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Storm signal no. 1 up in 5 Bikol provinces

As of 6:00 PM today, tropical depression Juaning was located 180 kilometers East Norheast of Virac, Cartanduanes at coordinates 14.0º North Latitude 125.8º East Longitude (From typhoon2000.com)
As of 6:00 PM today, tropical depression Juaning was located 180 kilometers East Norheast of Virac, Cartanduanes at coordinates 14.0º North Latitude 125.8º East Longitude (From typhoon2000.com)

NAGA City (July 25, 2011 6:00 PM)  - Tropical Depression Juaning continues to accelerate, now moving northwestward - just to the east of Catanduanes. Its rainbands are spreading across the Bicol Region and Samar Provinces including Southern Quezon.

As of 6:00 PM today, the tropical depression was located 180 kilometers East Norheast of Virac, Cartanduanes at coordinates 14.0º North Latitude 125.8º East Longitude packing ceterwind of 55 kilometers per hour and gustiness up to 75 kilometers per hour, moving at 17 kilometers per hour towards Isabela-Cagayan area.

Juaning is expected to continue moving NW within the next 2 days, becoming a Tropical Storm (TS) tonight or tomorrow morning. It shall make landfall along the NE part of Cagayan or over Mt. Gonzaga-Escarpada on Wednesday afternoon with forecast wind speeds of 95 km/hr. Below is the summary of the 2-day forecast for this system.

Storm signal no. 1 has been raised over Catanduanes, Albay, Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte and Sorsogon.