MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Auring slightly weakened but state meteorologists said that it can re-intensify into a severe tropical storm as it stays over waters and before making landfall over the northeastern tip of Mindanao on Sunday morning.
Latest updates from Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Friday afternoon showed that Auring is still off-shore, at a distance of 415 kilometers east southeast of Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur.
Pagasa said that Auring now has maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 105 kph.
While it slightly weakened, its prolonged stay o…
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