Pagasa: Storm signals may be raised Friday as TD Auring nears Mindanao

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MANILA, Philippines – Storm signals may be raised over parts of Mindanao by Friday due to Tropical Depression Auring, the state weather bureau said Thursday.

Benison Esteraja of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is possible over the Caraga and Davao regions no sooner than Friday as the tropical cyclone picks up speed.

As of 3 a.m. Thursday, the center of Auring was spotted 715 kilometers east southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 70 kph.

It was moving westward.

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