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Tropical Depression Auring, the Philippines’ first tropical cyclone for 2025, is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility in a matter of hours
MANILA, Philippines – The low pressure area (LPA) above the Philippines’ northernmost province of Batanes developed into a tropical depression at 8 pm on Thursday, June 12, becoming the country’s first tropical cyclone for 2025.
It was given the local name Auring.
As of 10 pm on Thursday, Auring was located 295 kilometers north of Itbayat, Batanes, moving north northwest — or away from the Philippines — at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h).
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in a bulletin released past 11 pm that the tropical depression has maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h and gustiness of up to 55 km/h.
In a separate advisory, PAGASA also said Auring is bringing moderate to heavy rain (50 to 100 millimeters) to Batanes and Cagayan until Friday, June 13. It is not affecting any other part of the Philippines.
Given Auring’s movement away from the country, there are no tropical cyclone wind signals in effect. But according to the weather bureau, the southwest monsoon or habagat could trigger strong to near-gale gusts in Batanes and Babuyan Islands until Friday.
The southwest monsoon is still affecting Luzon and Western Visayas, but rainfall has already eased in many areas.
PAGASA said Auring was set to make landfall in Taiwan between Thursday night and early Friday morning. Taiwan is within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
“Due to land interaction, rapid weakening is expected,” and the tropical depression could be downgraded back to an LPA on Friday, added the weather bureau.
Auring’s expected exit from PAR is on Friday, too.
As for coastal waters, the seaboards of the Ilocos Region, Zambales, Batanes, and Babuyan Islands have moderate to rough seas on Friday, with waves 2.5 to 3 meters high. PAGASA advised small vessels not to venture out to sea.
Meanwhile, the western seaboards of Bataan and Occidental Mindoro have up to moderate seas, with waves up to 2.5 meters high. Small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible.
PAGASA earlier said one or two tropical cyclones are expected to form within or enter PAR in June. For the next six months, or from June to November, there could be 11 to 19 tropical cyclones.
The start of the rainy season was declared on June 2, while the southwest monsoon’s onset was announced on May 30. – Rappler.com
