a tropical storm.
Mindanao, Visayas, the Bicol region, Mimaropa and Calabarzon Metro Manila and central Luzon had cloudy skies, scattered to widespread rainshowers and thunderstorms. (pna)
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