MT Satellite image July 22, 2014, 12:01 p.m. Screengrab from https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/
MANILA, Philippines鈥揟yphoon 鈥淗enry鈥� has upped its strength as it continues to move through the听Bashi听Channel near the听Batanes听Group of Islands prompting the state weather bureau to maintain the public storm warning signals that have persisted since Monday.
In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said 鈥淗enry鈥� now packs wind speeds of 140 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of 170听kph, from the previous 130听kph听wind speeds and 160听kph听gusts from the 5 a.m. update.
Pagasa听added that 鈥淗enry鈥� moves at a pace of 24听kph听going northwest.
Batanes听Group of Islands is still under public storm warning signal no. 2 while Cagayan, Babuyan Group of Islands, and听Calayan听Group of Islands are under public storm warning signal no. 1.
鈥淗enry鈥� is expected to drop moderate to occasionally heavy rains over听Ilocos听Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and the provinces of Bataan and听Zambales.
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